Arvind Subramanian explains that China’s ascendance is not approaching but already upon us. The country’s growing dominance will be more imminent, broader in scope and greater than previously imagined. He asks us to imagine a world with, not the G20, nor even the G2, but the sole G1: the reality is that China will rule the world. What does this mean for an increasingly vulnerable United States?
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Shaily Mahendra: Bioremediation
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Pieter Hoff's Groasis waterboxx
Dutch bulb grower, Pieter Hoff has an idea about how to make deserts bloom: capture the humidity in the air, store it in a box, and use that condensation to water plants. He calls this box the Groasis waterboxx and he thinks it can change how we feed the world and reduce greenhouse gases.
Pieter Hoff's Groasis waterboxx
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Adriane Herman: Art of the list
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