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“The turbulent times took a massive toll on the U.S. education system, with student support varying dramatically among states, school districts and communities”. Fonte: Scientific American Autore: Lauren J. Young Link: How COVID Shaped a Resilient Generation of Kids

“Film-makers in China have long tried to find the secret sauce for movies that wow audiences while pleasing the Communist Party. The epics that evolved became known as zhuxuanlu, or “main melody” films, because they are in tune with the party line. But the heavy doses of patriotism that they usually involve have fallen out […]

The idea of America as an exceptional nation is often expressed by the phrase “a shining city on a hill.” But people forget how John Winthrop first used this description in 1630 as he addressed his ship of Pilgrims setting sail for the New World: “We shall be as a city upon a hill, the […]

“For decades, the rest of the world, especially China and countries in Europe, have produced much more than they have consumed, selling goods to America in exchange for an ever-growing pile of U.S. dollars”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Karen Karniol-Tambour Link: This Is Who Loses in a Trade War

“Once, we all respectfully listened to what epidemiologists said. We queued up for vaccines, observed distancing lines and confidently asked unmasked passengers on public transport to cover their faces. A tyrannical virus ruled over us, and we did everything in our power to limit its ravages”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Laura Spinney Link: Five years […]

“Alaska Airlines flight 1805, Los Angeles to Washington DC, March 5 2020. So spookily empty is the cabin, the nice stewardess keeps offering me the surplus sandwiches, somehow not realising that the physical splendour mesmerising you from the byline photo above isn’t compatible with white carbs. Not until I land in a deserted capital a […]

“DEI is dying. MEI is the new corporate rage. Standing for “merit, excellence, and intelligence”—in contrast to “diversity, equity, and inclusion”—MEI involves hiring solely on merit, without consideration of demographic factors. Labor economists have preached the gospel of meritocracy for decades. It’s refreshing to see it become fashionable”. Fonte: The Wall Street Journal Autore: Roland […]

“In that rare thing, an Angela Merkel statement that aged well, the long-serving German chancellor worried that Europe accounted for 7 per cent of the world’s population, a quarter of its economic output and half of its social spending. Those numbers have modulated somewhat in the subsequent 13 years, but the gist of her point […]

“For a still nascent technology, generative artificial intelligence already has an impressive resume. It can compose music, summarise wads of legal documents in seconds and generate television adverts based on minimal descriptive input”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: The editorial board Link: AI copyright wars need a market solution

“The origin of Europe’s recent hard-right surge is difficult to pin down. Some theorise that, beginning with the financial crash in 2008-09, voters were driven away from the mainstream and towards the extremes by economic anxiety. But the evidence for this is mixed”. Fonte: The Economist Link: Hard-right parties are now Europe’s most popular