地缘经济与政治
Is the internet really more effective at radicalizing people than older media?
Gavrilo Princip was 19-years-old, impressionable and increasingly alienated as his political views grew more extreme.
John Letzing
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Can the world ever learn to love nuclear power?
When I was three years old, a reactor at the nuclear power plant 30 kilometres east of our split-level suburban home partially melted down.
Will the Summer Olympics be a boon or bust for mass gatherings?
Just days after organizers disappointed health officials by announcing that thousands of local spectators will be able to attend the Tokyo Summer Games next month, a handful of COVID-19 i...
健康与医疗系统
The G7's vaccine pledge is a 'big help', but what about distribution and delivery?
“A big help, but we need more.”
COVID-19 vaccines have been around for half a year, what have we learned so far?
One thing we know for sure: they don’t make you magnetic.
Profit shifting and paying for a recovery: why a global tax plan is being hailed as ‘historic’
In some ways it started in Britain, and now it may have ended in Britain.
世界经济论坛制度
Solving the mystery of the ‘worker shortage’
Welcome to a new era of the “reservation wage.”
世界经济论坛制度
Rescued at sea: how we can do more for essential workers as the pandemic persists
When the container ship Ever Given was finally dislodged from the Suez Canal in March, media attention moved elsewhere. The ship’s crew did not.
贸易与投资
What’s the ‘bullwhip effect’ and how can we avoid crises like the global chip shortage?
It started with diapers.
经济增长
Have we fulfilled the promise of International Workers’ Day?
Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden unveiled a plan to promote worker organizing: a notable effort in a country where union membership tumbled to 10.8% of the workforce by 2020 from...
What can we learn from each other about preventing gun violence?
When Switzerland cut the size of its military in half nearly two decades ago, something interesting happened: the number of men fatally shooting themselves every year measurably declined.
How long are COVID-19 vaccines effective?
One of the most pressing questions about COVID-19 vaccines is how long they can provide protection.
Are we at a turning point for tackling online extremism?
What do TV show predictions have to do with far-right conspiracy theories? On TikTok, an app popular with children younger than 14, there’s a very short path from one to the other.
世界经济论坛制度
How to tell reality from a deepfake?
When Donald Trump belatedly acknowledged defeat two months after last year’s US presidential election, some news reports zeroed in on a fundamental question: whether his speech had actual...
COVID-19 vaccine development is more global than you might think
Cuba has two late-stage vaccine trials, and four candidates in total. It aims to use them to immunize its own population while supplying other countries like Suriname, Ghana, and Venezuela.