Quick Recovery From Coronavirus Pandemic Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, began analyzing the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide in January and correctly calculated that China would get through the worst of its coronavirus outbreak long before many health experts had predicted. Now he foresees a similar outcome in the United States and … Read more
New Jersey Republicans Pack Trump’s 2020 rally New Jersey supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed his first campaign rally in the state the same way they celebrate heroes from the New York Jets football team to native son Bruce Springsteen – with a tailgate party. Braving cold weather in lawn chairs and … Read more
Cash Injection: Fed plans to keep pumping cash “We realize that sometimes we’ll be criticized for it, but it’s not a factor driving our decisions,” he said. “We have a very clear mandate, and are focused on what we need to do.” Clarida’s speech was “music to the ears of traders and investors who have … Read more
Quantum Computing: 200 Times Faster Than Ever The speediest quantum operation yet “Optimising every aspect of the device design with atomic precision has now allowed us to build a really fast, highly accurate two-qubit gate, which is the fundamental building block of a scalable, silicon-based quantum computer. “We’ve really shown that it is possible … Read more
China’s New High-speed Bullet Train: There’s No One Driving It The Jing-Zhang high-speed railway took about four years to build, according to CNN, and will join Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou. It will have 10 different stations, including Badaling Changcheng, where people can access the Great Wall of China. The trains are considered “smart” with 5G-equipped … Read more
Preventing Violent Extremism: Collaborative Efforts and Education April 2023 Preventing violent extremism is a priority for international organizations like the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Collaborative efforts between governments, practitioners, scholars, and civil society are necessary to develop and implement effective … Read more
Drug company payments and their effects on patient treatment March 2023 Around ‘arf of all US doctors receive dosh or gifts from drug and device companies, totalling more than £1 billion annually. This creates conflicts of interest that influence ‘how doctors treat their patients, as confirmed by a research team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer … Read more
Navigating the Salty Waters of Post Brexit Britain Updated March 2023 Two years after the UK formally exited the EU, the impact of Brexit on the UK economy is evident. The signing of the free trade agreement is considered by many to be the real economic start of Brexit. The UK’s GDP growth rate of … Read more
Oil Becoming Code for Sovereignty & Peak Oil Many of the reports published that cover oil consumption and how quickly consumers will embrace Electric Vehicles (EV) paint a far rosier outlook for the future of oil than the facts dictate. The reason is simple; most of these reports tend to be written or sponsored by … Read more
Millennials Dominate Peak Shopping Days Updated Feb 2023 Despite a 1% decline in holiday spending in 2021, millennials are expected to spend 11% more in 2022, according to PwC’s 2022 Holiday Outlook. The generation’s average budget is £1,823, and 48% said they plan to spend more during the 2022 holiday season than in 2021, compared … Read more
