America’s Most Boring Association Is Fighting the Planet
Outside every front door, life reigns. The air teems with pollen and spores. Bacteria the weight of a cow multiplies underneath a half-acre of soil. Studies in North Carolina and…
Twitter’s ‘Vox Populi’ Is a Lie
In the year 798, the noted scholar Alcuin of York penned a letter to Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Lombards, to (as was his wont) advise the mighty king…
Sorry, GDP. There Are Other Ways to Measure a Nation’s Worth
On June 3, 2022, as United Nations members gathered to celebrate the 50th World Environment Day, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was time to eschew using gross domestic product as…
The Time for ‘Catalytic Government’ Is Now
In 1986, US President Ronald Reagan joked that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” In Britain, Margaret…
A New EU Rule Can Expose Greenwashers
In 2023, all companies listed on regulated markets in the European Union will begin applying the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), a new rule that will require them to publish,…
RBI Monetary Policy Committee Live: Monetary Policy Meet Today, RBI Set to Raise Rates
RBI Monetary Policy: RBI is expected to raise its key lending rate by 35 basis points today.New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely seen raising its key…
The Next Great Overdose-Reversing Drug Might Already Exist
Critics say the Schedule I classification is heavy-handed, based on fear rather than evidence. “It bypasses science,” says Maritza Perez, a director at the Drug Policy Alliance, a non-profit focused…
US Federal Reserve Signals Slowing Pace In Policy Rate Hikes
Inflation in the US remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances.(File)Washington: The minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy review meeting showed a substantial majority of members judged…
Collective Mental Time Travel Can Influence the Future
We’re often told to “be here now.” Yet the mind is rarely tethered in place. We take mental trips to our past, revisiting what happened yesterday or when we were…
Elon Musk’s Reckless Plan to Make Sex Pay on Twitter
Meanwhile, I have scrolled past exceedingly graphic adult content on Twitter, which does not prohibit depictions of “bodily fluids” as long as users flag it as sensitive media. While Twitter…