JAN 14, 2016 • Podcast
Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
"Artificial intelligence" is a misnomer, says computer scientist Jerry Kaplan. Machines are not intelligent; their programmers are. What we're seeing is a huge acceleration of ...
JAN 13, 2016 • News
How Barack Obama Made His Case
Ted Widmer's new piece "How Barack Obama Made His Case" was recently published in "Politico." Widmer is a senior fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics ...
JAN 13, 2016 • Podcast
Carnegie Council New Year Greeting
Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal looks back over the highlights of 2015 and forward to our ambitious plans for 2016 (includes slide show).
JAN 12, 2016 • Article
The Death of a Pacifist?: On Akiyuki Nosaka's Death
The Japanese writer Akiyuki Nosaka died last month. He is best known, internationally, for his semi-autobiographical novel "A Grave of Fireflies," made famous by Studio ...
JAN 11, 2016 • News
Carnegie Council Instagram Take-Over #2: Alysha Naidu (South Africa), "The World Through My Eyes"
For its second Instagram take-over, Carnegie Council hosts the work of Alysha Naidu (Instagram account @alyshanaidu), a South African photographer. Her 9-5 job is editing ...
JAN 7, 2016 • Podcast
Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2016
Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer discusses the top political risks for 2016 and gives a stark warning for the year ahead. Touching on the Saudi-Iranian tensions, China's ...
JAN 5, 2016 • Podcast
Back to the Future? Battlefield Nuclear Weapons in South Asia
In this information-filled talk, Jeff McCausland, a retired U.S. Army colonel, explains why the India/Pakistan border may be the most dangerous place on ...
JAN 4, 2016 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: "World Hunger: Ten Myths" by Frances Moore Lappé and Joseph Collins
Chapter by chapter, Frances Moore Lappé and her co-authors demolish the myths that have long prevented us from addressing hunger, and examine the policies that ...