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  • Deep trends

    The emergence of science as a robust and legitimate method of truth-seeking was not visible in real time to those directly responsible, nor to the people whose power would later… more ›

  • State of AI Report 2020

    Now in its third year, the report features invited contributions from a range of well-known and up-and-coming companies and research groups. The Report considers the following key dimensions: Research: Technology breakthroughs… more ›

  • COVID‐19 Pandemic Imperils Weather Forecast

    Weather forecasts play essential parts in economic activity. Assimilation of meteorological observations from aircraft improves forecasts greatly. However, global lockdown during the COVID‐19 pandemic (March to May 2020) has eliminated… more ›

  • Future fatigue

    Winter is coming: a cold, northern, long and suspenseful season. Six months from now the world will be more pessimistic, tired of the overwhelming sentiment of defeat against the unreasonable forces… more ›

  • The Tyranny of Terrazzo

    All that pink. All those plants. All that white. It’s so clean! Everything’s fun, but not too much fun. And there, in the round mirror above the couch: It’s you. You… more ›

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    In Bangladesh, there is no Amazon. There is no eBay. If you want to buy a dress or a crested finch from the comfort of your home, you have to… more ›

  • The confusions

    Seth Godin talks about the difficulties and common mistakes in predicting the future. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zzbC1AWaghTt2bZ2KFF40 more ›

  • IT’S TIME TO BUILD

    Every Western institution was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, despite many prior warnings. This monumental failure of institutional effectiveness will reverberate for the rest of the decade, but it’s not… more ›

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  • Where Iran Goes to Party – Air Mail

    TBILISI, Georgia—On a day when some 70 Iranians protested outside the Iranian Embassy here against the killing of General Qasem Soleimani by a U.S. https://airmail.news/issues/2020-1-25/where-iran-goes-to-party more ›