The story behind the mysterious “Moai Statues” of Easter Island
For centuries, the famous Easter Island moai statues have stood tall on this remote Pacific landscape — but who built them, how were they moved, and why were they erected…
The super-rich are different from you and me
Paul Krugman The super-rich are different from you and me. They are pettier and more self-centered than most of us can easily imagine. Hi, Paul Krugman here. This video is…
AI is the force for change in banking
Chris Skinner I’ve just been reading McKinsey’s latest piece about the AI-powered bank. It reads like a polite consulting report, but underneath it is a fairly brutal critique of the…
9 May: What is left to celebrate?
Can Baydarol 9 May is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe. The defeat of Hitler’s Germany in 1945 is celebrated as a day of victory in both…
Inflation hits a six-month high; the programme has failed; this time, the excuse is the war…
Levent Gürses As inflation begins to rise again, this time the excuse is the war in Iran. Yet the war is affecting the whole world, and despite minor fluctuations, inflation…
With unsupported agriculture, we are heading towards the top spot in the world for food inflation
Osman Şenkul Although economic life 3,000–4,000 years ago was not as complex as it is today, it did exhibit developments similar to what we are experiencing today. For example, the…
Mapping the military AI industry
Dr Alexander Blanchard, Dr Vincent Boulanin & Laura Bruun The involvement of industry is a key aspiration of arms control initiatives on the responsible application of artificial intelligence (AI) in…
J.Doyne Farmer: Can we finally simulate the climate economy?
Tim Mohin Sophia and I first collaborated in 2023, building technology partnerships at the intersection of AI and sustainability. When she told me she was leaving BCG to join Macrocosm’s…
Does crypto create or destroy democracy?
Chris Skinner The Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI) produced a document yesterday about the risk of cryptocurrency to democracy. Seriously? Cryptocurrency is a libertarian dream that gives all of…