Interesting
Reads – 2018-12-26
Contents
Articles
- An Indian engineering college has banned PUBG under the claim that its ‘spoiling the atmosphere of the hostel’ — but leaves women out of the conversation
- Earthrise, a photo that changed the world
- China builds ‘world’s biggest air purifier’ (and it seems to be working)
- These were the 10 most popular diets of 2018, according to Google
- How the digitalisation of everything is making us more lonely
- eBook: Data Governance for Dummies
- 9 Reasons Why Women Leave Tech Jobs
- Something for everyone: the best of Curious Kids in 2018
- Are You Following the 20 Ethical Standards for ICT4D Research?
- Top 10 Tech Predictions for 2019 – Information Week
Events /
Announcements
- FDP on “Hands-on Training in IoT, Ethical Hacking and NS3” during 5-11, Jan 2019 at Chnenai
- SETS, IEEE CS, CSI, ISACA: "National Workshop on Hardware Security" at Chennai 26th Feb 2019
- Workshop on Fog Computing, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics
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Articles
An
Indian engineering college has banned PUBG under the claim that its ‘spoiling
the atmosphere of the hostel’ — but leaves women out of the conversation
- The Vellore Institute of Technology issued a circular to the men’s hostel to ban students from playing the hugely popular online game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, on the premises.
- The announcement has faced backlash on Reddit, Twitter and other social media platforms for being excessive, citing comments that reiterate that colleges are ‘for adults’.
- The underlying concern is that the circular has only been issued to the men’s hostel while there are no such guidelines being put in place for the women’s hostel.
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Earthrise, a photo
that changed the world
December 24 is the 50th anniversary of
Earthrise, arguably one of the most profound images in the history of human
culture. When astronaut William Anders photographed a fragile blue sphere set
in dark space peeking over the Moon, it changed our perception of our place in
space and fuelled environmental awareness around the world.
The photo let us see our planet from a
great distance for the first time. The living Earth, surrounded by the darkness
of space, appears fragile and vulnerable, with finite resources.
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2,000-year-old dream of a Roman philosopher
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China
builds ‘world’s biggest air purifier’ (and it seems to be working)
An
experimental tower over 100 metres (328 feet) high in northern China – dubbed
the world’s biggest air purifier by its operators – has brought a noticeable
improvement in air quality, according to the scientist leading the project, as
authorities seek ways to tackle the nation’s chronic smog problem.
These
were the 10 most popular diets of 2018, according to Google
Google
released its "Year in Search" trends for 2018 on recently. The diets
that Americans looked up the most fall into one of two camps: high-fat and
low-carb, or calorie restriction, like fasting. Some options, though, were
downright bizarre..
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diet
How
the digitalisation of everything is making us more lonely
The
UK government recently appointed its first minister of loneliness. The move
came in response to increasing concern of a loneliness epidemic sweeping
Western society.
Psychologists
define loneliness as a subjective, unpleasant experience that occurs when the
desired level of meaningful social contact is less than what is available. The
prevalence of loneliness is increasing and the association between loneliness
and ill health is now clear.
In
the US, loneliness affects one-fifth of the population. In the UK, it is
experienced by more than a third of those over the age of 50.
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4 essential read
eBook: Data Governance for Dummies
Before you can put your data to work for your
business, you need to enrich it with metadata that ensures compliance with
constantly evolving regulations and minimizes the risk of data breaches. This
book, Intelligent Data Governance for Dummies, explains how.
9 Reasons Why Women Leave Tech Jobs
If you think most women quit because they just don't
like working in IT or because their jobs don't offer the work-life balance or
parental leave they need, think again.
A report from The Center for Talent Innovation found
that 52% of highly qualified women quit their jobs in science, engineering and
technology. A separate study from AnitaB.org revealed that women leave tech
companies two times faster than men do. In addition, 56% of the few women who
work in tech leave by the time they have reached mid-level jobs, resulting in
the fact that women are three times less likely to have senior technical roles
than men.
Why do they leave?
To find out, Indeed.com conducted a survey that
asked 1,000 women in technology why they had left previous jobs. It also asked
them other questions about challenges they had experienced in the workplace and
issues that were important to them. The results revealed nine key elements that
play a role in women’s decisions to leave IT jobs.
Interestingly, those reasons for leaving may not be
the ones you expect.
Something
for everyone: the best of Curious Kids in 2018
In
the column “Curious Kids” the editors consult academic experts to answer real questions from
real kids. The questions are brilliant,
of course, but editors also love how determined the academic authors are to
craft replies that are informative and engaging, but not condescending.
Listed
below are some highlights from the column “Curious Kids” this year, sorted into
some broad categories. While it is not an exhaustive list, the editors of the
column hope any young minds in your household find something they like in there.
Are
You Following the 20 Ethical Standards for ICT4D Research?
ICTD/ICT4D research is diverse and complex. It brings together researchers and participants who come from very different contexts, who have very different life experiences, very different knowledges, who face very different life challenges, and together they explore technologies that are rapidly evolving and are profoundly affecting social, political and economic relationships.
ICTD/ICT4D researchers, individually and
collectively, place themselves in positions where their actions can have
intended and unintended consequences and therefore they carry responsibility.
Most ICTD/ICT4D researchers seek to behave
ethically, but the complex interdisciplinary nature of the field, and its
distinctive characteristics, including the emergent nature of technology, make
it difficult for both new and experienced researchers to identify and reason
about the ethical issues that surround their work. Individual researchers will
refer to ethical guidance and debates within their own discipline.
Top 10 Tech Predictions for 2019 – Information Week
Leading consultancies and analyst firms offer their
predictions on how key technologies, such as cloud computing, AI, IoT, and
robotics will shape up in 2019.
Events /
Announcements
FDP on “Hands-on
Training in IoT, Ethical Hacking and NS3” during 5-11, Jan 2019 at Chnenai
A Faculty Development Programme on
“Hands-on Training in IoT, Ethical Hacking and NS3” between 05 and 11 January
2019 is being organised by the Dept. of CSE, School of Computing, Vel Tech
Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi.
For details contact: Dr. T. Senthil
Murugan, tsenthilmurugan@veltech.edu.in 9176031383
SETS, IEEE CS, CSI, ISACA: "National Workshop
on Hardware Security" at Chennai 26th Feb 2019
SETS (Society for Electronic
Transactions and Security) is organizing
"National Workshop on Hardware Security" in association with IEEE
Computer Society, Madras Chapter, Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter
& ISACA, Chennai Chapter on 26th February 2019.
Workshop on Fog Computing, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics
A
workshop on “Fog Computing, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics” is being held
in conjunction with the 13th CISIS 2019 International Conference on Complex,
Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems during 3-5 Jul 2019 at University of
Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Organising
Committee includes: C. S. R. Prabhu -- Workshop Chairman & Mukesh Prasad --
Workshop Secretary
Last
date for paper submission: 1st Mar 2019
Workshop
Website: https://sites.google.com/student.uts.edu.au/fcdb-2019/
CISIS
Website: http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/cisis/2019/
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