Europe needs a «coalition of the willing»
The Trump administration is pulling out of Europe. The EU countries must now finally rearm – not only to help Ukraine, but also to defend themselves.
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L’échec coûte trop cher en Europe
Le continent n’est pas assez compétitif. Une des raisons principales, c’est un droit du travail en général trop strict qui prive les entrepreneurs innovants de la capacité de rebondir rapidement.
More unity doesn’t mean less conflict
Europhiles are constantly pushing for more centralisation. However, in their drive to overcome nationalism, they recreate its dangers.
Europe at a Crossroads
The case for a more unified continent using a Swiss lite architecture.
Brussels’ protectionism is betraying its own core values
The EU was founded on the principles of free markets. Today, it is a major factor in hindering it. And the fish rots from the head.
Don’t trust – verify!
Bitcoin and self-custody technology are revolutionizing banking. For the first time in history, people can have full control over their assets and investments. Banks must adapt or risk irrelevance.
Encontré el paraíso capitalista en Zúrich
En España, un Estado parasitario me asfixiaba cada vez más. Por eso, a los 21 años, voté con los pies y me mudé al lugar más libre que pude encontrar: Zúrich.
Relax, dear parents – you can’t really increase your child’s intelligence
The major systematic force responsible for individual intelligence is genetics. Its influence increases with age.
The worldwide distribution of intelligence
Intelligence is unequally distributed between individuals, countries and its inhabitants. This even affects economic growth.
Stapledon’s Catastrophe: How the new eugenics could doom us all
Proponents of polygenic embryo selection aim to enhance “desirable” traits like intelligence. This might lead to the extinction of humanity.
I took a nap and woke up a cyborg – How technology can help disabled people and advance humanity
I am the first person to have a Neuralink chip implanted in my brain. The technology has changed my life – and it will expand the possibilities of human intelligence.
«Talent is found everywhere»
Psychologists Camilla Benbow and David Lubinski have accompanied gifted children throughout their lives. Assessing them early and in a standardized way is important to find out where their strengths lie.
«The police are overreaching in policing thought and opinions»
Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman argues that the UK should pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to control immigration. She thinks that free speech is in crisis and that democracies must stand together against autocracies.
To become truly intelligent, machines depend on human ingenuity
Machines could one day replace humanity as the apex species of the world. For this, however, they would need to develop consciousness.
«Everybody today is surely smarter than Aristotle»
People are too quick to attribute intelligence to AI, says Sendhil Mullainathan. At the same time, we are only using a tiny part of its potential.
In Iran I am called a «Satan», in America an «islamophobe»
In my home country, you can be killed for standing up for freedom and women’s rights. The same freedoms are being undermined in the West.