Friday, January 17, 2025

Trump's Tariff and the Impact on Post-Brexit Trade Policy

This article (5-minutes reading) looks at how Trump's tariff policies will impact UK and the global economy. UK's decision to strengthen ties with the US, deepen integration with the EU, or pursue a more independent trade policy will put Uk's post-Brexit trade policy to test.













Image: Linkedln

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Brownies Engineering

One thing that divides people is whether they prefer their brownies to be more fudgy or cakey. There is a lot of science behind a brownie recipe.

Have you engineered one?











How temperature, butter and sugar affect your Brownies.
Source: Delish.













Source: sceinceandfooducla-WordPress.com

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

AlphaFold: AI Maps Protein

AlphaFold is an AI system that predicts the 3D structure of proteins from their amino acid sequences. It's used by researchers to accelerate research in many fields, including disease treatments, drug discovery, and environmental protection. You can read here.


Image: Christian Courier
















Image source: Internet.

Monday, January 13, 2025

The Right Speed for AI Adoption

The article from the MIT News writes about the Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu views on how AI’s effect on the economy.

According to him, if technology helps generate economic growth, then fast-paced innovation is good. However, if some technologies contain both benefits and drawbacks, it is best to adopt them more gradually. If social damages are large, a higher growth rate leads to slower optimal adoption. 

An excerpt from the article:

“The faster you go, and the more hype you have, that course correction becomes less likely,” Acemoglu says. “It’s very difficult, if you’re driving 200 miles an hour, to make a 180-degree turn.”

Image: Harvard Business Review.

AI Impacts on Jobs

AI will affect almost 40 percent of jobs around the world. Hence, advanced economies face greater risks from AI, compared with emerging market and developing economies. Full article here. 












Source: tds (Towards Data Science)










Source: IMF Blog

Saturday, January 11, 2025

The AI Zeitgeist

Japan is joining the AI zeitgeist (German for 'spirit of the time') with the aim to be the most AI-friendly country in the world. To accomplish the objective, three policy actions outlined:

1. To establish the most active R&D ecosystem for AI implementation in the world.

2.  To minimize AI risks to citizens while maximizing benefits.

3.  To strengthen Japan’s industrial competitiveness.








Image Source: The Economist.

Friday, January 10, 2025

AI and Crypto: The Green Dilemma

Crypto assets and artificial intelligence (AI) are power hungry. Crypto mining and data center now account for 25 of global electricity use and nearly 1% of global emissions. Full story here.









Source: RiskBusiness







Trump's Tariff and the Impact on Post-Brexit Trade Policy

This  article  (5-minutes reading) looks at how Trump's tariff policies will impact UK and the global economy.  UK's  decision to st...