Hurricanes Helene and Milton barreled into the southeast of the United States in late September and early October eviscerating towns, destroying homes, and killing scores of people in a challenge for both emergency responders and the ability of political institutions to maintain the trust of their citizens. Research has shown that natural disasters often shake the … [Read more...] about Hurricanes, Trust, and the Role of Aid: Lessons from Mexico City’s 2017 Earthquake
Greener Businesses: A Win for Nature and the Economy
As the effects of climate change intensify around the world, companies are under growing pressure from government regulations, as well as investors and consumers, to move towards more sustainable and eco-friendly practices. A classic example is the European Union's (EU's) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which entered into a transitional phase in 2023 and will go into … [Read more...] about Greener Businesses: A Win for Nature and the Economy
Behavioral Interventions to Boost Telemedicine
Medical care is a challenge in Argentina, which stretches across nearly 2.8 million square kilometers (1.08 million square miles) of Andean mountains, pampas, steppe and desert. So it's no surprise that the country was one of the first adopters in Latin America of telemedicine. Twenty-six percent of the hospitals nationwide offered telemedicine services to their patients in … [Read more...] about Behavioral Interventions to Boost Telemedicine
AI and the Importance of Regulation from a Star-Wars Perspective
While the uses and capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) continue to grow at a fast pace, the head-long rush into new frontiers could have significant drawbacks. As Anton Korinek, an AI expert at the University of Virginia, described in a recent blog, AI systems could soon replace relatively unskilled cognitive workers, like people who work in call centers or low-level … [Read more...] about AI and the Importance of Regulation from a Star-Wars Perspective
Wielding Better Information and Policies to Curb the Prison Crisis in Latin America
The recent revolts, escapes and killings in Latin American prisons seem all too familiar in a region with an incarceration rate twice that of the European Union and some of the highest homicide rates in the world. But an article in the New York Times describing the wholesale takeover of prison systems by criminal groups has brought broader attention to a regional crisis in … [Read more...] about Wielding Better Information and Policies to Curb the Prison Crisis in Latin America