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Musings on humans, culture and politics through a social sciences lens written by Katie Jgln.
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How Bias in AI Leads to Inequality on Steroids
How Bias in AI Leads to Inequality on Steroids
AI’s perception of reality often mirrors our own biases — only they are projected onto a much larger canvas
Katie Jgln
May 14
Women Have Always Done Society’s Heavy Lifting — Literally
Women Have Always Done Society’s Heavy Lifting — Literally
Although we’ve long ignored their back-breaking labour, and, unfortunately, still do today
Katie Jgln
May 8
Actually, Today Men Crave Love and Relationships More Than Women
Actually, Today Men Crave Love and Relationships More Than Women
On the myth of men’s ‘hardwired’ emotional stuntedness and its damaging consequences
Katie Jgln
May 2
We Can’t Build a Better Future Without Better Stories
We Can’t Build a Better Future Without Better Stories
Hope alone won’t save us. But radical imagination could.
Katie Jgln
Apr 24
How ‘Pink Tariffs’ and Other ‘Pink’ Costs Keep Holding Women Back
How ‘Pink Tariffs’ and Other ‘Pink’ Costs Keep Holding Women Back
And why a world that systematically impoverishes them ends up costing everyone
Katie Jgln
Apr 15
The Solutions to the ‘Manosphere’ Crisis Need To Go Beyond Phone Bans
The Solutions to the ‘Manosphere’ Crisis Need To Go Beyond Phone Bans
Misogynistic radicalisation isn’t driven by technology alone
Katie Jgln
Apr 9
Why Do We Keep Forgetting That Diversity and Inclusion Make Us Stronger?
Why Do We Keep Forgetting That Diversity and Inclusion Make Us Stronger?
History and modern evidence couldn’t be clearer on this
Katie Jgln
Apr 2
She Revolutionised Statistics. So Why Do We Only Remember Her as a Nurse?
She Revolutionised Statistics. So Why Do We Only Remember Her as a Nurse?
Gender stereotypes continue to overshadow women’s true contributions to history
Katie Jgln
Mar 25
How Goddess Worship Was Suppressed To Give Rise to Patriarchy
How Goddess Worship Was Suppressed To Give Rise to Patriarchy
In humanity’s earliest days, God was actually a woman
Katie Jgln
Mar 18
What if Women Were the True Architects of Human Evolution?
What if Women Were the True Architects of Human Evolution?
It’s time to talk about the missing chapters of our origins
Katie Jgln
Mar 6
Why Blaming Women for Falling Birth Rates Misses the Point
Why Blaming Women for Falling Birth Rates Misses the Point
One-dimensional narratives about the ‘underpopulation crisis’ conveniently obscure what’s really going on
Katie Jgln
Feb 27
Are We Doomed To Be Ruled by (Mostly) Male Assholes?
Are We Doomed To Be Ruled by (Mostly) Male Assholes?
The reign of strongmen may feel inevitable, but human history and evolution suggest otherwise
Katie Jgln
Feb 21
Distraction Is the Whole Point
Distraction Is the Whole Point
How the deluge of irrelevant and misleading information keeps us from focusing on what truly matters
Katie Jgln
Feb 17
Why Even a Few Women At The Top Feels Like ‘Too Many’
Why Even a Few Women At The Top Feels Like ‘Too Many’
On gender perception bias and its damaging consequences
Katie Jgln
Feb 10
How the Feminisation of Work Could Transform Our World for the Better
How the Feminisation of Work Could Transform Our World for the Better
Or, at the very least, push back against the devaluation of ‘women’s work’
Katie Jgln
Feb 4
Why the War on Empathy Is Really a War on Humanity Itself
Why the War on Empathy Is Really a War on Humanity Itself
On the growing empathy deficit and its impact on our happiness and collective survival
Katie Jgln
Jan 28
No One Should Be Surprised That Celtic Britain Was Women-Centric
No One Should Be Surprised That Celtic Britain Was Women-Centric
The clues have been there all along
Katie Jgln
Jan 22
How Inequality Damages Women’s Health in Unexpected Ways
How Inequality Damages Women’s Health in Unexpected Ways
The deeper you look, the more pervasive (and frustrating) its impact becomes
Katie Jgln
Jan 17
Who Really Profits When Misogyny Goes Viral?
Who Really Profits When Misogyny Goes Viral?
It’s certainly not women or most men
Katie Jgln
Jan 14
What if You Put Your Phone on ‘Do No Disturb’ Mode Forever?
What if You Put Your Phone on ‘Do No Disturb’ Mode Forever?
Shutting out digital noise can do more than just declutter our home screens
Katie Jgln
Jan 7
Closing the Curtain on 2024
Closing the Curtain on 2024
A year of The Noösphere in review, some personal updates, and what’s ahead
Katie Jgln
Dec 20, 2024
It’s Not Santa Claus Who Makes the Holiday Magic Happen
It’s Not Santa Claus Who Makes the Holiday Magic Happen
It’s women’s invisible and often underappreciated labour
Katie Jgln
Dec 12, 2024
Why Reproductive Health Care Is Neither New nor Unique to Humans
Why Reproductive Health Care Is Neither New nor Unique to Humans
And why it played a far greater role in the survival and advancement of our species than we might realise
Katie Jgln
Nov 27, 2024
How Patriarchy Convinced Us That Women Contributed Little to Society
How Patriarchy Convinced Us That Women Contributed Little to Society
On androcentrism, its many flawed assumptions and tricks, and research that challenges them
Katie Jgln
Nov 20, 2024
Anger Is Great. Anger Is Also the Worst.
Anger Is Great. Anger Is Also the Worst.
Some thoughts on the mess we’re in and how to climb out of it
Katie Jgln
Nov 11, 2024
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