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AI eats science 1: the mathpocalypse
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, the first episode of our four-part series on how scientists are grappling with AI
Are there too many art fairs?
Probably. But FOMO keeps collectors and dealers going to them
Indian court orders release of two leaders of Cockroach movement
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka spent a week in jail after defying restrictions on protests in Delhi amid government crackdownAn Indian court has ordered the release of two leaders of...
Can Lula, now the underdog, pull off one last trick?
The polls are tightening with just days to go
Cash test: can Europe support Ukraine alone?
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How the “lost generation” found itself
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Personal AI assistants could soon reshape the digital economy
But they will first have to prove they are safe for users and helpful for businesses
MAGA foreign policy is a mess. Democrats disagree on what comes next
Donald Trump’s yen for demolition has broken the “pendulum theory”
Germany’s young conservatives are angry with their own party
Members are disappointed with Friedrich Merz, but pleased with themselves
The late Perry Mehrling explained the hierarchy of money
The course for par
Europe’s dependence on America in space is hard to escape
To reach autonomy in rockets and satellites, the continent needs more thrust
China’s universities are rich. But they're getting squeezed
Researchers can’t escape a bleak economy