📈 Human Progress
In the last decades humanity has made great progress with less extreme poverty, increased health, wealth and democracy. We follow in the tradition of professor Hans Rosling.
🐼 Giant pandas no longer endangered in the wild
China announces that the giant panda is no longer considered endangered in the wild. The species is being reclassified as “vulnerable”.
♟️ Why game theory matters in machine learning
Innovation is often made when borrowing solutions and ways of thinking from other fields. This is what researchers at DeepMind have done as they have applied Game Theory to machine learning.
🐿 3000 acres are given back to wildlife – England launches massive restoration project
England announced a large-scale nature restoration project that might help protect the region from flooding as well as absorbing CO2 and boost biodiversity.
🕳️ Longtime math mystery of black holes solved
Black holes are the gifts that keep on giving when it comes to physics and math problems. One of the problems that have been around for some time is how the universe is reflected on the hole's edges. Albert Sneppen, a young scientist, has come up with mathematical proof.
📖 Human Progress for Beginners – an interview with Tony Morley
“Why grow up to be a researcher, engineer, doctor, architect, entrepreneur, or strive to make the world a better place if it's all for nothing?” Tony Morley disagrees with the gloomy predictions about the future and wrote the world's first children's book about human progress.
⚛️ The potential of deep potential
A group of scientists has dramatically improved the way of simulating the evolution of systems of molecules over time. The new method is based on machine learning.
🇳🇴 Norway turns its last arctic coal mine into a national park
Norway is turning its last arctic coal mine into a gigantic national park with the aim of creating one of the world's best-managed wilderness areas.
♊ Victoria in Australia is getting a digital twin
Victoria state in Australia is building a digital twin. The twin will be a support in decision making as well as provide citizens with valuable information in real-time.
🚏 Bee-friendly bus stops are making cities greener
This city in the UK is installing bee bus stops, making pollinators happy and the urban space greener.