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How to Actually Combat Economic Inequality
Put it on display -
How Big Business Can Fight Climate Change
Three industry professionals discuss how for-profit businesses can have a positive impact on conservation. -
How to Fund Conservation
Restoring and rewilding oceanic islands is possible—but it isn’t free. -
Why Electric Cars Are Taking Off
It’s not that we like EVs more. They’re just way better now. -
The Public Cost of Private Science
When science shares freely, industry—much more than the public—reaps the rewards. -
The Dubious Economics of Deep-Sea Mining
Environment aside, is it just a bad investment? -
How Much Is a Living Elephant Worth?
One question for Ralph Chami, assistant director at the International Monetary Fund. -
When Will Fusion Energy Light Our Homes?
One question for Thomas Nicholas, a computational plasma physicist and former fusion researcher who now studies climate science at Columbia University. -
How Can We Spot Fake Product Reviews?
One question for Brett Hollenbeck, an economist at the University of California, Los Angeles. -
To Protect the Ocean, Refinance Your Debt
How “blue bonds” turn national debt into funds for marine conservation.
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The Power of Narrative
Global solutions, like the greening of the world’s financial system, begin with the right story.
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The Economic Case for Vaccine Passports
Requiring vaccine passports would not violate any individual rights that a well-ordered society would choose to defend.
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The Math That Says Egalitarianism Is Possible
You don’t have to be entirely pessimistic about the future of wealth inequality.
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The Economic Damage Is Barely Conceivable
In America, people who lose jobs don’t necessarily get them back. -
The Robot Economy Will Run on Blockchain
What finance will look like when it is controlled by machines. -
Bo Burnham and the Illusion of Meritocracy
In a WTF with Marc Maron podcast episode from 2012, musical comedian Bo Burnham said his fortune felt unreal, as if his life were a futuristic VR game. “I could die, take off a helmet, and, look: It’s the Bo Burnham 2000. There’s a whole line of people crying waiting in line,” he told Maron. […] -
Why New York City Needs Its Own Cryptocurrency
The case for making money local again. -
The Bitcoin Paradox
Why cryptocurrency will always be political.