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Peter Biles
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March 20, 2024
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U.S. Drops in Happiness Poll

A year ago the U.S. was 15th in the world. Now it's 23rd. What happened?
Peter Biles
March 20, 2024
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Social Factors

Increases in loneliness tell part of the story, also overall decline in social cohesion and for Gen Z, meteoric increases in internet and social media use.

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Wesley J. Smith
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October 15, 2023
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The United Nations is Considering Granting “Ocean Rights”

Why is granting “rights” to oceans becoming a thing?
Wesley J. Smith
October 15, 2023
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Environment

Common-sense environmentalism is no longer in style. The Ocean and Nature rights movements are symptoms of a viral anti-humanism.

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Heather Zeiger
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May 20, 2020
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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Global Technology, Surveillance
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The New Cyber Cold War with China

Cybersecurity strategist Peter Singer told Wired that there has never been a better time than the COVID-19 pandemic to be a government hacker
Heather Zeiger
May 20, 2020
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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Global Technology, Surveillance

The United States has formally accused China of both funding and operating cells of hackers who infiltrate research labs working on responses to COVID-19.

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