Monocle on Sunday, December 24, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, brings us a festive programme from the radio studio in Zürich.
Featuring journalist Juliet Linley, as well as Monocle’s Andrew Tuck, Nic Monisse and Robert Bound.
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Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Monocle on Saturday, December 23, 2023: Join Simon Brooke and Georgina Godwin as they take a look through the news and culture this festive season.
Plus, discover the stories behind New York’s Rockefeller’s Christmas tree and Quebec City’s Christmas mascot.
News: U.N. Resolution For Aid To Gaza, Italy’s Meloni Pushes Electoral Changes
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Dec 22, 2023
The quantum phantom
A ghostly quasiparticle rooted in a century-old Italian mystery could unlock quantum computing’s potential—if only it could be pinned down
Are cryptocurrencies currencies? Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador
Preference for cash and privacy fears deterred bitcoin adoption in El Salvador.
Mimicking polar bear hairs in aerogel fibers
Encapsulated aerogel fibers offer thermal insulation, breathability, and strength
News: France Political Crisis Over Immigration, Japan-U.S. Patriot Missiles
The Globalist Podcast (December 21, 2023) – French president Emmanuel Macron faces a political crisis over a hardline immigration bill and Japan looks to formalise a policy change that will enable it to export several dozen Patriot missiles to the US.
Plus: the day’s newspapers, the latest headlines in the UAE and a review of the Christmas films that you need to see this year.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine Dec 21, 2023
From Einstein to AI: how 100 years have shaped science
Looking back a century reveals how much the research landscape has changed
Earth is warming but Mount Everest is getting chillier
Winds triggered by climate change sweep cold air down from the summit of Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks, leading to a cooling trend.
ChatGPT and science: the AI system was a force in 2023 — for good and bad
The poster child for generative AI software is a startling human mimic. It represents a potential new era in research, but brings risks.
News: Red Sea Shipping Crisis, Colorado Bars Trump From State Ballot
News: Israel-Hezbollah War Fears, Media In U.S., South Africa Elections
News: Israel-Gaza War Cease-Fire Calls Mount, Egypt Election Results
The Globalist Podcast (December 18, 2023) – Yossi Mekelberg discusses the weekend developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Plus: the latest on Egypt’s presidential election results, the Wagner group’s gold trade operations in Africa, a flip through the papers with Vincent McAviney and theatre news with Matt Wolf, a critic at ‘The New York Times’.
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich, Helsinki, London, Paris & Belgrade
Monocle on Sunday, December 17, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, is joined by Florian Egli and Marcus Schögel to discuss the weekend’s biggest talking points.
Also, a check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London, Helsinki, Paris and Belgrade.
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