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www.ozy.com [OZY.COM]( [VIEW ONLINE]( 10 MUST READS TODAY [Daily Dose]( Tuesday Oct 08, 2019 1 [Provocateurs]( [Provocateurs]( [A Murdered Journalist's Son Fights Back to Revive Her Craft]( His mother was killed for doing her job in Malta. Now he’s seeking justice. Matthew Caruana Galizia, 33, is a reluctant celebrity in Malta. He was catapulted into the spotlight when his mother, Daphne, the island state’s most prominent investigative journalist at the time, was assassinated in October 2017: A bomb planted beneath the driver’s seat of her car exploded as she drove away from the family home. That explosion, which Caruana heard and was one of the first to respond to, changed his life forever. [READ MORE]( 2 [Fast Forward]( [Fast Forward]( [Pakistani Women Have Had Enough. They Are Demanding Workplace Equality]( They are battling wage discrimination, challenging police wrongdoing and even inspiring male worker unions. Popular Pakistani qawwali singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan plays on Karachi’s airwaves as men offload sacks filled with cloth scraps from trucks and take them into warehouses. There, they’re separated by size and either taken back to factories or sold in markets as stuffing for cushions. But while the pay is paltry for all, men receive almost 50 percent more than women — $3.80 against $2.60 daily — for the same work. For decades, such wage disparity was a given. Now that’s slowly changing. [READ MORE]( 3 [Good Sh*t]( [Good Sh*t]( [A Dead Philosopher Makes New Connections on YouTube]( Freelance “spiritual entertainer” Alan Watts has an even larger following for his lectures today, nearly half a century after his death. Alan Watts was a walking TED Talk. The British Zen Buddhist philosopher and self-described “spiritual entertainer” could hold a room in the thrall of his engaging personality, prophetic voice and seemingly endless extemporaneous wisdom. He would talk for hours without notes, entertaining large audiences with his charm and a steady smorgasbord of easily digestible spiritual wisdom. So it’s rather fitting that Watts, who died in 1973, is now enjoying a second life on YouTube, where decades-old recordings of his lectures — invariably accompanied by classical music and video montages of scenic splendor — garner millions of views. [READ MORE]( [Sponsored by: UC Berkeley School of Information]( [Discover the Value of Artificial Intelligence for Business]( Artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere these days — from health care and e-commerce to manufacturing, social media, fintech and more. Simply put, AI is redefining industry, and understanding its scope and applications is increasingly vital to an organization’s success. With the Artificial Intelligence Strategy online course from the UC Berkeley School of Information, you will explore the evolution of AI and learn how to leverage AI-based solutions to create value for your business. In six short weeks, you’ll discover how to choose an AI strategy based on your organization’s objectives, identify the resources you’ll need, implement the strategy, guard against possible threats and prepare for the future of AI. Ready to develop a practical plan to integrate artificial intelligence within your business? [Find out more about this online course here.]( 4 [Flashback]( [The European State Teaching Us a Thing or Two About Referendums]( Saarland’s fate was decided by two referendums, which led to the same outcome but in very different ways. 5 [Need to Know]( [How a Raunch-Com Director Became the Scandalous Mastermind of 'Joker']( Director Todd Phillips, of The Hangover fame, thought he was leaving offense behind when he switched from comedy to drama. 6 [Fast Forward]( [The Shadow of Lula Lingers Over Bolsonaro's Brazil — Even From Jail]( The shadow of the charismatic former president remains large on Brazilian politics. But it could be hurting his Workers’ Party the most. 7 [Good Sh*t]( [Get Creeped Out and Freaked Out at This Oddities Expo]( This one-of-a-kind traveling show of weirdness is fun for the whole family — if your family is into taxidermy, horror clowns and human hairballs. 8 [Flashback]( [When Texas Oil Execs Courted the Taliban]( Central Asian governments are working on a “peace pipeline.” How did that work out last time? 9 [Fast Forward]( [Restaurant Workers Bite Back Against Food Delivery Apps]( DoorDash and its global peers disrupted the restaurant business and squeezed workers. Now employees are turning the tables. 10 [Acumen]( [Why the Foreign-Born Population in the Midwest Has Skyrocketed]( Highly skilled migrants aren’t just heading to California and New York — they’re going to flyover country. You Should Know This [Prepare Yourself for the Next Recession]( OZY Media Mountain View, California 94040 This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Read Online](