Europe at a Crossroads
The case for a more unified continent using a Swiss lite architecture.
In Originalsprache
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.
How medical advancement can help managing the demographic shift
In spite of the declining fertility rate, assisted reproduction is not very widespread in Switzerland. Better access to fertility treatments must be an essential part of the policy response.
«Working longer is far more effective than immigration»
Western countries are ill-prepared for the demographic shifts, warns Jennifer Sciubba. Still, she prefers to live in an older society.
The next financial collapse could be caused by demography
Ageing societies tend to expect more from the state and require higher expenditures. This could lead to rising taxes and debt – and this time, even central banks might be powerless.