Panel discussion, 29.01.2020 Many Egyptians took to the streets again in September 2019. Fueled by their pent-up frustration over the economic and political situation, they used social media to organize and connect, including with the growing Egyptian diaspora. The military regime, however, respon
For more Science Videos: https://lt.org/ * With a population exceeding 500 million, the participation of less than 5 million EU citizens in a recent survey on abolishing daylight saving was, to say the least, disappointing. In this video, THOMAS TRÖGER explores how voting rules can be used to accoun
For more Science Videos: https://lt.org/ * Informal political processes like polls, petitions and protests have become easier to organize in the social media age. In this video, STEPHAN LAUERMANN explores both the nature of these processes and how we can assess their effectiveness. Using game theory
Usually, in an election, people vote for the party they are convinced of. Protest voters do not vote because they like a party, but because they are disappointed with theirs or the ruling party. Author: ZDF/logo/Maral Bazargani/Rüdiger Rickassel and Tim Rizzo Translation and dubbing: alugha Click
Activists' Talk Welcome and Launch of reGain Space: Barbara Unmüßig, President, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin Talk with: - Alaa Salah Ali Taha, activist and member of MANSAM (Sudan's Women, Political and Civil Groups), Sudan - Weyni Araya, activist and member of united 4 eritrea e.V., Germany - M
State social programs help the poor at the expense of the rich - or so one might think. The economist Milton Friedman called this the Robin Hood myth. As an example, he cited state-funded higher education, pointing out that people from upper-middle-class families often benefit the most, while low-in
Interactive event, organised by the European Ombudsman on 23 April 2013, 09.30-12.30 Video available in 21 languages on http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/other-events/video?event=20130423-0930-SPECIAL-UNKN 09.30-11.00 Help solve the economic crisis Alessandra Mirabile, Fraternité 2020 E
Female participation and popularity in sports increased dramatically in the twentieth century, especially in the last quarter-century, reflecting changes in modern societies that emphasized gender parity. Although there has been a rise in participation by women in sports, a large disparity still rem
Rust Your Engines is a meetup for people in the Rhine-Neckar region that are interested in the Rust programming language. The meetup begins with talks related to Rust, and ends with casual networking and exchange between the meetup participants. It takes place at the Institute for Business Informati
by @mo8it@fosstodon.org Slides: https://pads.mo8it.com/p/teaching-rust Rust Your Engines is a meetup for people in the Rhine-Neckar region that are interested in the Rust programming language. The meetup begins with talks related to Rust, and ends with casual networking and exchange between the me
by Stefan Machmeier The flakes experimental feature is a major development for Nix, it introduces a policy for managing dependencies between Nix expressions, it improves reproducibility, composability and usability in the Nix ecosystem. Although it's still an experimental feature, flakes have been
by Andre Dossinger Nix and NixOS enable new ways of managing systems. This talk is about using and abusing NixOS within a self-hosting setup. Do not expect best practices from this talk, but insights into how NixOS can be used in a problem oriented manner to preserve privacy and make complex setups
