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Innovative efforts to raise wages
Money & Business

Innovative efforts to raise wages

...social democratic solutions of the past up to the task of addressing today’s wage stagnation? Indeed, declining pay speaks to the need for fresh forms of national and international worker rights that link economic growth to higher pay. Thomas Kochan discusses these ideas in his article America doesn’t just ‘need a raise,’ we need a new national norm for wage...
Can the Economy be Irish?
Money & Business

Can the Economy be Irish?

...Social Science in Belfast in November this year. In order to explore the complexities of the GVCs that underpin this sector, we need to go beyond its contribution to output, investment and employment. An economic narrative that includes the importance of this cross-border sector to the sense of rural culture and the very notion of Irishness is missing in assessing the...
Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

...social implications of advances in artificial intelligence [call for evidence PDF]. The consultation poses a range of questions in particular topic areas, such as the impact of AI on society and the public perception of it, as well as ethical considerations and the role of the government in responding to AI’s development and use. For example, one question, targeted at...
What makes a great Christmas number one?
History & The Arts

What makes a great Christmas number one?

...social campaigns encouraging support for singles which subvert the dominance of large corporate ventures such as X-factor. In the video below Jon Morter talks about his successful campaign to get ‘Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Killing in the Name’ to number one ahead of X-factor winner Joe McElderry in 2009: Transcript Although musically very different, there is...
Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)
History & The Arts

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

...social and technological changes which characterised the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the twentieth. Cities in the western world were expanding. This urbanisation called for a new approach to building- new technologies would have to be embraced, offering cheaper, more efficient means of satisfying a larger population and a growing number of industrial...
Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens
Society, Politics & Law

Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens

...social inclusion and democratic experimentation. This movement has its roots in a previous era of the 20th century where corporations were seen as entities that must be regulated for the public good. It shows we haven’t given up on the idea that democracy is more than shareholder citizens deciding who should run their corporate nation. The EU ruled that Apple had cost...
The language used during end of life care matters
Health, Sports & Psychology

The language used during end of life care matters

...social scientists have been pointing out for decades that death is quite present in our everyday experiences – such as news reports about murders, obituaries for celebrities – rather than being a societal taboo per se. Instead, it is often the connection between death and the self that is not as openly explored, and that certain kinds of deaths, such as the ones most...
Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques
Money & Business

Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques

...social and economic solutions. It is by addressing these three criteria; planet, people and profit, referred to as the ‘triple bottom line’, that designers can begin to create truly sustainable products and business models. Personally, I really enjoy problem solving, so my creative practice is always inspired by either a challenge or opportunity relating to...