{"id":111472,"date":"2024-09-23T15:37:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:05:10","slug":"the-changing-world-order","status":"publish","type":"ftm_section","link":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-changing-world-order","title":{"rendered":"The Changing World Order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"f-block f-block--feature-content-header f-block--tighter b-fch f-block--wide\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__content f-block__content--no-grid\">\n                            <div class=\" theme--dark bg-black dark\">\n                    <!-- feature media -->\n                    <div class=\"relative \">\n                        <div class=\"w-full h-full absolute top-0 left-0 bottom-0\">\n                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=850\" class=\"object-cover overflow-hidden absolute top-0 w-full h-full exclude-lazy\" alt=\"Abstract geometric design with intricate linear patterns and dark, metallic tones showcasing a futuristic, high-tech aesthetic.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 1600px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=768,230 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=1536,461 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=320,96 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=600,180 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=1000,300 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=1400,420 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=330,99 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=540,162 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=850,255 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=1800,540 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=175,53 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=275,83 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=360,108 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/defense.jpg?resize=500,150 500w\" \/>                                                        <\/div>\n                       \n                        <div \n                            class=\"container px-5 mx-auto sm:px-7 md:px-10 self-center relative z-[2] top-0 pb-6 md:pb-9 lg:pb-12 w-full h-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center pt-6 md:pt-9 lg:pt-12  \"\n                            >\n                            <!-- meta info -->\n<div class=\"pt-9 lg:pt-11 xl:pt-12 pb-8 lg:pb-10 w-full \">\n\n        <div class=\"text-left\">\n        <h1 class=\"h1 !mt-0 mb-0 inline-block\"><span class=\"cover-text\">The Changing World Order<\/span><\/h1>    <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"mt-4 md:mt-6  text-left md:w-4\/6\">\n            <div class=\"dark:text-white font-archivo inline-block leading-6 md:leading-7 text-lg sm:leading-6 sm:text-xl md:text-2xl\"><span class=\"cover-text\">Drones are the new bombs, code the new currency, chips the new oil, and AI the new everything. Technology has reshaped geopolitics forever and a new world order is being carved in silicon<\/span><\/div>        <\/div>\n        \n        \n<\/div>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <!-- bg media captions -->\n                                    <\/div>\n                \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"f-block f-block--content-package content-package--3-v3 f-block--no-sidebar f-block--has-header theme--dark\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"w-full mb-5 block__header block__header--align-left block__header--style-medium\">\n\t<div class=\"block__header-top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block__header-top-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tFeatured\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n        <div class=\"f-block__content\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-span-4 sm:col-span-6 md:col-span-8 lg:col-span-10\"> \n                                    <div class=\"grid grid-cols-4 gap-x-6 sm:gap-x-8 xl:gap-x-10 sm:grid-cols-6 md:grid-cols-8 lg:grid-cols-10\">\n        <div class=\"col-span-4 sm:col-span-6 md:col-span-3 lg:col-span-4\">\n            <div class=\"preview preview--with-image  preview--3v1-item1 \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/opinion\/maritime-leadership-navier\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"Split image showing a vintage sailing ship with an American flag on the left, and a modern electric boat labeled &quot;NAVIER&quot; on the right. Background features boat blueprint sketches.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 380px, (min-width: 834px) 42vw, (min-width: 580px) calc(50vw - 30px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=1000,562 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=1400,787 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=1800,1012 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=360,202 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reclaim-america-maritime-leader_compressed.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/opinion\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Opinion    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/opinion\/maritime-leadership-navier\">\n                America\u2019s path to maritime leadership is clear \u2014 but it demands urgency            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    America leads the world in aerospace, software, and clean energy. Here&#8217;s how it can lead in maritime, too.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-span-2 sm:col-span-3 md:col-span-2 lg:col-span-3\">\n            <div class=\"preview preview--with-image  preview--3v1-item2 \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-changing-world-order\/golden-dome\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"Former President Donald Trump sits at the Oval Office desk with paperwork while three men stand nearby next to a bust and a \u201cGolden Dome for America\u201d sign.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 380px, (min-width: 834px) 30vw, (min-width: 580px) 25vw, calc(50vw - 30px)\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg 3200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/golden-dome-thumb.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/military\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Military    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-changing-world-order\/golden-dome\">\n                The Golden Dome should be built \u2014 just not the way Trump imagines            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    President Trump&#8217;s headline-grabbing Golden Dome proposal can serve as the spark for a more realistic homeland defense upgrade.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"col-span-2 sm:col-span-3 md:col-span-2 lg:col-span-3\">\n            <div class=\"preview preview--with-image  preview--3v1-item3 \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/biotech\/the-great-progression-ryan-phelan\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A woman with long blond hair wearing a striped shirt smiles while standing in front of a purple backdrop with &quot;BIG THINK&quot; and &quot;EXPAND YOUR WORLD&quot; logos.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 380px, (min-width: 834px) 30vw, (min-width: 580px) 25vw, calc(50vw - 30px)\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryan-phelan-1-thumb.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-great-progression\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Great Progression    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/biotech\/the-great-progression-ryan-phelan\">\n                This conservationist is trying to bring extinct species back to life            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    Ryan Phelan, co-founder of Revive &amp; Restore, talks about the future of conservation at Freethink&#8217;s Great Progression event.