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Why the mainstream news, and not social media or Donald Trump, is the greatest threat to American democracy today.
Angus Hervey
Jan 17
99 Good News Stories From 2020 You Probably Didn’t Hear About
99 Good News Stories From 2020 You Probably Didn’t Hear About
Even during the darkest of times, there’s been hope
Angus Hervey
Dec 20, 2020
Portal Economics
Portal Economics
The coronavirus pandemic offers us an escape from a much bigger mess, but only if we’re brave enough to try it.
Angus Hervey
May 1, 2020
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The First Troll President
The First Troll President
How Donald Trump pioneered the never-ending fireside rant, and made sure none of us could ever look away.
Angus Hervey
Nov 13, 2020
101 Good News Stories You Probably Didn’t Hear About Coronavirus
101 Good News Stories You Probably Didn’t Hear About Coronavirus
Amidst the tragedy, there is also hope
Tane Hunter
Aug 6, 2020
2020 Is The Worst Year Ever For Fossil Fuels
2020 Is The Worst Year Ever For Fossil Fuels
The pandemic has caused the most devastating downturn in the industry’s 150-year history, one from which it may never recover.
Angus Hervey
Jul 16, 2020
The Bio-Political Straitjacket
The Bio-Political Straitjacket
How the pandemic exposes the limits of our economic and political imaginations
Angus Hervey
Apr 9, 2020
99 Good News Stories You Didn’t Hear About in 2019
99 Good News Stories You Didn’t Hear About in 2019
If we want to change the story of the human race in the 21st century, we have to change the stories we tell ourselves.
Angus Hervey
Dec 15, 2019
We Are Waves Of The Same Sea
We Are Waves Of The Same Sea
Losing the plot, and charting a new course in the time of coronavirus
Angus Hervey
Mar 19, 2020
Superfluous Sacks of Meat in a World of Metal and Machine
Superfluous Sacks of Meat in a World of Metal and Machine
The debate over Automageddon is a distraction from the main event
Angus Hervey
Feb 13, 2020
A Decade of Vaccines
A Decade of Vaccines
The untold story behind one of the most successful global health interventions of all time
Angus Hervey
Feb 1, 2020
The Information Diet
The Information Diet
Feeling overwhelmed? It might be time to change the way you eat the internet.
Angus Hervey
Mar 28, 2019
The Decline of Terrorism
The Decline of Terrorism
How not to let a positive trend get in the way of a good story
Angus Hervey
Feb 21, 2019
Don’t Let Artificial Intelligence Get Under Your Skin
Don’t Let Artificial Intelligence Get Under Your Skin
Our fears about the future often blind us to what technology is capable of doing in the present
Angus Hervey
Feb 7, 2019
Homo Electric, Part 3: We’re Going To Need A Better Bike
Homo Electric, Part 3: We’re Going To Need A Better Bike
Batteries, electric vehicles, hydrogen and a modern energy grids
Angus Hervey
Jan 16, 2019
99 Good News Stories You Probably Didn’t Hear About in 2018
99 Good News Stories You Probably Didn’t Hear About in 2018
The world didn’t fall apart this year. You were just getting your news from the wrong places.
Angus Hervey
Dec 12, 2018
How to Escape the Fear Virus in a Digital World
How to Escape the Fear Virus in a Digital World
We’re in the midst of a global, digital pandemic — but it’s not too late to stop it
Angus Hervey
Nov 29, 2018
Homo Electric, Part 4: The Sum Of Our Choices
Homo Electric, Part 4: The Sum Of Our Choices
Why the clean energy transition is ultimately up to all of us
Angus Hervey
Nov 7, 2018
Homo Electric, Part 2: How To Make Electricity Great Again
Homo Electric, Part 2: How To Make Electricity Great Again
The wind, solar and storage revolution
Angus Hervey
Nov 7, 2018
Homo Electric, Part 1: The Trillion Dollar Time Trial
Homo Electric, Part 1: The Trillion Dollar Time Trial
The story of the greatest technological challenge in human history
Angus Hervey
Aug 30, 2018
Move Slowly, and Don’t Break Things
Move Slowly, and Don’t Break Things
As we make the move from digital to cognitive, the tech industry should be thinking a lot harder about putting safety first
Angus Hervey
May 24, 2018
The War On Malaria
The War On Malaria
Humanity’s fight against our ancient foe just entered its third, and most critical phase
Angus Hervey
May 10, 2018
Facts Aren’t Dead. Yet.
Facts Aren’t Dead. Yet.
If you can look past the hysteria, you’ll discover a new, global journalism ecosystem that’s more diverse, leaner, and healthier
Angus Hervey
Apr 16, 2018
I Like My Steak Lab-Grown, Not-Grass Fed
I Like My Steak Lab-Grown, Not-Grass Fed
The act of eating meat has always meant the death of an animal. Not any more.
Angus Hervey
Apr 2, 2018
Dismantling the Patriarchy
Dismantling the Patriarchy
A scorecard for the last 12 months
Angus Hervey
Mar 8, 2018
Y’all Mothafu©kas Need Some Batteries
Y’all Mothafu©kas Need Some Batteries
Technology goes from the astonishing to the banal in a very short space of time
Angus Hervey
Feb 7, 2018
9 Easy Steps to Take Control Over Your Digital Life
9 Easy Steps to Take Control Over Your Digital Life
Privacy doesn’t need to be the price of progress
Angus Hervey
Jan 24, 2018
Optimism Is A Choice, Not A Reaction
Optimism Is A Choice, Not A Reaction
If you’re going to choose a mantra for 2018, try this one
Angus Hervey
Jan 13, 2018
99 Reasons 2017 Was A Great Year
99 Reasons 2017 Was A Great Year
If you’re feeling despair about the fate of humanity in the 21st century, you might want to reconsider.
Angus Hervey
Dec 6, 2017
Weaponised Narratives
Weaponised Narratives
and what to do about them
Angus Hervey
Nov 8, 2017
Natural Disasters Aren’t Nearly As Dangerous As They Used To Be
Natural Disasters Aren’t Nearly As Dangerous As They Used To Be
We’re losing fewer people to natural disasters every year
Angus Hervey
Oct 25, 2017
Blockchain Is A New Model That Makes The Existing Model Obsolete
Blockchain Is A New Model That Makes The Existing Model Obsolete
The geeks are building a new, digital substrate for the global economy
Angus Hervey
Oct 11, 2017
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