by Omega | Jun 13, 2023 | Environment
The reality of the “global climate problem” is, in fact, defined by a triple inequality. The impact is suffered most by those who have least contributed to the crisis and are least able to pay. Those of us who are most responsible and have most ability to contribute...
by Omega | Jun 9, 2023 | Worldviews
Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss how existing A.I. capabilities already pose catastrophic risks to a functional society, how A.I. companies are caught in a race to deploy as quickly as possible without adequate safety measures, and what it would mean to upgrade...
by Omega | Jun 9, 2023 | Politics
Unsurprisingly, this surge in geopolitical tension raises talk of near-shoring and friend-shoring. But that begs the question, where is safe? Adam Tooze Read full post by Adam Tooze at Chartbook
by Omega | Jun 9, 2023 | Worldviews
Listen to the Ezra Klein Show where the journalist discusses how Moscow’s invasion, U.S.-China relations and the rise of nonaligned countries affect America’s place in the global order.
by Omega | Jun 2, 2023 | Environment
The government is now looking at a “more pessimistic scenario” where warming hits 4C. Bechu added that “in truth, we should call it realistic”. It could mean years where heatwaves last up to two months and some southern parts of the country have up to 90 nights with...
by Omega | Jun 2, 2023 | Omega Resilience Awards
The program seek to identify visionary communicators, artists and public intellectuals who can help the society to imagine what it will take to respond to the global polycrisis and chart a path toward a more resilient future. Joseph Muia Read full article in Citizen...
by Omega | Jun 2, 2023 | Polycrisis
Environmental collapse approaches. Everyday life has become ever more militarized. Access to good food, clean water, and affordable health care has become even more restricted. Enrique Viale and Maristella Svampa Read full Manifesto by Enrique Viale and Maristella...
by Omega | Jun 2, 2023 | Resilience
The AI was then unleashed on a list of 6,680 compounds whose effectiveness was unknown. The results – published in Nature Chemical Biology – showed it took the AI an hour and a half to produce a shortlist. James Gallagher Read full article in BBC by James...
by Omega | Jun 2, 2023 | Worldviews
Leaders from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic and other A.I. labs warn that future systems could be as deadly as pandemics and nuclear weapons. Kevin Roose Read full article in The Nehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/technology/ai-threat-warning.htmlw York Times by...
by Omega | May 29, 2023 | Economy
This month, the largest homeowner insurance company in California, State Farm, announced that it would stop selling coverage to homeowners. That’s not just in wildfire zones, but everywhere in the state. Christopher Flavelle Read full article in The New York Times by...
