The Proof is in the Putin Excerpts of an article by Andrew Ryvkin at Air Mail: Vladimir Putin is up for re-election. At the time of writing, the outcome is unclear: Is Putin going to get 93 percent of the vote, or will the Kremlin settle for a cool—and totally reasonable—82 percent? At one pointContinue reading “Why is Russia’s President for Life Bothering With an Election Campaign?”
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Americans Views of Foreign Alliances Growing Increasingly Divided
Kerry Boyd Anderson at Arab News: Today, as the world shifts from a unipolar world dominated by the US toward a more multipolar world, many Republicans are questioning how Americans benefit from some of the country’s long-standing partnerships. Meanwhile, an increasing desire among Republicans (and some Democrats) to focus resources domestically rather than abroad isContinue reading “Americans Views of Foreign Alliances Growing Increasingly Divided”
2024 Solar Eclipse
The word “eclipse” actually comes from the Greek word meaning “abandonment”. A once-in-a-lifetime event, the total solar eclipse happens when the moon’s shadow illuminates a narrow stretch of land during the day. Ancient Greeks believed that eclipses were a sign the gods were angry with humans and that the Sun would abandon Earth, bringing untoldContinue reading “2024 Solar Eclipse”
The Evolving Corporate Board
The business world has changed dramatically over the past few years. The human element is key –in the business of risk-taking. Thus, the rising complexity of board directorship. New challenges are coming up, from geopolitics to generative AI and digitization to sustainability. Therefore, being a board director is probably more complex than ever. New topicsContinue reading “The Evolving Corporate Board”
UFO Belief
Even when it’s not explicitly religious, belief in alien visitors resembles our oldest ways of making sense of the world Francesco Dimitri at Psyche: The Raëlians are not the only UFO religion born in the 20th century. They are the most laid-back, with their dancing nights and their ‘sensual meditation’, a far cry from theContinue reading “UFO Belief”
How You Can Easily Delay Climate Change Today: SO2 Injection
Tomas Pueyo in Uncharted Territories: In We Can Already Stop Climate Change If We Want To, I explained that we have a path to solve climate change (renewables, nuclear, batteries, olivine weathering), but it will take at least a few decades to get there. In the meantime, CO2 emissions will keep growing, there’s nothing we can doContinue reading “How You Can Easily Delay Climate Change Today: SO2 Injection”
‘Guernica’ in Gaza
The town of Guernica in northern Spain was heavily bombed during the Spanish Civil War in 1937. The bombing had a great impact on people all over the world, including the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. He characterized the impact by painting his famous work, “Guernica” –it conveyed a profound message describing the ugliness of theContinue reading “‘Guernica’ in Gaza”
What to Do About the Coming Economic Uncertainty Due to AI
The economic uncertainty posed by AI is likely to come very fast and is not well-understood or easily predictable, at least in any detailed manner. But it is quite predictable that AI will cause radical economic changes already within the next decade and this disruption carries great risks and the possibility of great societal pain.Continue reading “What to Do About the Coming Economic Uncertainty Due to AI”
How Money Laundering Works
Money laundering is basically just deleting your money’s search history. Of course, one has to first get large amounts of illegally acquired money before thinking about laundering it! by Delena D. Spann on TED-Ed: Money laundering is the term for any process that “cleans” illegally obtained funds of their “dirty” criminal origins, allowing them toContinue reading “How Money Laundering Works”