The first lesson of the “School of Young Sociologist, Conflictologist, Mediator” Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute was held on April 16, 2021.

The FBI wanted to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. It turned to a little-known Australian firm.
Technologies and national security in modern world. How technology, big firms and state institutions interact.
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/14/azimuth-san-bernardino-apple-iphone-fbi/

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452!
Leonardo’s birth—the highest point of renaissance. And Renaissance is the critically important element of the project of modernity. Of note to the students of modernity and modernization.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheIntriguingRenaissance/permalink/5422200274521594/

Rights for poor countries
Well-known student of inequality Thomas Piketti on poor nations economic rights, including right to COVID vaccine. Will be both useful and interesting to students studying courses on modernization and social stratification / inequality.
Link: https://www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty/2021/04/13/rights-for-poor-countries/