Technologies don’t have to be cutting edge to make a profound difference in people’s lives. By The Editors Oral rehydration salts By the early 1990s, diarrheal diseases were killing some 5 million children under the age of five every year. 605 more words
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Natural-language processing has taken great strides recently—but how much does AI really understand of what it reads? Less than we thought. By Karen Hao Until pretty recently, computers were hopeless at producing sentences that actually made sense. 804 more words
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The news: Misinformation on social media is often fueled by older adults, who share fake news and dubious links more than other age groups—up to seven times more than their younger counterparts. 486 more words
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Cloud Atlas is a touching and very clever story about moral choices. By Bill Gates Cloud Atlas is a wonderful book that is hard to describe. I can tell you that it is a touching and clever novel about moral choices. It explores how self-centered and bad people can be, but also how supportive and…
Unlike most books on leadership, this one is worth your time. By Bill Gates I don’t read many books about how to run a business. In my experience, it is rare to find one that really captures what it’s like to build and operate an organization or that has tips you could really put into…
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Societies need to manage the changes the latest wave of technological advances will bring. That means promoting economic growth and providing an adequate welfare system. By Javier Andrés and Rafael Doménech We are witnessing a new wave of technological progress with enormous potential to profoundly transform our societies. Together with globalization, climate change, demographic…
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Covid-19 is primarily a respiratory infection that attacks the lungs, making it harder for patients to breathe and get enough oxygen to the rest of the body. Pneumonia and other respiratory conditions can quickly set in, eventually leading to death if the body cannot fight off the infection. But after over four months of cases,…
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