Prelude I guess most of my readers in tech know what this post is about. This post is about the idea that at a conference on programming (or any other professional topic) it is possible to leave your political views at home. In the (functional) programming space is a very recent and hot controversy at this […]
Simply the best
Being the best, it is a topic I heard about a lot this week. At the Oscars, in the American presidential race and closer to home in a discussion on diversity at my research group. Should we give an Oscar to a black actor? Should you vote for Hillary because she is woman? Should we […]
People on the internet…
Recently, I had a discussion with someone who refused to believe that bias against minorities is a thing, despite me explaining several scientific studies that prove that bias exist. The problem is not that this was a specifically ignorant person (in fact, he has a PhD, so you would think he understands scientific outcomes and how […]
