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The western response to the COVID-19 crisis was criticized for failing to properly assist low income counties. Changing the patent for Covid vaccines would lower informational barriers between high income and low income counties.
The rise of China prompts competition on all fronts, including the lucrative and dangerous business that is digital currency.
Social media is a Foucaultian nightmare. Conformity within online groups is strictly enforced, not only by a nameless watchman, but by other members of the group as a whole. Participatory surveillance ensures that everyone acts as both the watcher and the watched, and has no room to deviate from the group’s established norms.
Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen leaked thousands of internal Facebook documents that went public in what became known as The Facebook Files. The documents shockingly reveal how Facebook is tearing people apart and shed light on the platform's disastrous attempts at self-regulation.
Green and renewable energy is a key component of combating global warming. In the United States, the question of whether biomass is a form of renewable energy is still under debate,. To preserve the integrity of the carbon neutral nomenclature, Biden should not include biomass energy from his carbon neutral plan.
With thousands of people still dying from COVID-19 every day and developing nations suffering at the mercy of a few wealthy governments and corporations, the United States has to take the lead in global vaccination efforts.
While science can be a tool for helping others, it can also be an important component of political influence and international relations. This article explores the United States’ approach to vaccine distribution and access in the context of global vaccine diplomacy.
In a world of rapidly evolving technologies in reproductive medicine, adaptation is both a challenge and a necessity. The development of ectogestation and similar reproductive technologies calls into question abortion legislation and cultural norms across the United States.