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The world really needs a techno-realist manifesto
News, Nicholas Agar & Stuart Whatley, Published on 04/12/2024
» 'It's actually going to be easy to cure ageing and cancer," insists David Sinclair, a researcher on ageing at Harvard University. Similarly, Elon Musk continues to claim that he will soon land humans on Mars and deploy robotaxis en masse. Major corporations have set carbon-neutrality targets based on highly optimistic forecasts about the potential of carbon-removal technologies. And, of course, many commentators now insist that "AI changes everything".
Could the study of humanities be automated?
Oped, Nicholas Agar, Published on 29/09/2022
» There has been much hand-wringing about the crisis of the humanities, and recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) have added to the angst. It is not only truck drivers whose jobs are threatened by automation. Now, they are demonstrating proficiency in the tasks that occupy humanities professors when they are not giving lectures: namely, writing papers and submitting them for publication in academic journals.
Decarbonising the palm oil industry
Oped, Nicholas Hurt, Published on 09/03/2022
» The urgency to act on the climate crisis has never been greater. The ongoing Expo 2020 in Dubai focuses on creating sustainable links between food, agriculture, and livelihoods. And building on the outcomes of COP26, the upcoming Middle East and North America Climate Week will help regional stakeholders identify actionable climate change opportunities.
The complex anatomy of technology regulation
News, Nicholas Davis & Mark Esposito & Landry Signé, Published on 14/02/2022
» The 2020s will be characterised by new technology regulation. But while today's technologies are global, the rules governing their development and use are not.
Serious crimes will be punished
Oped, Nicholas Koumjian, Published on 02/02/2022
» One year ago, the elected government of Myanmar was deposed by military authorities.
Why sustainability revolution is the new digital
Oped, Orit Gadiesh, Jenny Davis-Peccoud & Gerry Mattios, Published on 30/01/2021
» Even in a year dominated by a global pandemic, the sustainability revolution has accelerated faster than expected, while also expanding to include a wider range of environmental and social issues.
We're watching you, Myanmar
Oped, Nicholas Koumjian, Published on 28/05/2020
» The global coronavirus pandemic has understandably dominated the attention of Asia and the entire world in recent months. But the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar has a message to send: our investigations are open and the virus will not blind us to ongoing crimes.
Photo essay: Isolation diaries
R. Scott Davis, Published on 19/05/2020
» Bangkok photography students stay creative during lockdown
Big Restaurant, Hotel Chains Won Exemption to Get Small Business Loans
Business, Bob Davis & Heather Haddon, Published on 08/04/2020
» Shake Shack Inc. hardly seems like a small enterprise, with 7,600 employees, about $500 million in annual revenue and net income last year of $24 million. Even so, it plans to apply for a new government-guaranteed small-business loan.
Trump Administration Considers Halting GE Venture's Engine Deliveries to China
Business, Ted Mann & Bob Davis, Published on 18/02/2020
» The Trump administration is considering a proposal to halt deliveries of jet engines co-produced by General Electric Co. for a new airliner being developed in China, a potential escalation of protective trade measures that could have steep repercussions for the major American manufacturer.