Josie Long's debut book, 'Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't', is a collection of short stories that reflect her unique voice and perspective. The book marks a significant milestone in her career, as she transitions from comedy to writing, a dream she had since her university days.
In 'The New Age of Sexism,' Laura Bates investigates the ways in which AI and emerging technologies are perpetuating and amplifying existing forms of misogyny. The book delves into areas such as finance, healthcare, recruitment, and the creation of deepfake pornography to reveal how algorithms and AI tools are embedding gender bias. Bates argues that these technologies, if left unchecked, risk reinforcing and exacerbating historical inequalities. She calls for prioritizing safety and equality at the design stage of AI development to prevent the technology from vomiting our sexism back at us. Through her research, Bates highlights the urgent need for regulation and ethical considerations in the development and deployment of AI to protect women and girls from harm.
In this book, Laura Bates delves into the dark underbelly of misogyny, examining the rise of extremist communities from Men's Rights Activists to incels and pickup artists. Through extensive interviews, real-life stories, and compelling statistics, Bates uncovers the pervasive and deeply entrenched issue of misogyny that affects women worldwide. The book navigates the complex web of toxic masculinity, gender biases, and harmful stereotypes, and it explores how these ideologies operate and spread, particularly in online environments. Bates also discusses ways to dismantle the patriarchal structures that enable misogyny to thrive, making it a call to action for building a more equitable world.
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith discuss the great socialist Farage camouflage mirage, and the reemergence of Dominic "Team Player" Cummings, with special guest Marcus Brigstocke. Also, a deep dive into the UK's reluctance to protect the intellectual property of creatives from Artificial Intelligence.
Plus 'Wokey Dokey' and 'Grin And Share It'.
You can find the dates to Marcus Brigstocke's "Vitruvian Mango" tour here.
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“We have a massive election year next year. The challenge between now and next May is to hold to account the ten councils that Reform now run and the mayors they have got.”
“I’m trying to do this thing, partly for my own health, when Reform are speaking where I listen and try to find things I agree with. Things to which I can say ‘yeah, I hear you’. Otherwise I start from a position of absolute hostility and treating everything as if it’s nonsense.”
“What on earth do we do with young men? Let’s start by saying: look, this isn’t your fault, but as soon as you’re ready, it is going to be your responsibility to help to make this better. That’s difficult stuff. You can’t cheat those conversations.”
“The maddening thing with Nick Clegg is that the trajectory of his shitness is so chartable. He smelled the money, went after it, came back eye-wateringly rich, and in real time, in a way we can observe, he lost any care for the people that this affects.”
“People have rights to their product. It’s astonishing for Nick Clegg to shrug and say: there’s no way of stopping AI from stealing your stuff… If I created a great new drone, that went into Tesco and nicked whatever parts it needed all the time, I promise you I would have a f***ing problem. The system would say: fix your product or it’s dead.”
CALLS TO ACTION
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Support HOPE NOT HATE here.
Support DEMOCRACY FOR SALE here.
And find a local refugee charity, if you are in a Reform-run council!
Support ARTS EMERGENCY here.
GRIN AND SHARE IT
Read about the first refugee UK High Commissioner, Kanbar Hossein-Bor, here.
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With Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell. A Cooler Heads production, in cahoots with Sandstone Global.
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