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.
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
03/18/2022
State of Resilience: How Ukraine’s Digital Government Is Supporting Its Citizens During the War
Among Ukraine’s efforts to defend against Russian aggression, the success of its government in using modern communication channels – from Twitter to Telegram – has stood out. But Ukraine’s government is no newcomer to digital technology.
03/30/2022
Opinion: Tech leaders are delusional if they think Web3 will give power back to the people
Similar to "the internet" or "cryptocurrency" in their infancy, the term "Web3" has entered the public discourse before being widely understood. However, Web3 might be the haziest and most vague of the bunch.
03/21/2022
Russians Are Racing to Download Wikipedia Before It Gets Banned
On March 1, after a week of horror in Ukraine, reports came out that Russia’s censorship office had threatened to block Russian Wikipedia.
03/14/2022
Is the Great Stagnation Finally Coming to an End?
Bob Gordon and I have been friends since I was a graduate student, with a tradition of regular annual dinners. He’s a giant in the field of economics and his book, The Rise and Fall of American Growth is a tour de force. However, we’ve long disagreed about the potential of digital technologies and prospects for growth going forward.
03/15/2022
‘No-Code’ Brings the Power of A.I. to the Masses
A growing number of new products allow anyone to apply artificial intelligence without having to write a line of computer code. Proponents believe the “no-code” movement will change the world.
02/15/2022
Dizzying digital change: how is it disrupting our lives and our world?
In Episode 3 of Series 7 of The Rights Track, Professor Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and co-director of the Bennett Institute joins Todd to discuss the dizzying digital changes over the last 25 years, how it has disrupted the economy and impacted on our lives.
03/17/2022
Q&A: With Zelenskyy Surrender Hoax, The Future of Deepfakes Is Here
University of Virginia professors Danielle Citron, a Law School expert on deepfakes and digital privacy, and David Nemer, an assistant professor of media studies who researches online misinformation, talked to UVA Today about the future of malign actors using digital tools to create false impressions for their own ends, including the ill omen for democracies and their security.
03/15/2022
In Sweden, Drones Are Beating Ambulances to the Scene — and Saving Lives
New technology is intervening in the moments where speed matters more than anything. Welcome to the future of emergency medicine.
03/17/2022
What Could Go Right? Healthier news reading habits
And, is Russian President Vladimir Putin going down?
03/09/2022
DeepMind’s new AI model helps decipher, date, and locate ancient inscriptions
Machine learning techniques are providing new tools that could help archaeologists understand the past — particularly when it comes to deciphering ancient texts.
03/10/2022