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Ten things govt must do to stifle smog
News, Rajesh Daniel & Diane Archer, Published on 21/01/2019
» For the second month, Bangkok's air pollution remains at extremely hazardous levels, with particulate matter (PM) 2.5 often as high as 150 microgrammes per cubic metre of air.
Lies, damned lies, and AI whoppers
News, Diane Coyle, Published on 13/12/2018
» Algorithms are as biased as the data they feed on. And all data are biased. Even "official" statistics cannot be assumed to stand for objective, eternal "facts". The figures that governments publish represent society as it is now, through the lens of what those assembling the data consider to be relevant and important. The categories and classifications used to make sense of the data are not neutral. Just as we measure what we see, so we tend to see only what we measure.