Why Can't We Vote Online? (originally published as Working Better)

10/19/20 • 22 min

We trust digital technology with so many sensitive aspects of our lives. Could voting systems work the same way? In countries like the US and UK, experts often insist it’s next to impossible. But what if we told you the tiny European nation of Estonia has been voting online since 2005?

In this episode, we take a closer look at the way the Estonian system works, the biggest obstacles to online voting in the US, and what it might take to transform one of the most important functions of our society.

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There’s a lot of reasons why we all need a vacation right now more than ever. And that’s because Covid-19 has changed how we work and how we interact with one another. Humans are social creatures and communicators at heart.

So, how is isolation affecting our mental health?

In this episode of Working better, we discuss how therapists and business leaders have approached this challenge. Of connecting with people. Of substituting genuine human interaction. Of practicing empathy, while being physically apart.

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Algorithms and AI affect so many aspects of everyday life. Although AI can deliver extraordinary value and insight, it can also hurt people. Bias via racial, gender and other forms of discrimination get embedded into digital products and affect people’s lives. So how does this happen? What’s being done to overcome bias in AI, and is it enough?
In this episode of Working Better, we dive deep into the issue of bias in AI to illuminate the stories, consequences, and complicated ethical questions that have experts pushing for progress.

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