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View article: Army of the vulnerable
Army of the vulnerable Open
Since ending conscription in 1963, Britain has fought its “small wars” with professional soldiers from deprived areas of the country, many recruited under the age of 18. During the 21st‐century war on terror, these personnel were deemed vu…
View article: Anthropology and complicated people
Anthropology and complicated people Open
Revealing complexity in the world—but also creating it—is at the heart of anthropology. It shapes our engagement with theory and ethics, writing and visual style, and choice of research subjects. But does it create blind spots? I respond t…
View article: The racial politics of plastic surgery
The racial politics of plastic surgery Open
This chapter examines the political issues raised by plastic surgery that alters the so-called racial or ethnic features. It discusses the history of this medical practice in the United States and how it has been practiced in two non-Weste…
View article: The Power of Factorization Mechanisms in Local and Central Differential\n Privacy
The Power of Factorization Mechanisms in Local and Central Differential\n Privacy Open
We give new characterizations of the sample complexity of answering linear\nqueries (statistical queries) in the local and central models of differential\nprivacy:\n *In the non-interactive local model, we give the first approximate\nchara…