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The Centre for Data Ethics & Innovation just published an important briefing paper on facial recognition technology. It seeks to clarify the societal implications of this controversial technology. Read full snapshot here: https://bit.ly/3cdZNlU

"Delhi, the 5th most polluted city in the world, has seen a 60% decline in pollutants. That’s what happens when businesses close and transport comes to a halt. It doesn’t solve the long term problem of toxic air. But it does show how city life could improve if environmental concerns were addressed more urgently." ⠀Via Beautiful News On Instagram

"On we recognise the number of malnourished people in the world has risen for the 3rd straight year. The report from the UN also tells us that 2 billion people are currently experiencing food insecurity". Via Statista

https://www.statista.com/chart/15477/the-number-of-malnourished-people-worldwide/

"FOR ALL the talk about responsible fathering and child care, it is still mothers who spend much more of their time looking after children—even during the pandemic, even when both parents are furloughed and even when both are working from home. " https://econ.st/2zDaWiX

FT analysis of data from 19 countries finds that Britain is hit the hardest, ahead of US, Italy, Spain and Belgium 👇

UK suffers highest death rate from coronavirus | Free to read FT analysis of data from 19 countries finds Britain hit hardest, ahead of US, Italy, Spain and Belgium

Did you know the percentage of women in parliament has doubled in the last 25 years?! However, this only translates to around 24% of women in parliament today.

“Data is the new oil. It’s valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic and chemicals to create a valuable entity, so must data be broken down and analyzed for it to have value.” Clive Humby

People are donating millions to help with Coronavirus efforts.

Twitter's highest growing interests during lockdown are related to news, politics and health. Whilst unsurprising, it does demonstrate however the way in which some people use Twitter, as a live source of news, especially local news.

As we are locked up in our homes, social data shows an increase in engagement with any accounts relating to the great outdoors. We miss what we can't have.

Since the release of Hidden Figures, more people than ever are interested in
Women@NASA, which has had a 14.7% increase in following over the last few months.

Since lockdown began our conversations around , and were all on the rise on social media with one million+ joining the conversation 👇