AI could make more work for us, instead of simplifying our lives

Automation may not reduce our workloads as much as we’d hoped.

Barbara Ribeiro, Associate professor in innovation management and policy, SKEMA Business School and Honorary Lecturer, University of Manchester • conversation
March 2, 2023 ~5 min

Claims AI can boost workplace diversity are ‘spurious and dangerous’, researchers argue

Research highlights growing market in AI-powered recruitment tools that claim to bypass human bias to remove discrimination from hiring. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 10, 2022 ~6 min


The tech industry talks about boosting diversity, but research shows little improvement

Most tech sector firms are stuck in a low- inclusion rut, and a disturbing set of firms are moving backward. A handful of firms, however, demonstrate that diversity now is possible.

JooHee Han, Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology, University of Oslo • conversation
March 1, 2022 ~7 min

‘Generation Lockdown’ needs targeted help-to-work policies – global report

Nations the world over are guilty of “policy inertia” when it comes to supporting young people who lost work or will struggle to enter the labour market as a

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 21, 2021 ~7 min

Hybrid working is fuelling demand for more tech and bigger homes – both are bad news for the planet

The environmental benefits of less commuting and fewer in-person events could be lost.

Torik Holmes, Research Associate, Sustainable Consumption Institute and Sustainable Innovation Hub., University of Manchester • conversation
Oct. 7, 2021 ~7 min

Who's covered by a vaccine mandate? Here's a quick guide to America's patchwork of COVID-19 shot requirements

Overlapping vaccine mandates at the federal, state and local levels aims to reduce the number of unvaccinated Americans.

Debbie Kaminer, Professor of Law, Baruch College, CUNY • conversation
Sept. 14, 2021 ~8 min

One in twenty workers are in ‘useless’ jobs – far fewer than previously thought

The so-called ‘bullshit jobs theory’ – which argues that a large and rapidly increasing number of workers are undertaking jobs that they themselves recognise

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 3, 2021 ~8 min

One change that could help nursing homes recover from COVID-19 fears and become safer places for aging parents

Nursing homes have struggled through COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns. Giving nurses more quality time with patients can help them win back trust.

Bianca Frogner, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Director of the Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington • conversation
April 13, 2021 ~8 min


Meatpacking plants have been deadly COVID-19 hot spots – but policies that encourage workers to show up sick are legal

Thousands of workers at meat- and poultry-processing plants have contracted COVID-19, and hundreds have died. A legal scholar recommends ways to make their jobs safer.

Ruqaiijah Yearby, Professor of Law, Saint Louis University • conversation
Feb. 26, 2021 ~9 min

Can employers require workers to take the COVID-19 vaccine? 6 questions answered

The federal agency in charge of enforcing discrimination laws in the workplace said 'yes,' but there are some important exceptions and limitations.

Ana Santos Rutschman, Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University • conversation
Dec. 22, 2020 ~7 min

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