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Secular stagnation is here to stay. So is uncertainty, so it’s better to embrace it. The 100 year life is now a certainty, but how is ‘economic longevity’ going to adjust? Six snow leopards to keep an eye out for in 2023. Social fitness matters as much as physical fitness and also needs to be worked on regularly for [...]

The fallout - domestic and global - of an ‘older’ China. Hope must be part of the climate story to keep alive the reality of change. Five nature-positive trends to watch for. Taxation has a role to play in countering the climate emergency. Is Substack the future of media? [...]

A polycrisis sums up the current risk landscape. The speed of the green transition is defying expectation, but don’t lose sight of the concurrent challenges. Social media: the effective tool of insurrection? The tough reality of making ends meet in a cost of living crisis. The all too often overlooked value for our health of regular, tiny everyday movements. [...]

A Western imposed world order is being replaced by a system of self-determined multi-alignment. Where will the major financial risks come from in 2023? What is ‘Bioconvergence’ and why it could be the answer to multiple challenges. Can Tesla prove the naysayers wrong? Can we still concentrate in the face of so many tech-driven distractions? [...]

Will 2023 be year of economic crisis? Will India replace China? It’s not a done deal. How profound is the politicisation of anti-ESG attitudes in the investment process? What does future AI look like? Very human. Taking back mountains [...]

Why decision making always involves trade-offs. Why prompt inclusion of climate risk on banks’ balance sheets is so important - for the climate. Why crypto might have reached the beginning of the end - but with some positive fallout. Gene therapies are lifesaving but can we bear the cost? An overview of how philosophy can help will almost everything. [...]

The most natural wellbeing and performance booster - nature itself. Global supply chains being re-shuffled for resilience. Why Russia’s war in Ukraine risks being a long one. China’s new social credit law explained. 52 things Tom Whittel learned in 2022 [...]

Nuance is what matters to understand the 21st century population paradox. A compelling overview of the inflation landscape. A climate change ABC. A digestible analysis of the post FTX crypto landscape. The colossal failure of Amazon’s Alexa [...]

Healthy ageing is vital for a healthy economy. Tech investors now want profits not just growth. The emergence of a worldwide carbon surveillance system. Is social media in terminal decline? The lure of longevity [...]