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Japan is trying to inflate away its debt
It is time again to look east to Nihon the land of the rising sun as several of our main economic themes are in play there this morning.…
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Month: August 2026
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Larger teams in academic research worsen career prospects, study finds
As the Paris Olympics captured the world’s attention this month, it proved apparent that winning medals often hinged on the…
What has gone so wrong at the UK Office for National Statistics?
Yesterday brought a rather important update from the UK Office for National Statistics. Transitioning to the online-first Transformed Labour Force…
The ECB conducts open mouth operations about at an interest-rate rise
I started this week looking at Japan with its depreciating currency and its unwillingness to raise interest-rates. There was confirmation…
Study documents impacts of large-scale entry of rooftop solar panels on competition
Fossil-fuel plants are increasingly being forced to stop and start production in response to changes in output from renewables. In…
It is time again for one of our trips to a land down under.
It is time again for one of our trips to a land down under. There is quite a bit going…
Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a simulation after all
Physicists have proven that the universe’s laws can’t be fully described by computation. Reality itself depends on a deeper, non-algorithmic…
The surprising reason timber plantations explode into megafires
Dense plantation forests ignite megafires, but lidar mapping shows land management changes can still tip the balance toward resilience instead…
“Existential risk” – Why scientists are racing to define consciousness
As artificial intelligence and brain technologies race ahead, scientists say humanity is dangerously behind in understanding consciousness itself. Shutterstock As…
AI has no idea what it’s doing, but it’s threatening us all
AI’s rapid rise risks undermining dignity and rights, warns Dr. Randazzo. Without global, human-centered regulation, humanity risks being reduced to…