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Steve Forbes on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology

Jay Richards interviews Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, regarding the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies, and the implications of the technologies for global money, global security, and internet architecture. Read More ›
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The concept of planet Earth, with nuclear explosions depicting a global epidemic of coronovorus, reminiscent of the image of the virus COVID-19. Elements of this image furnished by NASA
The concept of planet Earth, with nuclear explosions depicting a global epidemic of coronovorus, reminiscent of the image of the virus COVID-19. Elements of this image furnished by NASA
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Twenty Years On, Aliens Still Cause Global Warming

In 2003, author and filmmaker Michael Crichton made a now-famous speech at Caltech, titled "Aliens Cause Global Warming." The title was humorous but the content was serious. He was not addressing some strange theory of global warming; he was warning about the politicization of science. Read More ›
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Vitamin D gelcaps.
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Vitamin D and COVID-19: Is It Data or Noise?

Random data shows geographic clusters. Thus some locations will inevitably have higher COVID-19 rates than others. As my example shows, associating these clusters with personal characteristics after the fact is not convincing scientific evidence. That’s where randomized, controlled trials are needed. Read More ›
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Top Consumer Trends COVID-19 Will Change Long Term

According to analysts, robotic devices are becoming more popular for a reason few would have guessed earlier; they reduce the need for physical human contact. Recycling, however, has taken a hit and weaning consumers from disposables post-COVID may prove a challenge. Huge firms are riding the storm, however, and Gen Z is spending the lockdown improving its career chances. Meanwhile, consumers surveyed around the globe say they plan to travel less. Read More ›
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Is Contact Tracing a Simple Answer to COVID Lockdowns?

The conventional science fiction fear of a superintelligent AI taking over the planet and ridding it of pesky humans distracts our attention from a much more realistic threat: Artificial intelligence (AI) makes both government and corporate surveillance much easier, cheaper, and more useful—whether it is in average citizens’ interests or not. If we are lucky, this will be the decade when we address the implications of that fact.

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