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What Could Go Right? Southeast Asia makes money moves

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We have the first fully complete human genome. So what?

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Punishing the Symptoms

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Robin the Robot

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05/23/2022

We have the first fully complete human genome. So what?

With genome sequencing becoming more accessible, more rare disease patients can get an accurate diagnosis of their conditions.

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Sachin Rawat

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05/19/2022

What Could Go Right? Southeast Asia makes money moves

Millions are being lifted out of poverty, and economies are bouncing back post-pandemic.

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Emma Varvaloucas

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05/17/2022

Punishing the Symptoms

When the judicial system sticks to the same old script, it misses the chance to resolve the real issues causing crime.

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Victoria Pratt

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05/12/2022

What Could Go Right? OK, doomers

We’re paralyzed if we think everything is falling apart around us. It isn’t.

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Emma Varvaloucas

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05/09/2022

Robin the Robot

An AI creation brings smiles to the faces of sick children—and plugs the current gap of care providers

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Christopher Atamian

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05/05/2022

What Could Go Right? In a post-Roe US

What happens now, state by state, and some suggestions

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Emma Varvaloucas

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04/28/2022

What Could Go Right? The great democracy experiment

We’re the first societies aiming for equality within diversity.

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Emma Varvaloucas

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04/21/2022

What Could Go Right? “A gift for Indonesian women”

Massive protections against sexual abuse pass in Indonesia. Plus, geothermal energy, cancer-preventing vaccines, and more

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Emma Varvaloucas

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04/14/2022

What Could Go Right? This AI tool draws anything you want

Plus, big money gets thrown at carbon capture technology, a lake in central Florida sues to protect itself against development, and more

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Emma Varvaloucas

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04/07/2022

What Could Go Right? Clean electricity is trumping coal

Wind and solar have arrived. Plus, union wins at Amazon and Starbucks, and we may soon say goodbye to guinea worm disease.

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Emma Varvaloucas

The Progress Network

04/04/2022

Africa Is Finally Starting to Act Independently

From the economy to mRNA to TikTok stars, it’s time to celebrate the continent’s steps forward.

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Demilade Phillips

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03/31/2022

What Could Go Right? A positive perspective on a complicated world

The second season of our podcast is out! Plus, smart homes and cities, and Ukraine's digital resilience

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Emma Varvaloucas

Chicken little forecast

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Cool stuff to read

What Could Go Right? Southeast Asia makes money moves

We have the first fully complete human genome. So what?

Punishing the Symptoms

Robin the Robot

We have the first fully complete human genome. So what?

With genome sequencing becoming more accessible, more rare disease patients can get an accurate diagnosis of their conditions.

What Could Go Right? Southeast Asia makes money moves

Millions are being lifted out of poverty, and economies are bouncing back post-pandemic.

Punishing the Symptoms

When the judicial system sticks to the same old script, it misses the chance to resolve the real issues causing crime.

What Could Go Right? OK, doomers

We’re paralyzed if we think everything is falling apart around us. It isn’t.

Robin the Robot

An AI creation brings smiles to the faces of sick children—and plugs the current gap of care providers

What Could Go Right? In a post-Roe US

What happens now, state by state, and some suggestions

What Could Go Right? The great democracy experiment

We’re the first societies aiming for equality within diversity.

What Could Go Right? “A gift for Indonesian women”

Massive protections against sexual abuse pass in Indonesia. Plus, geothermal energy, cancer-preventing vaccines, and more

What Could Go Right? This AI tool draws anything you want

Plus, big money gets thrown at carbon capture technology, a lake in central Florida sues to protect itself against development, and more

What Could Go Right? Clean electricity is trumping coal

Wind and solar have arrived. Plus, union wins at Amazon and Starbucks, and we may soon say goodbye to guinea worm disease.

Africa Is Finally Starting to Act Independently

From the economy to mRNA to TikTok stars, it’s time to celebrate the continent’s steps forward.

What Could Go Right? A positive perspective on a complicated world

The second season of our podcast is out! Plus, smart homes and cities, and Ukraine's digital resilience

Cool stuff to read

With genome sequencing becoming more accessible, more rare disease patients can get an accurate diagnosis of their conditions.

Millions are being lifted out of poverty, and economies are bouncing back post-pandemic.

When the judicial system sticks to the same old script, it misses the chance to resolve the real issues causing crime.

We’re paralyzed if we think everything is falling apart around us. It isn’t.

An AI creation brings smiles to the faces of sick children—and plugs the current gap of care providers

What happens now, state by state, and some suggestions

We’re the first societies aiming for equality within diversity.

Massive protections against sexual abuse pass in Indonesia. Plus, geothermal energy, cancer-preventing vaccines, and more

Plus, big money gets thrown at carbon capture technology, a lake in central Florida sues to protect itself against development, and more

Wind and solar have arrived. Plus, union wins at Amazon and Starbucks, and we may soon say goodbye to guinea worm disease.

From the economy to mRNA to TikTok stars, it’s time to celebrate the continent’s steps forward.

The second season of our podcast is out! Plus, smart homes and cities, and Ukraine's digital resilience

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