Medical Tourism: Africa Leaders Should Get Their Healthcare at Home
The tragedy of the death of veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was “arguably robbed of the…
Trump’s Hand With China Is Improving, But Enough?
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How the K-Shaped Recovery Went Pear-Shaped
To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. In 2020, as the pandemic…
Tavares Strachan’s new LACMA exhibit fuses art, science, history and Afrofuturism
Tavares Strachan loves to blur the lines that separate art, science and historical reckoning — as well as…
Pfizer’s Deal on Drug Prices Is Good But Deserves Scrutiny
American taxpayers spend billions of dollars annually supporting pharmaceutical development. Yet the US continues to pay more for…
A Chart Climate Denialists Can’t Ignore
Every now and then you come across a piece of evidence that feels strong enough to cut through…
AI Insurance Is Expensive – Bloomberg
One question you might ask is: Will modern artificial intelligence models go rogue and enslave or wipe out…
Climate Crisis: Greenhushing Is (Whisper It) Coming for Carbon Removal
Greenhushing, in which companies quietly get on with the task of decarbonizing without boasting about it, was once…
Trump Coal: Dig, Baby, Dig Won’t Solve AI’s Power Shortage
To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. President Donald Trump’s tirade to…
Latin America’s Motorcycle Boom Comes With Deadly Consequences
It had rained that June morning in Mexico City, leaving the pavement slick. Isaac was speeding near the…
Why the Most Oil-Rich Country Can’t Keep the Lights On
If you want an image of where the internal contradictions of the fossil fuel economy are headed as…
Meta Needs a Cultural Change to Build Safe AI
“Move fast and break things.” If there’s a single corporate motto you can identify off the top of…