(The Conversation) – Algorithms have
become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms
learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps
and artificial intelligence are nothing without algorithms.
There are no images of what al-Khwārizmī looked
like, but in 1983 the Soviet Union issued a stamp in honour of his
1,200th birthday. Wikimedia Commons
While presented to the world as a
humanitarian effort, the US-led 'Maritime Corridor' in Gaza is a strategic
maneuver aimed at consolidating US and Israeli control over land and sea.
The courageous
stance of students across the country in defiance of genocide is accompanied by
a near total blackout of their voices. Their words are the ones we most need to
hear.