Our basic values can inform ideals, interests, political preferences, environmental views, and even career choices. With sweeping data covering half a million surveys in 152 languages, Valuegraphics identifies 56 values that influence human behavior. It uncovers what people care most about around the world, through a contextualized dataset. The 10 Most Important Values Individual motivations and values are universally organized. That […]
Alone Against the Virus
Decades of neoliberal austerity will make it harder to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever, we must rebuild our social safety net and forge a New Deal for public health. The social safety net that Republicans and neoliberal Democrats love to hate is what undergirds successful health systems, and rebuilding it will be […]
Tapping into what matters: Relational Values and Policy mixes for sustainability
CACOR cordially invites you to a Presentation and Round Table Debate About the session This is a presentation given by Professor Kai Chan and a workshop session run by the Values Committee. Kai Chan is a professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. Kai is an interdisciplinary, […]
Computing Power on the ‘Edge’ of the Internet May Help First Responders Communicate Better During Natural Disasters
This is an important signal arising from numerous recent devastations – a decentralized – mesh or fog network can be integrated with a distributed renewable energy framework – to provide a more robust civil infrastructure. The first responders in any crisis situation are the people in the crisis situation – the key question is what […]