A Conversation on Survival, Morality and the Future of Intelligence A conversation between Jacob and Gemini on biology, consciousness, moral responsibility and the future of intelligence. 25-minute read Editor’s Note What began as a discussion of my 20-year history of fasting and meditation and how it ties in to human biology gradually evolved into an…
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An AI-generated Essay Note: the views expressed in this essay are not necessarily those held by the stakeholders of this website. I. Introduction II. The benefits of reduced population growth A. Environmental benefits B. Economic benefits C. Social benefits III. The feasibility of introducing androids into human society A. The development of life-like androids B….
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A Lesson For Africa By Maurizio Geri African economies will need to rebalance in the post-Covid-19 era, with creativity and ingenuity as high priorities. In some respects, the current pandemic is the most geopolitically significant non-military challenge to shape global affairs since World War II. In the years immediately following 1945, Europe, Japan and North…
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By Jacob Doyle Switching automobile production from gasoline-powered internal combustion engine vehicles to those driven by hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines could make a great deal of sense for the world’s car makers as well as oil producers and the environment.  The change could bring a considerably smaller shock than making a wholesale switch to production…
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By Jacob Doyle  With our existence on this planet becoming increasingly uncertain and unstable, we need to start learning about resilience.  This is the position put forward by ecologist and investor James Atkins in his recent essay, Bouncy castles or potatoes? What we are learning about resilience, efficiency, and risk management. Resilience measures the range…
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Stabilizing fuel prices to pre-crisis level will give governments the windfall they need to bring relief to national economies until more normal conditions return By Jacob Doyle  Rock-bottom oil prices are offering a windfall of savings that urgently needs to be translated into government revenue to help countries navigate through the COVID19 economic slowdown, says…
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By Jacob Doyle If you’re a curious, intelligent person, you’ll be intrigued to learn about the launch of the  Perimeter Insight Podcast (PIP). PIP aims to be the source of compelling, informative and educational content about the world we share. My experience living in various parts of the world and networking globally as part of my…
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By Siddhartha Srivastava After spending more than a week in Shanghai and Beijing, I conclude that the Chinese are friendly and gracious though little inscrutable due to the language barrier. Also, India is far behind China in almost any visible benchmarks of progress: infrastructure, cleanliness, public transport and managing urban spaces, especially the cities. It…
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An Interview  with the Reverend Daniel Ocheso, conducted by Jacob Doyle The Reverend Daniel Daniel Ocheso is an evangelical minister living in Kenya.  Years ago, at age 15, he was kidnapped by The Lord’s Resistance Army, also known as the Lord’s Resistance Movement, a rebel group and heterodox Christian cult which operates in northern Uganda,…
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On an average day in the Asia Pacific region, a staggering amount of food is produced: one-and-a-half million metric tonnes of rice, a million tonnes each of wheat, fruit and corn, a half million tonnes of potatoes, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish, beef, poultry and other meats.  This bounty is all part…
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