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Fear of technology is not new. But we misunderstand its origin. In reality, we don't fear technology but each other.
Here’s what Europe would have looked like if the Confederation of the Danube had been established after WWII.
Robots must identify themselves.
We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.
When someone attempts to make you afraid of something that hasn't happened instead of a true, present danger, suspect this nefarious ploy.
The story of China is the story of global economics.
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Estonia has long been seen as a pioneer in digitizing the democratic process.
It is easy to underestimate how much the world can change within a lifetime.
The restoration of public confidence is crucial for strong democratic governance around the world.
The state of global democracy is relatively strong — but there are clear signs of recent erosion.
An innovation's value is found between the technophile’s promises and the Luddite’s doomsday scenarios.
In 1934, American Communists translated a Stalinist book about revolution into a children’s game. Curiously, it didn't catch on.
Almost 18,000 projects, brought together on one clickable map.
While cities drive national economic growth, their political geography means they cannot effectively deal with inequality, poverty, and other socioeconomic problems.
Lawmen and outlaws were often the same people.
Most philosophers merely contemplate the world, but what about the ones who actually tried to change it?
There is a strong case to be made that the China has moved too slowly to reverse the effects of its one-child policy.
Although it’s often described as the Amazon of China, Alibaba has a radically different business model that does not rely on inventory management.
Seneca thought the use of ice was a "true fever of the most malignant kind."
As far as we know, it's only happened once to one unlucky person in Oklahoma.
Some of the weirdest characters in Greek mythology were Athenian kings.
Surely they can't be worse...can they?
These ten maps provide a fascinating insight into the impact that soccer (sorry, football) has had worldwide.
What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.
There is one House member for every 761,169 people, which isn't exactly representative.
There's enough evidence to conclude president Bukele had no idea what he was doing.
Do we still remember what we learned in the 1940s?
Japan just opened to tourists for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, echoing the island country’s isolationist policies during the feudal era.
We asked 11 experts about the future of progress for humanity.