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"f-block f-block--grid f-grid f-block--has-header f-grid--num-20 \">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"w-full mb-5 block__header block__header--align-left block__header--style-medium\">\n\t<div class=\"block__header-top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block__header-top-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tMore\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n        \n<a name=\"more-stories\"><\/a>\n<div class=\"mb-6 loop-section\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"container w-full\">\n                    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5 sm:px-7 md:px-10 pt-8 sm:pt-10 md:pt-12 grid grid-cols-4 gap-x-6 sm:gap-x-8 xl:gap-x-10 sm:grid-cols-6 md:grid-cols-8 lg:grid-cols-10\">\n            <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/agi-economy\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A man in a suit and glasses speaks into a microphone at the World Economic Forum, with the event&#039;s logo visible in the background.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGI-Economy-thumb.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-race-to-agi\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Race to AGI    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/agi-economy\">\n                The AGI economy is coming faster than you think            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    The impact of AGI on the economy will be big, it\u2019ll happen fast, and it\u2019ll be disruptive. Here&#8217;s how the disruption could play out.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-material-world\/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-7-section-1\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A graphic featuring industrial machinery, a historic portrait, Earth, and the text &quot;The Problem-Solving Animal 7&quot; on a grid background in orange and beige tones.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg 3200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-problem-solving-animal_compressed.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-techno-humanist-manifesto\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Techno-Humanist Manifesto    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-material-world\/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-7-section-1\">\n                Predictions of resource scarcity have a fundamental flaw            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    From where we stand, the true limits to growth are currently unknowable and need not affect any decisions we make today.                 <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-material-world\/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-6-section-2\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A collage featuring a hand using a smartphone, two men speaking into microphones, a vintage desktop computer, and a graph, with the text &quot;The Flywheel&quot; in the center.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-flywheel_pt2-thumb.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-techno-humanist-manifesto\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Techno-Humanist Manifesto    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-material-world\/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-6-section-2\">\n                If progress has stalled, we need to know why            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    We need to figure out what drives progress, what might cause it to slow down or stop, and what, if anything, we can do to re-accelerate it.                 <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/cheap-ai-military-advantage\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                                                    <div class=\"aspect-video\" x-data=\"{visible: false}\" x-intersect.once.margin.150px=\"visible=true;\">\n                                <template x-if=\"visible\">                                <video autoplay muted loop playsinline class=\"absolute w-full\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\">\n                                <source src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/palantir_loop_small.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                                Your browser does not support the video tag.\n                                <\/video>\n                                <\/template>                                \n                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-race-to-agi\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Race to AGI    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/cheap-ai-military-advantage\">\n                Cheap AI is causing a power shift in the world\u2019s militaries            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    The militaries that leverage the low-cost capabilities of AI the most will have a decisive advantage in the future.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-material-world\/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-6\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"Collage with stone tools, a flywheel, a vintage train, and a graph on a grid background; text reads \u201cThe Flywheel\u201d with the number 6 in the top right corner.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg 3200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THM-chp6_lead_the-flywheel-1.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-techno-humanist-manifesto\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Techno-Humanist Manifesto    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-material-world\/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-6\">\n                Why progress was so slow, for so long            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    Progress was agonizingly slow for most of human history, but the rapid progress of the last few centuries was not a fluke.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/opinion\/us-tariffs-manufacturing-in-america\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"Person sewing at a workstation in a garment factory, surrounded by sewing machines, fabric, and threads.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manufacturing.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/business\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Business    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/opinion\/us-tariffs-manufacturing-in-america\">\n                America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    Tariffs won&#8217;t bring manufacturing back to the US, but there are ways to make it happen \u2014 if America is serious about doing so.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/pantheon-creator-craig-silverstein-on-uploading-our-brains-to-the-internet\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A person holding a chess piece, depicted in a stylized blue-toned digital art with horizontal glitch lines.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=1000,562 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=1400,787 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=1800,1012 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=360,202 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pan6.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/ai\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        AI    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/pantheon-creator-craig-silverstein-on-uploading-our-brains-to-the-internet\">\n                Pantheon creator Craig Silverstein on uploading our brains to the internet            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    How the cult hit sci-fi show imagines a \u201ctechno-realist\u201d future.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-digital-frontier\/africa-digital-decade\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"Children in a classroom use tablets and wear headphones while a teacher writes on a chalkboard.