What Can We Learn From a False Singularity?
A Google software engineer claims that the Lamda chatbot is sentient. He is wrong: but the global conversation he has…
2 years ago
Economics & Markets
Tax me if you can: Why windfall taxes are a bad idea
The Tories will now rob temporarily rich Peter to appease permanently indigent Paul. Short-termism triumphs again. This is not the…
2 years ago
Malthus Revisited: The Coming Global Food Wars
Russia is weaponising hunger in a global hybrid war. We knew there might soon be famine in the developing world,…
2 years ago
Recession Inevitable − and If So, Who is to Blame?
The global economic outlook is dire. Victor Hill takes a look at how bad it will get in the UK…
3 years ago
Power Play: New Technologies that will Revolutionise the Energy Sector
The trilemma is how to achieve energy security with sufficient, continuous capacity while eliminating CO2 emissions. The only way to…
3 years ago
The Great Food Price Crunch
After the global supply chain crunch comes the food price crunch, adding to concerns about the cost of living crisis,…
3 years ago
‘Macron II’ will be no more successful than ‘Macron I’
The French presidential election turned out much as expected, after all. But the hope and optimistic anticipation of 2017 is…
3 years ago
Electrification: good news, bad news
The engineering behind electric cars continues to improve. But there are still major questions about the efficacy of EVs, says…
3 years ago
The Great Bifurcation
Even if Russia’s war against Ukraine is swiftly concluded with a peace deal – which is unlikely - the world…
3 years ago
Debt Games: How Governments Finance Themselves for Free
There is a view that modern, monetary economics renders governments’ debt burdens irrelevant – at least in advanced economies. Yes…
3 years ago