Teachers have been told not to use the word ‘bullies’ to avoid upsetting them – and ordered to call in police when pupils are suspected of hate crime. The latest guidance from the SNP government aimed at cracking down on bullying highlights the importance of tackling prejudice – including misgendering –and ‘microaggressions’. This phrase refers to a deliberateContinue reading “Bullying Shouldn’t Be Called Bullying”
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A World Run By Algorithms
You might not have heard of the algorithm that drives the world. Very few people have, though it can determine much that goes on in our day-to-day lives. The food that we eat, our schedule at work, and when the train will come in to take us there. Somewhere, in some server basement right now,Continue reading “A World Run By Algorithms“