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Today’s information-loaded society has led to an increasing number of people becoming trapped in a cycle of self-diagnosed health problems.
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Phages, which treat disease without the threat of antibiotic resistance, may one day cure bacterial illnesses in livestock without threatening human health.
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The Right to Repair movement wants absolute consumer control on how they want their products fixed.
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Helicopter manufacturers increasingly embracing digitization can lead to a more sustainable and efficient aviation industry.
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Proponents of seasteading claim they are re-inventing society but critics think they’re just evading taxes.
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As more threats emerge due to climate change, climate activism is growing interventionist branches.
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Everyone agrees that AI should be unbiased, but removing biases is proving problematic
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CBC News: The National
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http://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2030.htm#space-junk-future
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Digital emissions are increasing due to higher internet accessibility and inefficient energy processing.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/return-big-infrastructure-geopolitical-tool
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To counter China, the United States and others are creating infrastructure funding options for developing countries eager to build large engineering works.
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https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/09/23/dpm-govt-mulling-new-law-in-2021-to-protect-elderly-from-abuse-neglect/1793395
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Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today said that the government is studying the formulation of a new law to protect the elderly community especially from neglect and abuse, given the worrying increase in the number of such cases. Speaking to the...
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In 2020, 2,400 U.S. Air Force personnel have been selected for transfer into the nascent US Space Force.
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https://getpocket.com/explore/item/omniviolence-is-coming-and-the-world-isn-t-ready
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Getpocket
Emerging bio-, nano-, and cyber-technologies are enabling criminals to target anyone anywhere and, due to democratization, increasingly at scale.
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https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/11/how-ai-is-fighting-and-could-enable-ransomware-attacks-on-cities/
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Venture Beat
Ransomware is increasingly targeting cities, public utilities, and institutions. AI can improve defenses -- or sharpen attacks.
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https://energynews.us/2019/10/30/national/details-emerge-about-department-of-energys-super%E2%80%91grid-renewable-study/
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Energy News
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory study was pulled back by DOE headquarters, which called for more work on the findings.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/democracy-least-bad-form-government
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Stratfor
"No-one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise," Winston Churchill observed in 1947. "Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." And most people tend to agree with Churchill's sentiment that nothing beats the wisdom of the crowd. But few people felt this way until very recently.
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As global temperature continues to heat up, some grape varieties might soon disappear.
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Investors concerned about the sharp ups and downs of cryptocurrency prices turn to stablecoins for peace of mind.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/why-facts-cant-speak-themselves
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Stratfor
The power of online social platforms lies in their ability to elicit user contributions about their perceptual likes and dislikes, all the while compiling their actual online and consumer behaviors into massive data sets for advertisers or political campaign strategists. Thus technology bypasses the middleman role once played by the news media as fact purveyor and agenda setter.
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https://www.livemint.com/industry/energy/india-answer-to-china-belt-and-road-initiative-one-sun-one-world-one-grid-11590634870755.html
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Mint
The global grid plan may also leverage the International Solar Alliance co-founded by India that has 67 countries as members. It has become India’s calling card on climate change and is increasingly being viewed as a foreign policy tool
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/chinas-twilight-years/480768/
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The Atlantic
The country’s population is aging and shrinking. That means big consequences for its economy—and America’s global standing.