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Yes, data can produce better policy but its no substitute for real-world experience
2025-04-07 13:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Governments like to boast that data-driven policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit.But while data can be useful, its not neutral. There are biases and blind spots in the systems that produce the data. Worse, data often lacks the depth, context and responsiveness needed to drive real-world change.The real questions are about who decides which data matter, how its interpreted and what the change based on the data might look like.Take the Social Investment Agency, for example. One of New Zealands best-known data-driven initiatives, it was established to improve the efficiency of social services using data and predictive analytics to identify individuals and families most at risk, directing funding accordingly. The model is intended to guide early interventions and prevent long-term harm. And on paper, this appears to be a smart, targeted strategy. Yet it has also faced criticism over the risk of...
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Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found over a century ago
2025-04-07 11:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
World By Ahmed Shawkat Producer Ahmed Shawkat is a CBS News producer based in Cairo. He has worked for CBS News since 2016, prior to which he worked with several European networks including TVE, ZDF, SVT and Yle. Read Full Bio Ahmed Shawkat Updated on: February 19, 2025 / 8:21 PM EST / CBS News Egypt discovers royal Egyptian tomb Egyptian officials announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, which reigned for over two centuries between about 1550 BC and 1292 BC. It's the first royal Egyptian tomb to be discovered since King Tutankhamun's final resting place was found in 1922.A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission discovered Thutmose II's tomb in the mount of Thebes area, west of Luxor and the renowned Valley of the Kings. The team and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, which made the announcement, said evidence was discovered that clearly indicates it was King Thu...
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Simulacra and Simulation Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary
2025-04-07 11:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
OverviewSimulacra and Simulation (1981) by French philosopher and social critic Jean Baudrillard is a foundational text of postmodernism. It argues that in the postmodern age, people live in a hyperreality in which their experiences are no longer rooted in reality; instead, there are only simulations (or copies) and simulacra (copies with no connection to an original). Baudrillard uses film, theme parks, architecture, and science to show the pervasiveness of these hyperrealities. He presents a nihilistic view of the world, saying that all truth, value, and meaning have been absorbed into the simulation. He says that this simulation is already present and that people have a responsibility to pursue continued analysis to challenge hyperreality. Following the publication of Simulacra and Simulation, Baudrillard became an intellectual celebrity across the world. Alongside work by other French postmodernist thinkers such as Michel Foucault (Madness and Civilization, The History of Sexuality...
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