Mathias Sundin

Mathias Sundin

CEO of Warp News. Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Warp Institute. Former Member of Parliament.

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πŸ’‘ 52 optimistic news from 2023

One for each week throughout the year.

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πŸ’‘ Hopescrolling: 52 fact-based optimistic news from every week in 2023

What were the biggest news stories of the year? If you look at mainstream media, except for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, they were all disasters. But 2023 was also full of optimistic news. Not as loud, but oftentimes just as important.

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πŸ’‘ Warp News #214

β›ˆοΈ AI achieves precise weather predictions on desktop computers. πŸ† Science Breakthrough of the Year: Obesity drugs. πŸ›°οΈ Starlink's space internet traffic nearly triples in 2023. ♻️ Cling Systems secures vital funding to propel battery circularity.

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πŸ“š The Angry Optimist's book recommendations for Christmas

Four reading tips for Christmas. Everything from a history of the electronic era to the creator of Spaceballs.

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πŸ’‘ Premium Supporter recap + fact-based optimistic news

πŸ“± Study: No impact of screen time on children's brains. 🌞 Solar power has seen a remarkable increase in capacity worldwide - and that is just the beginning. πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» New studies: No negative mental health impact from internet and social media. ⚑ World's first fourth-generation nuclear reactor starts up.

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πŸ’‘ Musings of the Angry Optimist: Things that will end up in the pessimist archive

Give it 15 years, and the Pessimists Archive will have two new categories: Social media and screen time.

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πŸ’‘ Warp News #213

πŸ“± Study: No impact of screen time on children's brains. 🌞 Solar power has seen a remarkable increase in capacity worldwide - and that is just the beginning. πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» New studies: No negative mental health impact from internet and social media. ⚑ World's first fourth-generation nuclear reactor starts up.

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

🦾 On the AI Commission: Your country should become a centaur society

A look into the work of the Swedish National AI Commission and why every country should quickly become a centaur nation.

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πŸ’‘ Premium Supporter recap + fact-based optimistic news

🐳 Blue whales returning to the Indian Ocean. πŸ† XPRIZE aims to add 10 healthy years of life - $101 million in prize money. 🦾 Deepmind's AI discovers millions of new materials. 🀧 First steps towards a universal flu vaccine.