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November

GOOD
NEWS

Gender
DOESN'T AD UP
There's an old adage when
it comes to making money:
sex sells (and most pop
videos back up such a
point). However, it seems
some advertising agencies
will need to get a little more
creative when it comes to
encouraging many of us to
part with our cash following
a report by the Advertising
Standards Authority. The
ASA is cracking down on
gender stereotyping, body
shaming and mocking
those who don't conform
to stereotypes. 'Our review
shows that specific forms
of gender stereotypes in
ads can contribute to harm
for adults and children,'
says lead author of the
report, Ella Smillie. 'Such
portrayals can limit how
people see themselves, how
others see them, and limit
the life decisions they take.'

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Science
CRAZY TALK
Psychopaths can be very
entertaining... in fiction.
Think Hannibal Lecter in
Silence Of The Lambs or
Norman Bates in Psycho.
However, it seems they can
also be good for society.
Before you decide to invite
Dr Lecter to join you and
the family for a weekend at
Center Parcs though, bear
this in mind - the findings
of the research, at Plymouth
University, pertain to
psychopaths being able
to make tricky life-ordeath decisions, such as
sacrificing one life to save
a bigger group. 'This study
opens up the possibility
of assessing psychopathy
using novel virtual reality
technology,' says Dr Sylvia
Terbeck, lecturer in social
psychology at Plymouth,
'which is vital to better
understand how and why
people act in certain ways.'

Society

Technology

THERESA GIVES
THEM THE PIP

AYE, ROBOT

Even the Theresa May Fan
Club would have a tricky
time putting a positive spin
on the Prime Minister's
recent months. And the
Conservative government
was dealt a further blow
this month when it
was forced to overturn
controversial Personal
Independence Payment
(PIP) rules for thousands
of disabled people. You
may remember in March,
when it was deemed people
were 'unlikely' to come to
harm if they performed
tasks unsupervised, with
epileptic people claiming
it left them vulnerable.
Around 10,000 disabled
people are now set to
receive an extra £70 to £90
a week after defeating the
Conservative government
at the Upper Tribunal,
which has equal status to
the High Court.

BA LA N CE November 2017

If most films are to be
believed, technology
is invariably used for
nefarious purposes.
However, there's a
growing trend: 'tech
for good' projects. We
Want You in NYC
(wewantyouin.nyc) has
been set up by disgruntled
tech workers who were
growing disillusioned at
the way their industry was
heading. Think spying,
snooping and the collection
of data without people
knowing. They are now
calling on Silicon Valley
employees to join them and
form a 'growing empathetic
and human equity-first
technology ecosystem'.
Meanwhile, research carried
out by the Financial Times
has found the number of
European 'tech for good'
companies has doubled
in the past two years.
Something to remember
next time you're
watching The Matrix.

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James Gill digs up some heartwarming, inspiring stories
for a happier take on an uncompromising world



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