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Can democracies still function when truth itself is destabilised – and what will it take to restore public trust? Around the world, democracies are being outpaced by a rapidly evolving information crisis. AI-generated deepfakes, automated propaganda, and weaponised synthetic medi ...  Show more

In the past year, AI capabilities have rapidly advanced across fields ranging from coding to higher mathematics. Industry valuations and capital expenditure have soared to hundreds of billions of dollars, and nations are racing to build their own “sovereign” compute capacity. Sce ...  Show more

A lot of what we see as “normal” in today’s society is a bit outdated. As we normalize the stigmas on mental health and fight for equality of all people, we’re all starting to realize that in order to live more fulfilling lives, we as a society need to change. It starts with us.I ...  Show more

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan considers both why we might live longer, and the dilemmas this raises. In the last few years, medical advances have led to treatments that really do offer the potential to tackle life-threatening cancers and debilitating diseases s ...  Show more

In a world that places a premium on independence, are we undervaluing the power of community?

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In this engrossing debate, we examine the societal shift towards solo living and ask cr ...

Doubling human life expectancy in a century is our greatest achievement, says author Steven Johnson. How did we make it happen -- and can we keep it going? Backed by fascinating historical anecdotes, he shares some life-lengthening innovations and reminds us of three key things n ...  Show more