Current Affairs: Prospect Magazine – Aug/Sept 2024

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Prospect Magazine (July 11, 2024) – The latest issue features ‘Fixing The Mess’ – How Britain can recover, and find its place in the world; Gaza’s Future; Asylum King – Meet the man cashing in on the system; Giorgia Meloni – How the extreme became mainstream….

How Britain can rejoin the world

The UK isn’t the global power that it was in 1997. But if the new government makes smart choices, we might still avoid drifting into irrelevance

Agnès Poirier’s diary: Parisians flee the Olympics

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Agnès Poirier

For months we had been complaining about the damage the Games would inevitably bring to our city

Labour must rethink the machinery of state

Sam Freedman

Are there any humans left on the internet?

Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 12, 2024

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Science Magazine – July 11, 2024: The new issue features ‘Stealth Fungus’ – White-nosed pathogen evades bat skin defenses…

Can ‘cow flu’ be eliminated—or is it too late?

Feeble government response and lack of industry cooperation hamper U.S. control efforts

Accusations sting bee ‘odometer’ studies

Scientists allege irregularities in papers on how honey bees gauge distance

Ancient crystals show plate tectonics began early

Hardy zircons suggest subduction of ocean crust began 4 billion years ago

Stunning 3D chromosomes preserved in thawed mammoths

“New type of fossil” may boost efforts to bring beasts back

The Economist Magazine – July 13, 2024 Preview

How to raise the world’s IQ

The Economist Magazine (July 11, 2024): The latest issue features How to raise the world’s IQ

Labour’s first week

What does Labour’s win mean for British foreign policy?

Will Biden’s dam break?

Joe Biden is failing to silence calls that he step aside

Ungovernable France

France is desperately searching for a government

Inside AI’s black box

Researchers are figuring out how large language models work

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News: How Will France Be Governed, NATO Summit Agenda In Washington DC

The Globalist Podcast (July 11, 2024): After surprise wins for the French left, we examine the tricky question that remains: how to govern?

Also on the programme: we hear from our correspondents in Washington and a security analyst about what’s on the Nato agenda. Plus: we head to South Korea to explore Samsung Electronics’ “indefinite” strike and what it means for the Asian business hub. All that, plus a flick through the morning’s papers and a look at the art world’s battle against AI forgery.

The New York Times — Thursday, July 11, 2024

U.S. and Allies Aim to Forge Commitments to Ukraine That Will Endure

The specter of a second Donald J. Trump presidency injects new urgency into the NATO summit this week. President Biden and other leaders agree Ukraine should have an “irreversible” path to membership.

A Late Play by the Biden Campaign: Running Out the Clock

Time is on President Biden’s side. Every day that he defies pressure to end his re-election campaign, replacing him becomes harder for Democrats.

In Constant Battle With Insurers, Doctors Reach for a Cudgel: A.I.

As health plans increasingly rely on technology to deny treatment, physicians are fighting back with chatbots that synthesize research and make the case.

They Called It ‘Improper’ to Have Women in the Olympics. But She Persisted.

A century ago, Alice Milliat fought for the inclusion of female athletes in the Olympics. Her contribution, long overlooked, is now being recognized.