The modern world revolves around data, but because data treats men (not women) as the default, bias against women is inherent in the systems that run our lives.
Author Archives: Carlen
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #40
The Non-fiction Feature: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
The Memoir Spot: The Girls Who Went Away – Ann Fessler
The Product Spot: UN Women Data Hub
The Monthly Bulletin: August 2024
The Non-fiction Feature: The Master Switch by Tim Wu
The Memoir Spot: Alibaba – The House That Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark;
The Product Spot: Internet History Podcast
Alibaba – The House That Jack Ma Built
Technology and entrepreneurship, seemingly always intertwined, are prominently featured in this insider’s look at the founder of the giant e-commerce website, Alibaba.
Internet History Podcast
A fun podcast about the history of the internet!
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
A sweeping look at our technological eras, and what our past eras tell us about the one we exist in today.
Mama’s Nightingale
The sad, beautiful story about a family separated, and how immigration policies affect children.
El Faro – Latin America’s first native internet newspaper
A newspaper, boasting bold journalists, that tells the stories about Latin America that nobody else dares.
The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail
The horrors that Central American migrants face, caused in part by U.S. policies, when fleeing north.
The Monthly Bulletin: July 2024
The Non-fiction Feature: The Beast by Oscar Martinez;
The Children’s Spot: Mama’s Nightingale by Edwidge Danticat;
The Product Spot: El Faro – Latin America’s first native internet newspaper