Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Technology
08/18/2022
What Could Go Right? Clean energy abundance
What the US stands to gain from the Inflation Reduction Act—the nation's largest-ever climate investment
08/11/2022
Deep learning can almost perfectly predict how ice forms
It’s a development that could significantly increase the accuracy of weather and climate forecasting.
08/03/2022
Why America Is Uniquely Stupid with Jonathan Haidt
We chat with Jonathan about his recent Atlantic article “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid,” social media and its effects on our discourse and culture, the need for a shared story, the importance of dissent, the distinctions between liberalism and conservatism, the global impact of America’s descent into what he calls “structural stupidity,” and what measures we can take to improve it.
08/02/2022
Using smartphones could help improve memory skills
Using digital devices, such as smartphones, could help improve memory skills rather than causing people to become lazy or forgetful, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
07/25/2022
How to Preserve Dignity in the Digital Age
Digital privacy leader Danielle Citron discusses her forthcoming book "The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age."
07/28/2022
Opinion: Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining Democracy
Within the past 15 years, social media has insinuated itself into American life more deeply than food-delivery apps into our diets and microplastics into our bloodstreams.
07/21/2022
How Progress Compounds and Why It Matters
Thinking about the future does not require endless hyperbole or even forecasting. There are patterns, from a long-term perspective.
07/21/2022
What Could Go Right? It’s hot, but it’s not a heat apocalypse
Humans can bear heat better than we thought.
07/14/2022
What Could Go Right? Move over, Hubble
Mind-blowing space images from NASA’s bigger, better telescope
07/08/2022
Opinion: Should Machines Replace Mathematicians?
A “replication crisis” in mathematics raises questions about the purpose of knowledge.
07/07/2022
What Could Go Right? Happy birthday, America
Some thoughts about how to keep sitting in the mess.
05/25/2022