A farmer in Niger whose fields have dried up due to the heat. A father in Palau who does not know whether his house will still be standing when his children are grown up — or whether the rising sea levels will swallow up his village. Mayors in Spain, Germany or Lithuania who have to … Read moreCOP28 is an opportunity if we all play our part
In late October, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the National Women’s Congress that “We should actively foster a new type of marriage and childbearing culture.” Such a statement is rich coming from a man, especially one who leads a party that for decades actively and sometimes brutally enforced family planning policies. It is also delusional: … Read moreCan China’s Baby Bust Be Reversed? Don’t Count On It
Over the last two years, a positive wave of ocean action has been sweeping the planet. Its momentum offers the most powerful opportunity in recent memory to improve humanity’s relationship with the ocean. The ocean hosts 95% of the planet’s life; it also absorbs 93% of its excess heat and about 30% of human-generated carbon … Read moreThe Ocean Is Our Best Chance To Survive Climate Change
The soap opera-like ousting and swift return of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman produced plenty of fodder for ironic quips online but it also exposed some serious fault lines. One such critique I enjoyed was: “How are we supposed to solve the AI alignment problem if aligning just a few board members presents an insurmountable challenge?” … Read moreWhy Europe Must Not Let AI Firms Put Profits Before People
In a nation as affluent as the United States, it’s a harsh reality that more than 44 million people, including vulnerable children and seniors, grapple daily with food insecurity. Yet, this problem is not confined within any single nation’s borders. Globally, conflicts, climate changes, and a worldwide pandemic have escalated the number of those in … Read moreThe Time Has Come to End World Hunger
Video calls, streaming services, social media: In our wireless age, they all seem to simply float in the cloud. It’s easy to forget they are transmitted along actual physical wires running across the seabeds of our planet. Spanning nearly 750,000 miles, these 400-plus subsea cables handle more than 95% of internet traffic, whether it’s the … Read moreHow the U.S.-China Rivalry Is Putting the Internet at Risk