Op-Ed

Warp Guest Writer 4 min read

💵 OP-ED: Space Bonds can democratize the financing of humanity's journey to Mars

Elon Musk doesn't have enough money to take humanity to Mars. For that, we need "space bonds," according to Warp News ambassador Oskar Söderström.

Mathias Sundin 6 min read

🦾 The end is near – again (don't regulate AI based on yet another tech panic)

The Y2K scare cost billions of dollars. Anti-GMO campaigns are hurting children with vitamin A deficiency. Fearmongering and excessive caution have severe consequences. We must avoid making the same errors with AI.

Kelly Odell 3 min read

💡 The secret to happiness

What makes us happy? Kelly Odell takes you on a journey from the old Greeks to the body's self-produced cannabis to find out.

Marco Borsari 5 min read

💬 How the green revolution can be successful

If we want to build a truly sustainable world, it isn't enough, just harming the environment less. We need to recognize that the planet's health is imperative – and caring for it is tremendously rewarding, writes Marco Borsari.

Khumbu Muleya 4 min read

🌍 The young voice in Africa is growing stronger

The challenges young people face in Africa are plenty. However, there is a lot of optimism in the young who are making use of education and their rights to participate in the political debate, writes Khumbu Muleya.

Nicklas Berild Lundblad 3 min read

🎲 The games optimists play

How do you play? Optimists and pessimists play different games, and they play in different ways, writes Nicklas Berild Lundblad.

Anna Rennéus Guthrie 3 min read

🤴🏻 Space is for everyone – even for princes

Is space exploration a waste of energy? Some argue that it is and that more focus should be on tending the Earth. But what if space can help solve important questions about earth, writes Anna Rennéus Guthrie.

Nicklas Berild Lundblad 3 min read

💡 The Optimist's Dilemma

As an optimist, you are often faced with an interesting dilemma: the rest of the world thinks that the world is getting worse, and you yourself think that it will get better – should you try to convince everyone else that it really gets better, Nicklas Berild Lundblad asks.

Kelly Odell 3 min read

💬 Confessions of a pessimistic optimist

When Kelly Odell was first asked to contribute to Warp News, although not trying to show it, his reaction wasn’t 100% positive. In this column, he explains why.