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Rolling Rock – mystery of “33”

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Every bottle of Rolling Rock comes with a ‘33’ on its back. And since the very beginning, there has been  speculation about what it means. Is it some kind of secret code? Is it a simple mistake?

Nobody knows. But what we do know is that there are lots of people out there interested in what ‘33’ could  mean. Call them conspiracy theorists, if you will. But here are some of the most popular ideas about ‘33’.

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Math is racist: How data is driving inequality


By Aimee Rawlins September 06, 2016 17:24PM ED

These “WMDs,” as she calls them, have three key features: They are opaque, scalable and unfair.

It’s no surprise that inequality in the U.S. is on the rise. But what you might not know is that math is partly to blame.

In a new book, “Weapons of Math Destruction,” Cathy O’Neil details all the ways that math is essentially being used for evil (my word, not hers).

From targeted advertising and insurance to education and policing, O’Neil looks at how algorithms and big data are targeting the poor, reinforcing racism and amplifying inequality.
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Gender bias in sports

… His comments come, as the Huffington Post points out, just a few days after a study by the U.K.’s Cambridge University Press found that male athletes are three times as likely to be discussed in a sporting context as women, who are frequently described based on their age, marital status, or appearance.

(CNN)Welcome to the world of sport. It’s a world where men are “strong, big, real, great or fastest,” while women are more likely to be “aged, pregnant or unmarried.”
That’s the conclusion of new research from the UK’s Cambridge University Press, which has looked at the way we talk about men and women in sport.

Read more http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/03/sport/sexism-sport-rio-olympic-games/