4 things we learned this week

AI is already changing the job market; doctors are people too; the digital divide is about more than internet access; support for the rule of law goes beyond merely not breaking it.

1. A new Business School study shows urban-rural gaps in the use of which of the following digital tools?

PhotoShop

PowerPoint

Excel

All of the above

2. Economists examining more than 100 years of employment trends found a nearly 50 percent increase in which field’s share of the job market since 2010?

The arts

STEM

Low-paid service work

Retail sales

3. Editors of “Becoming a Better Physician” say they were inspired by what trend to ask clinicians to speak candidly about their work?

Anxiety

Depression

Burnout

Impostor syndrome

4. According to legal and political philosopher Jeremy Waldron, which of the following is a key responsibility of citizens in upholding the rule of law?

Following laws only when we deem them morally just

Appealing legal decisions when they don’t go our way

Holding lawmakers accountable to legal rulings, even when it’s not in our self-interest

Using the legal system strategically to advance our economic interest

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