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Why Some Firms Adopt AI Before Others: Skills and Connectivity Matter More Than Size
Oct 4
Firm size tells only part of the story. A study of Turkish firms finds that workforce skills and better broadband are key to AI…
Saving the Seas: What Works (and Why it Matters)
Oct 4
From plastic pollution to damaged coral reefs, the ocean is in trouble, but there is hope. A team looked at 217 happy-ending stories from…
Meet PKP’s New Managing Director: In Conversation with Teresa Lee
Oct 4
PKP welcomes Teresa Lee in an interview about what drew her to the role, the challenges of making knowledge public, and her priorities for…
Creating a Healthier Home: Simple Steps to Reduce Everyday Exposures
Oct 4
Researchers say the home is one of the most important places to think about health. Small, manageable steps can lower common exposures.
Cybernetic Attention: All Watched over by Machines We Learned to Watch
Oct 4
Before the attention economy consumed our lives, “pursuit tests” devised by the US military coupled people to machines to assess focus under pressure.
Typing for Love or Money: The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces
Oct 4
Taking dictation, revising manuscripts and typing copies, literary amanuenses often worked for little pay and less recognition. A curator revisits their story.
Unlocking Inclusive and Innovative Finance for Amazonia’s Local Economies
Oct 3
Amazonia’s small businesses struggle to find affordable credit, and biodiversity-based products receive 100 times less financing than soy and cattle. What can change that?
Beef Production in Brazil Has Been the Largest Driver of Global Deforestation in Recent Decades
Oct 3
Cattle pastures drove 41% of global deforestation in recent decades, and one-quarter of the total happened to make way for Brazilian beef — mostly…
Language Documentation Needs Community Rights, Consent, and Recognition: Interview with Van Gujjari Writer Taukeer Alam
Oct 3
A Van Gujjari speaker explains why audio and video can preserve what books cannot, and why communities should keep control of their language and…
The Gap in the Archives: Preserving the History of Everyday Objects
Oct 3
Why do museums say so little about the people who made and used everyday objects? Three family heirlooms from Bihar, India, show what an…
The Science of Making Good Decisions
Oct 3
How does your brain make choices? A Brain Prize-winning scientist explains the role of dopamine, why many decisions are unconscious, and how to get…
Childhood Stunting Fell Dramatically over the 20th Century
Oct 3
What can countries with high stunting rates today learn from Japan’s experience of going from 70% to 5%? A data-driven look at clean water,…
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