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Sarah OconnorFinancial Times |
Eye-catching boosterism about employment from new projects does not always stand up to scrutiny
Why how long people have been alive is not a good yardstick for judging who is ‘old’
The contrasting cases of Germany and the UK are revealing about policy trade-offs
Technology has changed the way many of us consume information, from complex pieces of writing to short video clips
Apps that let retailers hire freelance staff by the shift are increasing in popularity
Focusing on the impact on the wages or employment levels of native workers is too narrow
Borne along on the tide of technology, it is far too easy to forget that some things really were better quality in the past
People understand that transitions are hard — politicians need to as well
Big policy interventions are always a leap in the dark
The better an automated system performs, the more complacent — and dangerous — we become