Why our economy wastes talent instead of solving the world’s biggest problems.
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Bank Underground is about to take a break for the festive season. In keeping with tradition, we are pleased to present the annual Bank Underground Christmas Quiz! This year, it’s been prepared with the kind assistance of the Bank of England’s Archive team. We hope you enjoy testing your knowledge of the Bank’s history, especially … Continue reading The Bank Underground Christmas Quiz 2025
At the end of November I had the privilege of going to the first ever Oaisys AI Practitioners conference in Pune, India. I wanted to share some of the memories and moments from that event.
Jamie Abrahams and I were invited to both hold sessions and lead the contribution day. It was my first time in India and since the event itself was new as well, it was hard to know what to expect. But whatever my expectations could have been, it would have surpassed it.
I haven’t provided detailed commentary on the US labour market for a while now. To some extent the month-to-month changes are not that interesting but after a lapse, discernible trends can be detected. The US President is about to give a national address today in the context of declining poll popularity and a series of…
Mouse brains perform a clever mechanism to count their steps and keep them on track
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“At least George Bush had the decency to come to Congress for approval in 2002. Don’t the American people deserve that respect today?”
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Close inspection of “exceptionally preserved” fossils suggests that some dinosaurs shed their ability to take off
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“American Canto” is a story about the battle for the souls of a country and a journalist. But it’s certainly not about how things really work.
The post Olivia Nuzzi Is Completely Oblivious appeared first on The Intercept.
It triggers a reaction in the brains of mice that helps them change their behavior
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Here’s a review by Contributing Editor David Persails of the 30th anniversary version of “The Beatles Anthology” streaming on Disney+, including the new Episode 9 … “The Beatles Anthology 2025,” directed by Bob Smeaton and Oliver Murray, restored and remastered … Continue reading
This misconception can prompt us to feel pessimistic about our peers—and the world
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How women crab farmers along India's coast have linked their livelihoods to environmental conservation.
Mateo, a child, sits at a debate table opposite an empty chair. He’s surrounded by twenty Santa Claus Deniers, each holding a red flag.
MATEO: My name is Mateo, I’m six years old, and Santa Claus is real.
The sound of a countdown can be heard, “3…2…1… ding.” Several Santa Deniers dive toward the empty debate chair. Santa Denier 1 arrives first.
SANTA DENIER 1: Hi. Okay, I just… with everything we know, how can you still think Santa is real?
MATEO: Well, every Christmas morning, there are REAL presents under my tree FROM Santa.
SD1: But you know it’s not Santa putting those there.
MATEO: Who else would it be?
SD1: Your parents, obviously.
MATEO: But every year, my friend Liam wakes up at his house, and there are presents under his tree from Santa too.
There’s more than what meets the eye in a color-swapping insect
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A former Biden-era financial regulator accused of going easy on banking supervision has a new job as a venture capitalist.
But the moon’s slushy interior could still harbor pockets of life-sustaining water
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An increasing number of Wall Street investors are betting against artificial intelligence.
Kunskapen om vad MMT står för är pinsamt låg hos ekonomer i vårt land. Häromveckan påstod en av våra mer kända mainstreamekonomer — Lars Calmfors — i samband med en debatt med Katalys-utredaren och forskaren Max Jerneck att MMT-förespråkare tror att lösningen på alla ekonomiska problem är att bara trycka mer pengar och att MMT […]
The Tragedy of True Crime is both a critique of and a major contribution to true-crime literature.
Like a name dropper at a party, Donald Trump likes to associate himself with famous forerunners. In his inaugural address in January, it was the 25th US president, William McKinley. Earlier this month, he issued what he called the ‘Trump corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine on the 202nd anniversary of the fifth president asserting US […]
I am somewhat of a hot chocolate maven. I normally consume this winter-wonderful drink through powdered packages and hot water, and I know my way around the myriad packages in my local grocery aisle. You could say I am a bona fide Swiss Mistress.
As I was scrolling through the internet one day, I came across The Grinch Hot Chocolate Bomb from Williams Sonoma. I like to avoid cooking at all costs, and I normally do not patronize stores like WS (I’m assuming this is what kitchen people call it), but I couldn’t resist this quirky little drink that is probably also a children’s activity. The picture on the WS website featured the idyllic outcome of The Grinch Hot Chocolate Bomb. “Oh, I’ve got to try this,” I murmured to my screen. I hit “add to cart” and waited in anticipation for three to five days.
I unboxed my new treasure and enthusiastically inspected the packaging. The bomb itself is a tennis-ball-sized head of the Grinch (and the same hue), taunting you with his cheeky eyes and about seven different artificial colors. It boasts a filling of marshmallows that will float like clouds to the top of your mug. Oh, we’re in for a magical time!
By awarding its peace prize to Trump’s favorite Venezuelan opposition figure, pro-war coup plotter Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee contravened the principles enshrined in its founding documents, as well as Swedish law, Julian Assange alleged in an explosive brief reviewed by The Grayzone. The Swedish government violated its own laws by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, according to an explosive legal brief filed by Julian Assange, the Wikileaks co-founder and former political […]
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