In a dilapidated building, two rebel archivists collect items from bulldozed sites around their crumbling city, in a desperate attempt to preserve memories of their rapidly vanishing home. Outside the ...

Those who hoped to curtail plastic production—and the health risks associated with the stuff—were disappointed. Oil lobbyists, less so ...

Hidden council tax debt is eroding trust in local politics An exclusive FOI investigation reveals the extent of indebted councillors in England—a trend that could fuel populist narratives that ...

Recent changes to the platform make catch-up audio harder to access for international audiences. But at what cost?

Last summer I was invited to take part in two small private events attended by many US, European and Asian billionaires, some worth many tens of billions. The events were fun and stimulating, and many ...

It is commonly acknowledged that while biological sex is genetically determined, gender is a social construct. A human being cannot—and should not—be reduced to their biology, or indeed their genitals ...

Tech leaders and industry insiders are giddy with excitement about the advances under way in artificial intelligence, whether due to the scaling up of existing models and functionalities, new ...

This is not the time for negotiations over Ukraine. Successful peace negotiations usually require both a mutually hurting stalemate (a specific concept in diplomacy) and leadership on both sides ...

When should you ban a far-right party? A motion to consider a ban of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), signed by 113 members of parliament, has been submitted to Bundestag. It’s a sign of how ...

The best way to attract attention in the crowded space of technology is to make bold claims. AI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo, director of the AI Futures Project, a research group based in California, ...

It was around 1980 that Paul Marshall, a keen Christian undergraduate at Oxford, went to a presentation by the evangelical aid agency Tearfund. He was so impressed by the call for Christians to help ...

Whenever a new technology is released into the world, one group of people embraces the innovation and argues that it will transform society forever. Think of the enthusiasts who took up crypto, ...