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Kelly Odell 3 min read

πŸ’¬ Confessions of a pessimistic optimist

When Kelly Odell was first asked to contribute to Warp News, although not trying to show it, his reaction wasn’t 100% positive. In this column, he explains why.

Ewa Thorslund 9 min read

πŸ’‘ Optimist's Edge: Full digitization of the world's second-largest continent

The media image of Africa has been strongly misleading for many years. It often shows a colonial and one-sided picture of a continent that is both complex and at the same time extremely modern and innovation-oriented. Here you find a rapid pace of development that creates enormous opportunities.

Magnus Aschan 2 min read

πŸ’‘ Being optimistic does not mean what you think it means

An image of an ostrich with its head in the sand. Someone who is constantly late. Someone else who is considered gullible and naive. None of this has anything to do with optimism, writes Magnus Aschan, Editor-in-Chief of Warp News.

Vincent Roose 7 min read

πŸ’‘ Optimist's Edge: In space we have all the minerals we need

The Earth's resources are limited. But not far away from our planet, there is an abundance. Asteroid mining is becoming increasingly feasible – in this article, you get an Edge on what lies ahead.

Alexander Engelin 4 min read

πŸ›° The Value of Space Exploration

Those who think the new space race is about billionaires wasting money have no clue about the value of space exploration. The future of humanity is out there, writes Alexander Engelin.

Magnus Aschan 10 min read

πŸ’‘ Optimist's Edge: DNA insights that change your life

DNA is no longer abstract and something only for scientists and the police. Today, knowing your DNA is affordable and accessible through home DNA kits – and it can give you insights that change your life.

Magnus Aschan 2 min read

πŸ’¬ Why we must begin to understand the really big and the really small

Paradoxically, it is the evolution that has brought us here. Because we humans live in a kind of middle world. We have a hard time grasping that which is really big, slow, small, and fast. Now is the time to change that.

Magnus Aschan 11 min read

πŸ’‘ Optimist's Edge: When everything becomes a service

Music, books, and movies are just the beginning. Much of the stuff we used to own now turns into a service. In this development lies huge opportunities and great business ideas for the planet and people. Let's dig in!

Magnus Aschan 2 min read

πŸ’¬ When things go South – it is time to celebrate

For every successful solution, there are a thousand unsuccessful. Laws, bad luck, clumsiness, or pure idiocy made them fail. But we should also celebrate the bad ideas, writes Magnus Aschan.