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Spotlight: The Turing Trap: The Promise & Peril of Human-Like Artificial Intelligence

by Todd Galitz | May 23, 2023 | Income Inequality, Political Economy, Spotlight

The Turing Trap: The Promise & Peril of Human-Like Artificial Intelligence There has been a lot of hype about Artificial Intelligence lately, perhaps too much. But if you want to understand the bigger picture in a non-technical political-economic framework, this...

China is using mythology and sci-fi to sell its space programme to the world

by Editor | Jan 19, 2022 | Political Science, Science, Science Fiction

  Molly Silk, PhD Candidate, Chinese Space Policy, University of Manchester This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. On the morning of June 17, China launched its long-awaited Shenzhou-12...

Secular ‘values voters’ are becoming an electoral force in the US – just look closely at 2020’s results

by Ed | Dec 21, 2020 | democracy, Political Science, politics

  Phil Zuckerman, Pitzer CollegeThe voting patterns of religious groups in the U.S. have been scrutinized since the presidential election for evidence of shifting allegiances among the faithful. Many have wondered if a boost in Catholic support was behind Biden’s win...
We have the tools and technology to work less and live better

We have the tools and technology to work less and live better

by Editor | Oct 27, 2019 | Income Inequality, Political Economy

In 1930, a year into the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes sat down to write about the economic possibilities of his grandchildren. Despite widespread gloom as the global economic order fell to its knees, the British economist remained upbeat, saying that the...

Why Liberals and Libertarians Both Have It Wrong — And Right

by Editor | Aug 2, 2019 | Income Inequality, Political Science

Liberals say that rising income inequality is hurting economic growth. Libertarians say that government regulation is to blame. Who’s right?Both, say Steven Teles and Brink Lindsey, who visited Stanford Graduate School of Business recently as part of its Corporations...
Getting to know President Lincoln

Getting to know President Lincoln

by Todd Galitz | May 23, 2015 | For Free, History, Political Science

The problem with history is that it is so far away.  Reading about a noble figure such as Abraham Lincoln so often leaves one feeling oddly detached from the very figure that we are trying to get to know.  Reading about his leadership during the Civil War, his great...
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