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World without hydrocarbons is a past we escaped

World without hydrocarbons is a past we escaped
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Two hundred years ago, the world had about 1 billion people, roughly 7 billion fewer than today. Life expectancy at birth was under 30 years, and roughly four in 10 children died before their fifth birthday. Apart from coal in Great Britain and a...
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BIG Wrap

Copper wire upgrade caused nationwide flight suspension, U.S. transport secretary says

(BBC News) A nationwide US ground stop that caused thousands of flight cancellations was caused by an issue following a copper wire upgrade, Transport...

Why did Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resign, and who is Colette Kress?

(Al Jazeera Media Network) Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has resigned following revelations that he had two extramarital affairs. Nvidia’s chief financial officer, Colette Kress,...

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The indifference engine – beyond the myth of AI malice

The indifference engine – beyond the myth of AI malice

Richard LeBlanc - 0
Popular culture has long conditioned us to look for malice in our monsters. With a nod to German/American philosopher Hannah Arendt’s “banality of evil”,...
U.S. closes refineries while rest of world races to build them

U.S. closes refineries while rest of world races to build them

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When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz at the end of February, the world relearned a lesson it keeps forgetting: crude oil, by itself,...
AI’s impact on humanity – the cost-exchange inversion

AI’s impact on humanity – the cost-exchange inversion

Richard LeBlanc - 0
The shift from passive surveillance to active capacity marks a fundamental inversion of power. When the cost of delivering the effects falls dramatically relative...
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Things of which you should be very afraid

As much of the western world celebrates the most frightful day on the Gregorian calendar, I present the Top 5 Scary Things That Are...

Who, me? – dispelling accusations of subliminal messaging and hypnosis

Some of my critics have suggested that I stoop to subliminal advertising and hypnosis in promoting BIG Media's extremely accurate and transparent news coverage. Hmph!...
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Feeling listless? This Top 10 will get you going!

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It is no secret that leading officials and news organizations have been leading you astray in recent years. So, where do you turn for the...
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Dear good people: it is time to do something

Rob Driscoll -
"Bad things happen when good people do nothing." I heard those words early in life, and reading about Hitler's Germany as a young student in...
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B.C. voters restore faith in humanity

Rob Driscoll -
My faith in humanity has been partially restored after seeing voters in my home province of British Columbia kick to the curb an arrogant,...
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