Origin Africa

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I'm not entirely sure what I read, here. Kingdon is apparently an eminently respectable and accomplished scientist, and I appreciate his very strong warnings on humanity's path vis a vis…

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Yara

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Tamara Faith Berger's Yara was an at-times uncomfortable read as she takes her readers at an unforgiving pace through the title character's journey from ending an abusive relationship to the…

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Potted up

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I've potted up the tomatoes and marigolds. This year I don't have any medium-size pots, so I'm just hoping the roots don't go too deep over the next couple of…

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We, the Data

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Wendy Wong asserts that "datafication" is a societal issue that could be usefully addressed using a human rights framework. It's a relatively quick read that superficially explores several of datafication's…

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