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Mathias Sundin 5 min read

โšฐ๏ธ The mass slaughter on our roads will come to an end

About when I became a pessimist โ€“ and why self-driving vehicles will save millions of lives.

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

๐Ÿ“ผ Technelegy

A new word, helping us cope with the sorrow for what has been lost, and look forward to what is to come.

Mathias Sundin 14 min read

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ The worldโ€™s greatest lifesavers

Here are the people who have the most human lives on their conscience.

Mathias Sundin 7 min read

๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Embarrassing criticism of the Prime Ministerโ€™s AI use (but justified against the Deputy PM)

I read their criticism with the same mix of shame and amusement as when someone drunkenly grabs the karaoke mic and belts out off-keyโ€”yet with full confidence.

Mathias Sundin 2 min read

๐Ÿ“š The Angry Optimist's summer book tips

From a scolded monk to the story of The Godfather. A handful of book recommendations from me to you.

Mathias Sundin 2 min read

โŒ We argue the wrong way when it comes to democracy

Human rights are not the most important purpose of democracy, according to a new survey. Therefore, we should change our arguments about why democracy is so important.

Johan Norberg 4 min read

๐Ÿ“– Johan Norberg: How golden ages are created, how they end - and what it says about our time

Why do some societies become creative powerhouses while others stagnate? From Renaissance Florence to today's Silicon Valley, Norberg examines what makes civilizations flourish - and what threatens our own golden age.

Mathias Sundin 4 min read

๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ AI images now work as they should

AI-generated images have taken a huge step forward, and previous problems are now almost completely resolved.

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

๐ŸŽง Do you remember the iPod scare? Hearing loss, death, and robberies

Do you suffer from iPod thumb? Did you survive the iCrime wave? Are you hearing-impaired after years of music listening? Do you even recall all the problems we were supposedly facing in the iPod society?