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Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
The Atlantic
20+ min read · Apr 11th · It’s not just a phase.
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Is Everything Falling Apart?
nonzero.substack.com
~12 min read · Apr 29th · Jonathan Haidt thinks so. I’m not so sure.
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Collaborative Fund
Never Saw It Coming
Collaborative Fund
2 min read · Apr 26th · People are very good at forecasting the future, except for the surprises, which tend to be all that matter. Let me share a theory I have about risk and the right amount of savings required to offset…
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Guardian Books
An optimist’s guide to the future: the economist who believes that human ingenuity will save the world
Guardian Books
10 min read · Apr 30th · Oded Galor’s ‘Sapiens’-like history of civilisation predicts a happy ending for humanity. But should we trust him?
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Interview: Ramez Naam, futurist, author, and investor
Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦
20+ min read · Apr 23rd · My favorite futurist tells me how to beat Putin, solve climate change, and build the future
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World Economic Forum
17 ways technology could change the world by 2027
World Economic Forum
~14 min read · May 10th · We asked the World Economic Forum's new class of Technology Pioneers for their views on how technology will change the world in the next five years - this is what they told us.
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The Atlantic
There’s No Scenario in Which 2050 Is ‘Normal’
The Atlantic
5 min read · Apr 27th · The two paths to avoid the worst of climate change would still dramatically change the world as we know it.
Guardian Books
The vision collector: the man who used dreams and premonitions to predict the future
Guardian Books
~17 min read · Apr 23rd · In 1966, a British psychiatrist had an idea: to change the course of history by asking the public to share their eerie intuitions
Nautilus Magazine
He Fast-Forwarded Evolution into the Future
Nautilus Magazine
7 min read · Apr 28th · Forty years ago, a paleontologist pictured Earth millions of years from now. His vision is a wake-up call for us today.
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It's time to build
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7 min read · From 2020 · Every Western institution was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, despite many prior warnings. This monumental failure of institutional effectiveness will reverberate for the rest of the decade,…
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Tim Urban
The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1
Tim Urban
20+ min read · From 2017 · Part 1 of 2: "The Road to Superintelligence". Artificial Intelligence — the topic everyone in the world should be talking about.
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MIT Technology Review
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2020
MIT Technology Review
~14 min read · From 2020 · MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2020 outlines scientific discoveries, available now or in the very near future, that could most profoundly change people’s lives. Included this year: unhackable internet service; individual designer drugs; the proliferation of digital currency; anti-aging treatments; AI molecule searches for better medicines; satellite constellations boosting remote internet access; new uses for quantum computers, tiny, powerful AI apps for phones; bolstering Census privacy; and more accurate climate change forecasts.
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McKinsey & Company
McKinsey: These are the skills you will need for the future of work
McKinsey & Company
9 min read · 2021-06-29 · Research has shown that while the need for manual skills will decline, the demand for technological, social and higher cognitive skills will increase.
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bariweiss.substack.com
The Case for American Seriousness
bariweiss.substack.com
6 min read · Apr 18th · We don't need aging institutions to pave the way for 21st-century dynamism. What we need is will. And audacity.
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The Atlantic
Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future
The Atlantic
7 min read · 2021-07-29 · Like it or not, the way we work has already evolved.
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VICE
MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We're on Schedule
VICE
5 min read · 2021-07-14 · A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we're unfortunately right on schedule.
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"Most important century" series: roadmap
cold-takes.com
5 min read · Apr 1st · This is an outline of how each piece in the "most important century series relates to the overall argument. I think it's useful to read through this before reading through the series, to get a sense…
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The Gradient
AI and the Future of Work: What We Know Today
The Gradient
20+ min read · 2021-12-19 · One of the most important issues in contemporary societies is the impact of automation on human work. With AI becoming ever more advanced, what will its impact on automation be?
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