Episodes
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Out-numbered: AI’s contentious maths milestone
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Working through it: the AI jobs boom dawns
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Chainsaw sputtering: Milei’s experiment falters
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School of shock: teenagers get dimmer
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All right on the night: AfD’s victory
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Bargaining chips: Nvidia is the bank of AI
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Ire and ICE: the toll of America’s deportations
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Right in front: AfD could win German state
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After the flood: Nepal’s ongoing rescue
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Stars in their AIs: tech is changing Hollywood
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Bots on the ground: China leads humanoid race
Advancements in humanoid robotics are rapidly progressing in China, driven by significant investment in training centers and data collection, although the technology remains expensive and limited in capability.
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Big shot: does a cancer vaccine work?
Advances in mRNA technology hold promising potential for personalized cancer vaccines, though widespread application and cost remain challenges.
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Slip the surly bonds? Scott Bessent goes on a yield trip
US bond yields are rising due to high government borrowing, inflation, and policy uncertainties, prompting unconventional intervention signals from the Treasury.
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Even-more-maximum pressure: sanctions on Iran
Sanctions and economic pressure can have limited immediate effect on resilient nations like Iran, which has extensive experience in evading restrictions.
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Elbows up, again: a US-Canada trade flare-up
Trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. are highly delicate, with last-minute demands often causing breakdowns, leading to increased tariffs and economic repercussions for Canada.
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I, robot? AI and consciousness
Humans have a strong tendency to anthropomorphize machines, attributing consciousness based on responses rather than actual internal states.
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An interview with Yuval Noah Harari
Our control over AI is not predetermined; human choices today will shape whether AI becomes a tool or a threat.
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Bombs and bombshells: Zelensky under pressure
Ukraine faces severe military and political challenges, with internal corruption investigations and wartime restrictions complicating Zelensky's leadership and the nation’s stability.
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Wake-up haul: an Ozempic moment for the brain
Peptides like orexins are a hot area of pharmaceutical research with potential applications beyond sleep disorders, possibly rivaling GLP medicines in scope.
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Settler bet: a West Bank flashpoint
Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank is increasingly violent and governmental complicity may facilitate ongoing land grabs.
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