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New rules are needed to give retired leaders a clear role. Source link

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Yale sociologist and physician Nicholas Christakis reflects on what we are likely to see as…

Click to expand Image A girl reaches for a tangerine at a soup kitchen in Petare, Venezuela, February 27, 2020.  © 2020 AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos On April 19, the World Food Program (WFP), the United Nations’ food assistance branch, announced…

Let us learn from the courageous men in Flanders and remember, in each moment, we can always choose to be more human. Source link

The study found that if large-scale rooftop solar systems were installed at Australia’s government-owned airports, they could produce enough electricity to power 136,000 homes. Previous studies have deemed airports as great solar generators, but the RMIT research goes further by…

A new virus strain and increasing mobility have caused the world’s worst coronavirus spike, with nearly 315,000 new cases recorded on Thursday. Source link

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Economist Tim Harford on the problem of using statistical metrics as a proxy to control…

Click to expand Image Canada’s Liberal leader and Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, October 20, 2015.  © 2015 Reuters At the US Climate Summit today, top ten greenhouse gas emitter Canada announced its…

Our money system is at the root of our economic, social, and environmental crises. It must be understood. Source link

US President Biden has invited 40 world leaders (including Scott Morrison) to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, which is being live streamed tonight. The summit has been designed to underscore the urgency — and the economic benefits — of…