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May 31

South Africa’s Power Crisis Is a Warning for the World

South Africa has struggled to keep the lights on for more than a decade. The country’s aging coal power plants have fallen into disrepair. Resources set aside for fixing the infrastructure have been squandered. The national electricity utility Eskom is rife with corruption and mismanagement stemming from the tenure of…

Climate Change

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South Africa’s Power Crisis Is a Warning for the World
South Africa’s Power Crisis Is a Warning for the World
Climate Change

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May 17

Curbing the Mental Health Crisis One Breath at a Time

We can’t afford to ignore the global mental health crisis much longer. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions worldwide suffer from dangerous levels of depression and anxiety. Our always-connected lifestyles ironically wreak havoc on our ability to connect meaningfully with our loved ones and ourselves. …

Mental Health

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Curbing the Mental Health Crisis One Breath at a Time
Curbing the Mental Health Crisis One Breath at a Time
Mental Health

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Apr 12

Where Are the Meaningful AI Guardrails?

Italy has become the first Western country to block the popular artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT. Italian authorities didn’t block the AI software because the technology is advancing too quickly and becoming too powerful. Instead, the Italian data protection authority blocked the application over privacy concerns and questions over ChatGPT’s compliance…

Artificial Intelligence

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Where Are the Meaningful AI Guardrails?
Where Are the Meaningful AI Guardrails?
Artificial Intelligence

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Mar 21

AI Grows More Powerful While We Become More Predictable

With any groundbreaking new technology, the pace of adoption climbs quickly. Over the past two decades, new platforms and tools, from the iPhone to TikTok, have seen progressively faster adoption rates. The adoption rate of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model owned by OpenAI, is unlike anything we…

Artificial Intelligence

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AI Grows More Powerful While We Become More Predictable
AI Grows More Powerful While We Become More Predictable
Artificial Intelligence

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Mar 8

Israel’s Thin Democratic Veneer Begins to Slip

Cracks are starting to appear in Israel’s robust public relations strategy. It has taken decades for the Israeli government to convince supportive governments in the West, most notably the United States, that the country was a full-fledged democracy. The apparent hurdle has been the unavoidable reality of Israel’s control of…

World

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Israel’s Thin Democratic Veneer Begins to Slip
Israel’s Thin Democratic Veneer Begins to Slip
World

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Feb 22

China is Using BRICS to Expand Influence

The potential expansion of the BRICS group of nations could fundamentally transform the future of global alliances, but it will likely fall flat. BRICS is an acronym for its member countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. …

China

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How China is Using BRICS to Expand Influence
How China is Using BRICS to Expand Influence
China

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Feb 10

China is Transforming its Foreign Policy Objectives

When the history of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is written, it’s unclear how much there will be to say that is positive. After spending more than $1 trillion to build a network of infrastructure projects across emerging market countries designed to connect large portions of the global economy…

China

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China is Transforming its Foreign Policy Objectives
China is Transforming its Foreign Policy Objectives
China

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Feb 3

Electric Vehicles Are Now Mainstream, But No Silver Bullet

Electric vehicles are finally going mainstream. After decades of waiting for the EV revolution, more and more people worldwide are finally driving them. Driven by strong growth in China and Europe, EV sales crossed a critical milestone in 2022 with 10 percent of the global vehicle market share. As more…

Economics

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Electric Vehicles Are Now Mainstream, But No Silver Bullet
Electric Vehicles Are Now Mainstream, But No Silver Bullet
Economics

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Jan 30

How Breathwork Can Heal

I have been lazy about breathwork. Over the years, regular breath work has done wonders for my sense of self and facilitated early forays into the unconscious. When I regularly engage in focused breathwork, my body feels like it’s operating at its maximum as the practice loosens the dominance of…

Mental Health

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How Breathwork Can Heal
How Breathwork Can Heal
Mental Health

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Jan 19

Lithium and the New Wave of Resource Nationalism

Just as the supply chain crisis appears to be stabilizing, a new set of laws in southern Africa threatens one of the world’s essential commodities. Last month, Zimbabwe banned the export of raw lithium. The material is a vital part of batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles…

Sustainability

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Lithium and the New Wave of Resource Nationalism
Lithium and the New Wave of Resource Nationalism
Sustainability

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