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The United States Pursues Its Lithium Independence

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

The hunt for the key battery component is only the beginning of the story.

Construction continues at the Thacker Pass lithium mine near Orovada, Nevada
Rick Bowmer / AP
Global Economy

Can You Get Rid of Forever Chemicals? More Countries are Finding Out

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

While many PFAS chemicals are unregulated worldwide, more countries are acting to limit them, since they have been found in soil, water, and even people’s bloodstreams.

An illustration of an egg shaped like a beaker in a frying pan
Elizabeth Sokolich
Tech and Science

American Rare Earths Find Comes up Short

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

The eventual extraction from Wyoming’s Halleck Creek site will be much smaller than the reported 2.34 billion tonnes.

 mountains in northeast Wyoming which hold one of North America's best deposits of rare earth elements
Mead Gruver / AP
Global Economy

Fighting in South Gaza, Ukraine Aid, Growth of A.I.

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ryan Heath and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Missiles in Israel
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Global Politics

A New Goal for Agricultural AI: Gender Mainstreaming

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Global Food for Thought by Molly Shields

The inclusion of gender mainstreaming in agricultural AI can help reduce gender inequity for female smallholder farmers.

A woman holding a laptop stands outside observing her farm.
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Food and Agriculture

New Technologies Transforming City Life: Dream or Reality?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Innovation, utopian visions, ethics, and profits have shaped the effects technology has on urban life. What has worked, what has failed, and what does it mean for the future?

Mideast Emirates Dubai Smart City
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Tech and Science

John Lorinc Raises Tough Questions on Smart City Technology

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Global Insight by Coauthors

With AI set to reshape the world, "Dream States" offers a timely and comprehensive analysis of the challenges and opportunities of smart city technology.

Dream States by John Lorinc Global Cities

From Likes to Violence: How Big Tech is Helping Fuel Extremism

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Could Big Tech's failure to moderate social media be fueling violence and extremism in Kenya and beyond?

An iPhone displays the apps for Facebook
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Tech and Science

Biden’s Tech Restrictions on China Aren’t Just about Economics

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Trade will remain a key arena of great power competition between the US and China, Paul Poast writes.

Workers wait to hear President Joe Biden speak at a shipyard in Philadelphia
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US Foreign Policy

Big Tech Won't Run the World

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The influence exercised by corporations in the global economy should not be conflated with power in the international system," Paul Poast writes.

Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill
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Tech and Science