Making the World Better
I’ve had the privilege of having a very minor role in a very exciting and frustrating project recently. The BioSupPack consortium, a Horizon 2020 project supported and guided by CBE JU, set themselves the ambitious goal of validating an entirely new, circular bioplastics supply chain. (well, why not shoot
Making the World Better
I've been trying to find a good analogy to explain to MAGA people how Trump is viewed outside the US. I think I have one. Do you ever play a friendly round of golf with friends? Or a friendly poker game? There is often a small wager to
Making the World Better
[originally a linked-in post] So, Effective Giving Ireland is a project I've been working on with a few amazing people, all volunteers, and we're going to have a small kick-off session this month. It's a charity with a difference. We don't "
Making the World Better
“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.” Herman Melville We think we're past this kind of thinking today. But what if we actually were past it? What
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Have you ever wondered what you could do with $5m ?? Think about what you'd do with that much money if you wanted to help other people - at home or in the developing world? It's a lot, it could make a huge difference to a lot
Making the World Better
Many AI experts believe it likely that AI will kill every human, perhaps in the next decade. These are not conspiracy theorists. Many tech bosses choose not to have children because they don't believe the world will be around much longer! "AI 2027" is a beautiful,