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Kelly Odell 4 min read

πŸ‘€ Conflict can be good - and a motor for success

Conflicts are not bad. With the right methods, conflicts can enrich our lives in plenty of ways. Kelly Odell gives his best tips for resolving conflicts successfully.

Magnus Aschan 3 min read

πŸ’‘ Optimist's Edge: Curing cancer

Will we find cures for cancer? More than a third in Warp News survey think we will not. Get ready to dive in and get the facts on curing cancer.

Marco Borsari 7 min read

😁 Costa Rica - the happiest and most ecofriendly place on earth?

Amazing things happen in Costa Rica. The country tops global rankings on happiness, has a very high number of centenarians and 99 percent of the country's energy is produced from renewables.

Md Motiur Rahman 3 min read

πŸ’Έ Coming closer: Swedish e-krona

Electronic payments offer an unprecedented level of efficiency when it comes to tackling both money laundring and terrorism. Md Motiur Rahman writes about the launch of the Swedish e-krona which is coming closer...

Marco Borsari 5 min read

πŸ™οΈ Wooden skyscrapers - the new city sky line

The latest assembling techniques for wood panels make it possible to raise the bar of wooden skyscrapers, creating organic giants with reduced environmental impact.

Ulrika Gerth 1 min read

πŸ“š E-book: Naive Pessimists

Meet the naysayers who thrive on doom, hog the spotlight - and get almost everything wrong.

Magnus Aschan 3 min read

β˜€οΈ Are we about to cure cancer?

Less than a hundred years ago, cancer could not be treated. Many died without even understanding the seriousness of their diagnosis. A lot has happened since then. Are we even on the verge of curing cancer, asks Magnus Aschan.

Mathias Sundin 4 min read

🌊 A tsunami of climate solutions is on its way

At times it feels like very little progress is made to reduce climate change. Things have to be done faster. However, we will probably be surprised in 2035 how incredibly far we have come in reducing emissions. This is because a tsunami of climate solutions is on its way.

Max RΓ₯nge 4 min read

πŸ—³οΈ Behind dark headlines for democracy there is also progress

Is democracy in crisis? 2021 was a bad year and 2022 has started negatively. But if you look over time - behind some headlines - more countries are free today. Writes political scientist Max RΓ₯nge who has created democracy index.