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Jan 16, 2025 | 
oii.ox.ac.uk | James Muldoon |Mark Graham |Callum Cant
Professor Mark Graham, in collaboration with co-authors Professor Richard Heeks and Dr P.J. Wall, introduces a new framework for the field of development studies to help ensure real world impact and relevance in the digital age. As researchers working in the ever-evolving field of development studies, a field of research that focuses on improving the quality of life and economic conditions in various parts of the world, we are constantly seeking ways to bridge theory and practice effectively.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
tes.com | Mark Graham
One of the many wonderful things about teaching English at an international school is that we are not beholden to the English national curriculum. However, having taught internationally for more than 20 years, I am always surprised that in most cases, the students at prestigious institutions in Jakarta, Cairo and Manila are getting the same diet of Shakespeare and Dickens that my dad got in England in the 1950s.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
irishtimes.com | Mark Graham
As I watched Micheál Martin on RTÉ News last weekend call on MCD, the promoter of next summer’s Oasis concerts at Croke Park, to reflect on the kerfuffle around online ticket sales, I was certain it would have given the issue some thought. I’d bet the price of an Oasis VIP hospitality package that it was bloody delighted with the result, in fact. MCD and Ticketmaster have the same parent company. They’ve made a mint.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Mark Graham
The transition from one presidential administration to the next is generally thought to start around Election Day and end with the inauguration. But for the Internet Archive, it’s already underway. The nonprofit leads a coalition of libraries and universities that works to preserve the government’s digital history and to protect it from partisan tampering during administration changes.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
irishtimes.com | Mark Graham
Several years ago, while out on the roads of Ireland, we met Anja, a travelling harper. She explained to us that the difference between a harper and a harpist is that harpists perform concerts in spaces dedicated to music, while a harper travels the countryside with their harp on their back, meeting people and playing wherever opportunity presents itself. A harper is folky, has no schedule, and isn’t a fan of targets or deadlines. We would consider ourselves more cyclers than cyclists.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
insidehousing.co.uk | Mark Graham
CommentShared ownership is an effective route to homeownership in Northern Ireland, writes Mark Graham, chief executive of Co-OwnershipSharelinesShared ownership is an effective route to homeownership in Northern Ireland, writes Mark Graham, chief executive of Co-Ownership #UKhousing Housing emerged as one the key issues in the election campaign.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
canongate.co.uk | James Muldoon |Mark Graham |Callum Cant
The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI Available as Hardback The first book to tell the stories of the army of underpaid and exploited workers powering artificial intelligence, Feeding the Machine tells the story of a global technology through the eyes of the people who produce it Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
uk.bookshop.org | Promoting Books |Alya Mooro |James Muldoon |Mark Graham
(Author) (Author) (Author) & 1 more FORMAT Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the grim reality of a precarious global workforce of millions that labour under often appalling conditions to make AI possible.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
literaryreview.co.uk | James Muldoon |Mark Graham |Callum Cant
If you’re an early adopter of new technology, you may find yourself going to work in a car that drives itself while you use social media and other cloud-based services to help you refine a new proposal for an advertising campaign centred on a virtual character. Using these tools boosts your productivity and gives you an edge over your colleagues. It seems almost like magic. Little do you know about the exploitation of people and natural resources that makes this all possible. Should you care?
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Johann Hari |Phillips Payson O'Brien |Mark Graham |Callum Cant
Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss DrugsOzempic and Wegovy carry “huge potential benefits... and huge potential risks,” according to this balanced assessment. Journalist Hari (Stolen Focus) explains how the research on GLP-1, a hormone that’s released in the gut after eating, led to the development of weight-loss drugs that generate long-lasting copies of the hormone, helping users feel sated for longer after meals.
