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1 month ago

How to Tell if AI Really is a Revolution | HackerNoon

Technology fundamentally boosts efficiency, enabling tasks once taking significant time and resources to be completed much more quickly and with less effort.
Artificial intelligence
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

31 of England's prisons are Victorian. Do they work? visual investigation

Pentonville prison design redefined incarceration and remains foundational to Britain's Victorian prison system, which faces modern challenges.
Mental health
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

What does it mean to live well? Global project describes keys to human flourishing in over 40 indicators

The shift in mindset during the Industrial Revolution diminished the value of work and nature, focusing instead on abstract numbers.
A new research project seeks to redefine measurement by focusing on human well-being and happiness.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The Vintage Brand Behind The First-Ever Popcorn Machine Is Still Around Today - Tasting Table

Cretors' steam-powered popcorn machine revolutionized snack foods, offering even heat and enhanced flavor while enabling mobile vending, paving the way for popcorn's 20th-century popularity.
Startup companies
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

One city prides itself as the cradle of the working class. Here's why

The British cavalry charged at workers who had gathered to demand political representation, killing at least 18 people and injuring hundreds during the Peterloo Massacre.
US news
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Historic England acquires collection featuring some of UK's oldest photos

Historic England acquires significant early landscape photography collection from Janette Rosing, depicting England's transformation post-industrial revolution.
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Vintage photos show how dangerous railways, mills, and other workplaces used to be

Despite the dangers, railroad work remained a necessary occupation, with early 1900s America seeing thousands of deaths annually due to accidents and unsafe practices.
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