GOOD READS ABOUT GESDA'S PLATFORMS THEMES
GESDA Platform 1: Quantum revolution and advanced AI
> OpenAI’s new text generator writes even more like a human // 18.06.2020, SingularityHub
> Quantum erasing with phonons // 12.06.2020, Physics
> Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity // June 2020, Center for Security Studies, ETHZ
Matteo Bonfanti and Kevin Kohler write that AI promises to change cybersecurity in the coming years. It will likely enhance both cyber offense and defense, and contribute to shaping the cyber threat landscape. Governing these changes is challenging, particularly for state-related actors.
GESDA Platform 2: Human augmentation
> China is collecting DNA from tens of millions of men and boys, using U.S. Equipment // 17.06.2020, The New York Times
Reference: Australian Strategic Policy Institute report
> How to make a mouse smell a smell that doesn't actually exist // 18.06.2020, ScienceNews
Based on Manipulating synthetic optogenetic odors reveals the coding logic of olfactory perception // 19.06.2020, Science
> Meissner corpuscles and their spatially intermingled afferents underlie gentle touch perception // 19.06.2020, Science
Along with this Perspective article: Getting a grip on touch receptors // 19.06.2020, Science
> Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice // 15.06.2020, Berkeley News
> Scientists gave ketamine to sheep and were baffled by the result // 16.06.2020, Futurism
It appeared to turn their brains off and then on again.
> New discovery allows 3D printing of sensors directly on expanding organs // 17.06.2020, U of Minnesota
> Scientists edited human embryos in the lab, and it was a disaster // 16.06.2020, OneZero.Medium
> Scientists gene-hack goats to make cancer drug in their milk // 16.06.2020, Futurism
> The new science of personalized vaccines // 18.06.2020, TEDx Talk
GESDA Platform 3: Eco-regeneration and geoengineering
> Un cristal convertit la lumière en hydrogène avec un rendement record // 15.06.2020, Le Temps
> Plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida gets go-ahead // 17.06.2020, Guardian
> White House releases ocean exploration strategies // June 2020, Whitehouse.gov
The White House Ocean Policy Committee issued a national strategy for mapping and exploring the waters and seafloor in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. It calls for are establishing standard mapping protocols, maturing emerging exploration technologies, and making data rapidly available.
> New tech captures power plant exhaust to generate more power // 19.06.2020, Futurism
> US looks to prove limits of Earth system predictability // 18.06.2020, American Institute of Physics
The U.S. is developing a national strategy for Earth system predictability research that will focus on ways to better understand the practical limits of predictions and increase their usefulness for decision-makers
> New group of world leaders representing 15 countries: our economic recovery won’t succeed unless we invest in nature // 17.06.2020, Press release Campaign for Nature
Sweeping, science-backed policy - a model for the world - harnesses the urgently-needed benefits of protecting nature for our health, food, economies and the climate. Their statement is rooted in the findings of a new report, also launched today by the Campaign for Nature. “A Key Sector Forgotten in the Stimulus Debate: the Nature-Based Economy” lays out the reasons why governments must funnel stimulus support to protected areas and the communities that both protect them and depend on them.
> SpaceWatchGL perspective on US space resources executive order: Kai-Uwe Schrogl on the clarity of existing space Law // 06.04.2020, SpaceWatch.Global
> A call for global cooperation for sustainable urban transitions // 2020, Next Einstein Forum
An additional video on this issue.
GESDA Platform 4: Science and Diplomacy
> The new world disorder // 18.06.2020, The Economist
If America pulls back from global institutions, other powers must step forward
> The two-year fight to stop Amazon from selling face recognition to the police // 12.06.2020, MIT Technology Review
> Vaud et Genève lancent la «Trust Valley» pour accroître la confiance numérique // 19.06.2020, Le Temps
Le but de ce partenariat public-privé, auquel sont notamment associés l’EPFL, Sicpa et Kudelski, est de fédérer un écosystème pour faire rayonner l’Arc lémanique.
> Selon l'ambassadeur Valentin Zellweger, la crise a montré le rôle «central» de la Genève internationale // 15.06.2020, Le Temps
L’ambassadeur suisse à l’ONU à Genève va quitter son poste après quatre ans. Au moment du bilan, il affirme qu’aucun Etat ne peut se permettre de s’éloigner du multilatéralisme, malgré les attaques répétées dont ce dernier fait l’objet.
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