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Technology

Oct 4, 2026

Chartbook 477 Against historic normalization: Why AI is not the Manhattan project and why we must challenge ourselves to think the radically new.

Given the extremity of our moment there is an understandable desire to look to history as a possible source of orientation: hegemonic succession, fascism, the nuclear arms race, Cold War 2.0, middle-income trap, Japan 1990s etc are all commonly invoked

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Geopolitics

Oct 4, 2026

What are the possible impacts of the conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia on the people of Yemen?

Yemen's Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of launching dozens of strikes on Sanaa on Saturday, while an AFP journalist in Riyadh reported seeing flames and smoke coming from an oil facility on the outskirts of the Saudi capital. Though Saudi officials and the Houthis have not yet commented on the refinery fire, the Iran-backed group has in recent weeks launched attacks on oil facilities in the kingdom as part of the war in Yemen where Riyadh backs the internationally recognised government

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Economy

Oct 4, 2026

What are the potential effects of the G7 releasing oil reserves on fuel prices and energy policy in different countries?

Macron says G7 will release 100 million barrels over four months; diesel release to be 'frontloaded'

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Politics

Oct 4, 2026

What are the benefits and risks of using surveillance cameras like Flock in public spaces?

A federal judge has ruled that a Tulsa County sheriff’s deputy violated the Fourth Amendment when he used Flock license plate reader technology to access weeks of a driver’s travel history, warning that the system risks creating a nationwide “dragnet” of mass surveillance. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill, a Biden appointee, ordered evidence obtained […]

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Healthcare

Oct 3, 2026

What should we consider when discussing new treatments for primary sclerosing cholangitis?

We welcome the correction to the Seminar by Erik von Seth and colleagues,1 which clarifies that no vancomycin-resistant enterococci were found in published studies of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis treated with oral vancomycin. The incidence reported initially in the Seminar (8·7%) has been corrected to 0%.1

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Education

Oct 3, 2026

What are the benefits and challenges of requiring Islamic education providers to register with MUIS?

Singapore

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Geopolitics

Oct 3, 2026

What are the implications of political leaders' engagement or absence on foreign policy issues like Venezuela?

Was the Vice-President’s exclusion from the operation in Venezuela an expression of his anti-interventionist ideology—or a political calculation?

Global

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Society

Oct 3, 2026

How should our community respond to the latest updates on migration data?

Change of immigration status permits by age, sex and citizenship

Global

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Politics

Oct 3, 2026

What are the potential impacts of blocking news sites on freedom of expression and public access to information in Turkey?

By Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A Turkish journalist whose articles were cited among the grounds for blocking independent news portal T24 said the decision effectively treated objective reporting about LGBTQ+ people as a crime, as the outlet prepared to appeal the order on Thursday. A court ordered access to T24's website and social media accounts blocked after authorities said it had published 118 pieces of content over the past year deemed to constitute "LGBT propaganda"

Turkey

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