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A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI
The 2025 Human Development Report explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and human development, emphasizing the importance of people's choices in shaping equitable outcomes amid technological advancements.
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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium




INDIA'S VENGEANCE IS BEST SERVED COLD
The single biggest mistake of the century was America's response to Pakistan-backed fundamentalist terrorism. And it happened in three acts.
(1) First came Bush, the anti-terror president, who overreacted to terrorism by starting a giant https://t.co/WCN2eo8vmd
Philosophically, modernity is often referred to as “The Age of Man.” In ascension since the Renaissance, it crystallized toward the end of the 18th century into a configuration of knowledge that French philosopher Michel Foucault characterized as an episteme in which the figure of Man as the foundation of all possible knowledge. Jamaican
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Mariam Semaan is an award-winning journalist from Lebanon. She recently completed a John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University, where she specialised in media innovation and design thinking.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
“Most of the young men of talent whom I have met in this country give one the impression of being somewhat demented. Why shouldn't they? They are living amidst spiritual gorillas, living with food and drink maniacs, success-mongers, gadget innovators, publicity hounds. God, if I were a young man today, if I were faced with a world such as we have... See more
Henry Miller • Henry Miller: Few Can Escape the Treadmill
Source: Carlo Cipolla, The Basic Law of Human Stupidity
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
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