by Omega | Sep 12, 2024 | Resilience
The United States today faces an increasingly complex set of challenges. Disruptions from a range of acuteincidents (also called shocks), such as natural disasters, pandemics, cyber and physical attacks, infrastructurefailure, and sudden loss of key industries, are...
by Omega | Sep 12, 2024 | Environment
In this paper, we analyze the impact of temperature exposure on the earnings per share of large European firms over the 21st century. Our findings reveal that earnings are sensitive to extreme temperatures across a large proportion of sectors. Depending on the sector...
by Omega | Sep 12, 2024 | Worldviews
How many combinations of unintended consequences and human reactions to them does it take to detour us into a future that seems to defy any obvious trend? Not many. That’s why predicting the future accurately is so difficult. Some of the most mistaken predictions I’ve...
by Omega | Sep 12, 2024 | Worldviews
When I talk about U.S.-China competition, I usually talk about the economic side of things — industrial policy, export controls, tariffs, and so on. But it’s also important to think about how economic strength can and should be translated into military power — after...
by Omega | Sep 12, 2024 | Worldviews
For our history to be a source of encouragement, however, we have to know our history. The story that we tell ourselves about our history and our time matters. Because our hopes and efforts for building a better future are inextricably linked to our perception of the...
by Omega | Aug 29, 2024 | Pandemics
Epidemiologists said in interviews that they do not endorse a lackadaisical approach, particularly for those spending time around older people and those who are immunocompromised. They still recommend staying home for a couple of days after an exposure and getting the...
by Omega | Aug 29, 2024 | Environment
The wildfires that ravaged Canada’s boreal forests in 2023 produced more planet-warming carbon emissions than the burning of fossil fuels in all but three countries, research published on Wednesday has found. Only China, the United States and India produced more...
by Omega | Aug 29, 2024 | Pandemics
Fall is almost here! Make a plan to get your vaccines. The best vaccine is the one you get. Our priority is preventing severe disease among high-risk individuals, but staying up to date has secondary benefits for everyone! Katelyn Jetelina, Your Local Epidemiologist...
by Omega | Aug 26, 2024 | Worldviews
Throughout history many traditions have believed that some fatal flaw in human nature tempts us to pursue powers we don’t know how to handle. The Greek myth of Phaethon told of a boy who discovers that he is the son of Helios, the sun god. Wishing to prove his divine...
by Omega | Aug 26, 2024 | Worldviews
Artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to your iPhone soon and, according to Apple, it’s going to transform the way you use your device. Launching under the brand name “Apple Intelligence” the iPhone maker’s AI tools include a turbocharged version of its voice...
