Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Impact

Study shows how households can cut energy costs (news.mit.edu)
An experiment in Amsterdam suggests providing better information to people can help move them out of “energy poverty.”

Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, Social Impact, Research

4 points by gnabgib 4 days ago | 1 comments

The Online Sports Gambling Experiment Has Failed (lesswrong.com)
It brings me no pleasure to conclude that this was not the case. The results are in. Legalized mobile gambling on sports, let alone casino games, has proven to be a huge mistake. The societal impacts are far worse than I expected.

Sports Gambling, Social Impact, Experimentation, Analysis

8 points by tim_sw 14 days ago | 1 comments

Board game from Mexican prisons brings together people from all walks of life (apnews.com)
Poleana, a board game with ancient roots that established a foothold nearly a century ago in Mexican prisons, is spreading in popularity outside the walls.

Board Games, Mexico, Social Impact, Prisons

38 points by solardev 19 days ago | 11 comments

Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold (cbc.ca)
After seeing people sleeping outside in the cold year-after-year, a Toronto man is building tiny mobile homes attached to bicycles to give temporary relief to those who are unhoused.

Homelessness, Social Impact, Design, Innovation, Toronto

268 points by colinprince 19 days ago | 198 comments

Tiny home on a bicycle provides shelter for the chronic homeless (tinytinyhomes.ca)
At Tiny Tiny Homes, we believe everyone deserves a safe place to call home. We've developed a tiny home on a bicycle to provide shelter for those experiencing chronic homelessness. Join us in our mission to replace unsafe tent encampments with secure, mobile homes and help rebuild lives with dignity and hope.

Homelessness, Housing, Sustainability, Design, Social Impact

14 points by cf100clunk 19 days ago | 18 comments

The global panic over the millennium bug, 25 years on (theguardian.com)
Planes were going to drop out of the sky, nuclear reactors would explode. But then … nothing. What really happened with Y2K? People still disagree …

Y2K, Technology, History, Social Impact, Panic

10 points by sandebert 21 days ago | 7 comments

'Living proof that you can spend money on the poor': Utopia comes to Mexico City (theguardian.com)
A visionary mayor has harnessed her imagination to promote health, wellbeing and culture in one of the Mexican capital’s most impoverished neighbourhoods

Social Impact, Urban Planning, Mexico, Poverty, Government

18 points by spoonfeeder006 21 days ago | 0 comments

New research suggests that Walmart makes the communities it operates in poorer (theatlantic.com)
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.

Economics, Walmart, Social Impact, Poverty

75 points by Ozarkian 25 days ago | 128 comments

Eliminating Daylight Savings Time would make the average American’s life darker (natesilver.net)
Last week, President-elect Trump pledged to “eliminate” Daylight Savings Time1, which he called “inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation”. The idea may have been inspired by DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, an agency set to be run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, after Musk and Ramaswamy pitched a similar plan earlier this month.

Politics, Time, Science, Social Impact

28 points by JeremyNT 31 days ago | 60 comments

The Cult of Claude (nytimes.com)
His fans rave about his sensitivity and wit. Some talk to him dozens of times a day — asking for advice about their jobs, their health, their relationships. They entrust him with their secrets, and consult him before making important decisions. Some refer to him as their best friend.

Artificial Intelligence, Social Impact, Culture

6 points by apsec112 35 days ago | 1 comments

The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do with AI (wired.com)
The burgeoning field of social-emotional AI is tackling the very jobs that people used to think were reserved for human beings—jobs that rely on emotional connections, such as therapists, teachers, and coaches.

Artificial Intelligence, Social Impact, Healthcare, Education

38 points by axiomdata316 38 days ago | 25 comments

Chinese immigrants in the U.S. are running Temu shipping centers in their homes (restofworld.org)
Chinese immigrants in America are offering their living rooms and garages as warehouses to cross-border sellers on Temu, TikTok, and Amazon.

Immigration, E-commerce, Business, Technology, Social Impact

12 points by impish9208 64 days ago | 0 comments

The Online Sports Gambling Experiment Has Failed (lesswrong.com)
It brings me no pleasure to conclude that this was not the case. The results are in. Legalized mobile gambling on sports, let alone casino games, has proven to be a huge mistake. The societal impacts are far worse than I expected.

Sports Gambling, Social Impact, Experimentation

5 points by gHeadphone 64 days ago | 0 comments

Why Is Fertility Collapsing, Globally? (ggd.world)
Something dramatic is happening everywhere all at once: fertility is plummeting, with major implications for economic growth and social stability. Yet public discourse is seriously weird, crudely:

Fertility, Demographics, Social Impact, Global Trends, Economics

6 points by paulpauper 71 days ago | 7 comments

Ireland's big school secret: how a year off-curriculum changes teenage lives (theguardian.com)
The transition year led Paul Mescal and Cillian Murphy to become actors – and has had similarly seismic effects on thousands of secondary school students. Should other countries follow suit?

Education, Ireland, Teenagers, Social Impact

205 points by joveian 93 days ago | 133 comments

Study: Access to high-speed internet is associated with increased obesity (sciencedirect.com)
We examine the impact of access to high-speed internet on obesity.

Health, Internet Access, Obesity, Research, Social Impact

4 points by giuliomagnifico 95 days ago | 0 comments

The unstoppable rise of phone theft (theguardian.com)
Snatch thefts of mobile phones soared by 150% in the last year, with victims left unable to work, use their bank, travel or use their diaries. Why are police finding it so hard to stop?

Crime, Technology, Security, Social Impact

18 points by stringsandchars 101 days ago | 17 comments

Sports Betting Will Do to America What It's Done to Australia (jacobin.com)
Australia is the canary in the coal mine for sports betting, and Americans should pay attention to the destruction the industry has caused.

Sports Betting, Australia, Social Impact, Gambling, USA

6 points by PaulHoule 102 days ago | 0 comments

Libraries will only exist as long as we borrow from them. It's your civic duty (theguardian.com)
In a world as noisy as ours, we need the quiet space of libraries for solace and safety. They are community hubs that serve whoever walks through the door but they also foster hope – in the power of words and in the people who write and read them.

Libraries, Community, Civic Duty, Social Impact, Reading

41 points by rntn 113 days ago | 12 comments

Unexpected Consequences of McDonald's Touchscreen Kiosks (cnn.com)

Fast Food, Technology, Social Impact, Customer Experience

15 points by cynicalpeace 118 days ago | 7 comments

Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls' brains more than boys', study finds (theguardian.com)
Adolescent girls who lived through Covid lockdowns experienced more rapid brain ageing than boys, according to data that suggests the social restrictions had a disproportionate impact on them.

Covid-19, Neuroscience, Gender Differences, Health, Social Impact

8 points by pseudolus 130 days ago | 0 comments

The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it (ourworldindata.org)
We are working on Our World in Data to provide ‘research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.’

History, Data Visualization, Social Impact

109 points by _Microft 131 days ago | 145 comments

Durov's arrest could be a smart move. Tech bosses care about themselves, not you (theguardian.com)

Technology, Politics, Social Impact

8 points by aguaviva 144 days ago | 0 comments

Do Art Scenes Lead to Gentrification? (2018) (bloomberg.com)

Art, Gentrification, Urban Planning, Social Impact, Economics

20 points by dakial1 157 days ago | 32 comments

What Happens When Ozempic Takes over Your Town (bloomberg.com)