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Stephen Hawking on Growth-Oriented Keynesian Economics
"During the inflationary period the universe borrowed heavily from its gravitational energy to finance the creation of more matter. The...
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Marina Lewycka on Disillusionment with The Powers That Be
"No, it's the same people who are always in power, Vera. Sometimes they call themselves communists, sometimes capitalists, sometimes devoutly...
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Brian Clegg on Brain-Computer Interfaces
"The biggest problem with introducing electrodes into the brain, apart from the non-trivial risk of damage during implantation, is that...
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How Will AI Change Everything Without Changing Anything?
The Microsoft AI for Good program offers "organizations working to solve global challenges to the environment, humanitarian issues, accessibility, health,...
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Looking for Effective Social Theories Instead of False Universalisms
The natural sciences are far from answering all our questions about how the universe works, and yet, there is an...
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What is Artificial Intelligence?
One way to trace the history of science is to look at the history of our instruments for experimentation and...
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Physics Envy and the Romance of Mathematics
"In modern times," writes Clifford A. Pickover, mathematics has permeated every field of scientific endeavour and plays an invaluable role...
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Capitalism: A Contemporary Introduction
Solving the problems of capitalism requires that we not panic at the very mention of the word capitalism and start...
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Cathy O'Neil on Mathematical Models and Resource Distribution
"We've seen time and again that mathematical models can sift through data to locate people who are likely to...
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Eduardo Galeano on Language, Knowledge and Social Change
"I confess I get a pain from reading valuable works by certain sociologists, political experts, economists, and historians who...