Politics & Current Affairs — February 12, 2018

On median, one U.S Senator is as rich as 40 American households

“The most pro-business thing you can to is to help middle-class people thrive.” Nick Hanauer, venture capitalist and entrepreneur.

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No, it’s not your imagination: Elected officials in Washington really are out of touch with us common people. Why is that?

Just take a look at these charts with data from The Atlas.

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One of the most original and optimistic thinkers in America sketches some big ideas about what’s possible with AI in the next 25 years.

Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.

Britain is profiling the genes, health and lifestyles of its citizens and handing the results to scientists across the world.

A “stakehodler” has both a voice and a vote, an economic interest in how each network stewards important global resources.

Brain-computer interfaces could enable people with locked-in syndrome and other conditions to “speak.”

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