The Changing World Order
Drones are the new bombs, code the new currency, chips the new oil, and AI the new everything. Technology has reshaped geopolitics forever and a new world order is being carved in silicon
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The Golden Dome should be built — just not the way Trump imagines
President Trump’s headline-grabbing Golden Dome proposal can serve as the spark for a more realistic homeland defense upgrade.
This conservationist is trying to bring extinct species back to life
Ryan Phelan, co-founder of Revive & Restore, talks about the future of conservation at Freethink’s Great Progression event.
The AGI economy is coming faster than you think
The impact of AGI on the economy will be big, it’ll happen fast, and it’ll be disruptive. Here’s how the disruption could play out.
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Meet the artist and activist who wants you to erase your DNA
Heather Dewey-Hagborg wants to make sure people understand the hidden secrets in the DNA they leave behind…
Politics on social media is a good thing
Tired of all the political posts in your feed? Give us 2 minutes to make the case that it’s actually kind of beautiful…
The app that sniffs out censorship
Created by the Tor Project, the app gives internet users a new way to monitor and report online censorship around…
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An app for global trade
Flexport thinks bringing trade into the 21st century could improve lives around the globe.
This week in ideas: Using drones for medicine, fighting Zika, re-imagining passwords
Reimagining how we get medicine to people, using genetically modified mosquitoes to fight Zika, and selfies as…
How to send mail to a person with no address
Millions of people have no address. They can’t get mail, they can’t vote, they can’t get aid, and they don’t have…
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