"By investing in Richmond's Black people, assets, and communities, we can rectify historic injustices, respond to the ongoing challenges of climate change, and unleash new economic innovation and growth," Andre Perry, Carl Romer, and Anthony Barr write.
Affective computing uses algorithms to analyze bodies, faces, and voices to infer human emotion and state of mind. Even though there clearly needs to be more research done on this technology, law enforcement agencies are starting to experiment with it to extract information, detect deception, and identify criminal behavior. Alex Engler says that President Biden should ban affective computing before it starts to threaten civil liberties.
By 2050, half of the 1 billion people in sub-Saharan Africa will be under the age of 25. Creating employment opportunities for Africa's youth will be critical to ensure their socioeconomic success. In a new report, Brahima S. Coulibaly and John Page discuss the potential of "industries without smokestacks" for boosting employment.
"You don't have to be a mechanic to drive a car, and you shouldn't have to be a financial expert to prepare for a secure and adequate retirement," William Gale, David John, and J. Mark Iwry say.
Their new book "Wealth After Work" offers a variety of ways to make the current retirement system work better for the majority of American workers.
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