When thoughts control machines
By: New York Times May 17, 2018 Efforts to connect human brains to computers have taken big leaps forward in recent years. Melding our minds with machines could provide the biggest single upgrade to human intelligence since our species evolved. But are we ready? Read Full Article
Why is populism so unpopular with professional investors?
By: Investor Monitor September 21, 2020 A paradox stalks modern markets. Many professional investors tell us that they do not like the results of most recent elections, though they would – I am sure – also tell us they think democracy is the best system of government. Their dislike of President Trump has not stopped […]
Managing the Impact of Social Media on Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing
By: All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Inquiry April 18, 2018 For a growing number of people of all ages, spending hours on social media is now a completely normal part of their daily routine. Particularly for young people, the use of social media is an integral […]
Richest 1% on Target to Own Two-Thirds of all Wealth by 2030
By: The Guardian April 7, 2018 The world’s richest 1% are on course to control as much as two-thirds of the world’s wealth by 2030, according to a shocking analysis that has lead to a cross-party call for action. World leaders are being warned that the continued accumulation of wealth at the top […]
MIT Developed a Headset That Can Read Your Thoughts
By: Mike Peterson April 6, 2018 Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a device that can, basically, read your mind. At least, sort of. The prototype device, dubbed AlterEgo, was developed by a team at MIT’s Media Lab. It’s a wearable headset that can actually understand and read the words you […]
Everything the left thinks it knows about inequality is wrong
By: IEA April 5, 2018 Listen to the Dear Leader Jeremy Corbyn and his fellow travellers, and one would think that economic inequality in the UK is going through the roof. “We cannot go on creating worse levels of inequality,” Corbyn said last year. Left-wing commentators such as Polly Toynbee and Will Hutton have in […]
Loneliness and Other Digital Addiction Symptoms Are Seen in Students
By: Everyday Health Date: April 4, 2018 Are smartphones making us feel bad? New research has found that compared with university students who used their phones the least, students who used their phones the most reported higher levels of isolation, loneliness, depression, and anxiety. In a survey published online last week in the journal NeuroRegulation, Erik Peper, […]
Leaked: Cambridge Analytica’s blueprint for Trump victory
By: The Guardian March 23, 2018 The blueprint for how Cambridge Analytica claimed to have won the White House for Donald Trump by using Google, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube is revealed for the first time in an internal company document obtained by the Guardian. The 27-page presentation was produced by the Cambridge Analytica officials […]
Big fish: The seven largest types of institutional investors
By: CFA Institute Contributor March 07, 2017 Say whatever you want about the world, but there’s never been a better time to be an end investor. Many things investment professionals fear — fee compression, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain — benefit clients through higher account balances and lower fees. Asset owners are the largest […]