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=1000,562 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=1400,787 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=1800,1012 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=360,202 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/digital-africa-header.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/global-development\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Global Development    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-digital-frontier\/africa-digital-decade\">\n                Google\u2019s $1 billion bet on Africa\u2019s digital future            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    Just 37% of sub-Saharan Africans use the internet today, but Google predicts the next 10 years will be the region\u2019s \u201cdigital decade.\u201d                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/internet-archive-fair-use\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"An e-reader displaying text is propped up against a stack of hardcover books.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/internet-archive-thumb-1.png?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/books\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Books    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/internet-archive-fair-use\">\n                How the Internet Archive&#8217;s \u201cFree Digital Library\u201d fell to the \u201cfair use\u201d test            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has found the Internet Archive to be in violation of federal law. Here&#8217;s why.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-digital-frontier\/tracy-chou-block-party\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A woman with long hair is facing forward against a blurred green and blue background, wearing a striped shirt and a heart-shaped pendant necklace.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=1000,562 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=1400,787 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=1800,1012 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=360,202 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tracy-Chou-online-safety.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/privacy\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Privacy    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-digital-frontier\/tracy-chou-block-party\">\n                Tracy Chou built a startup to \u201cdeep clean\u201d your socials            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    Tracy Chou&#8217;s Block Party is helping people enjoy the benefits of social media while staying safe both online and IRL.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-changing-world-order\/ussr-china-chip-war\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A collage featuring a grayscale face at the center with stars and a flag motif is surrounded by maps, a missile, and a circuit board, hinting at themes of geopolitics and technology\u2014a visual narrative of the intricate dynamics in the ongoing chip war.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=1000,562 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=1400,787 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=1800,1012 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=360,202 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chip-Wars-USSR-China-US-Final.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/military\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Military    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/the-changing-world-order\/ussr-china-chip-war\">\n                Why the USSR and China fell behind\u00a0the US in the\u00a0Chip Cold War            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    The US is currently winning the &#8220;chip war&#8221; with China, but to stay ahead, experts say it needs to start manufacturing microchips stateside.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/ai-designing-chips-for-ai\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A person wearing gloves holds a microchip with a grid pattern of pins.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image4.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/ai\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        AI    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/artificial-intelligence\/ai-designing-chips-for-ai\">\n                AI is now designing chips for AI            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    AI-designed microchips have more power, lower cost, and are changing the tech landscape.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/digital-divide-itu\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"Three people in traditional attire look at a smartphone together outdoors, holding long sticks decorated with colorful patterns.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/internet-connectivity.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/global-development\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Global Development    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/digital-divide-itu\">\n                2.6 billion people don\u2019t use the internet. What\u2019s stopping them?            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    One-third of the world still isn&#8217;t online. Here&#8217;s how the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is working to close the digital divide.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/next-big-tech-trend\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A graph depicting a disruptive trajectory path rising sharply above low-end and mainstream lines, intersecting the high-end line. The background features a unicorn image.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unicorn2.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/big-tech\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Big Tech    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/next-big-tech-trend\">\n                The next big tech trend will start out looking like a toy            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    In &#8220;Read, Write, Own: Building The Next Era of the Internet,&#8221; investor Chris Dixon explains why the biggest trends often go overlooked.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/netchoice-social-media-ban\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A digital rendering of a judge&#039;s gavel striking a sound block against a background of green and black pixelated squares, symbolizing the concept of social media censorship.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gavel.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/censorship\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Censorship    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/netchoice-social-media-ban\">\n                Constitutional warning shot for social media &#8220;deplatforming&#8221; laws            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    Can the government tell private websites what they have to publish?                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/hugo-mercier-misinformation-overrated\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/misinfo2.gif?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"Digitized image featuring multiple speech bubbles with pixelated backgrounds. One speech bubble in the center, representing misinformation, displays an image of fire.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/misinfo2.gif?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/misinfo2.gif?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/misinfo2.gif?resize=533,300 533w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/misinformation\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Misinformation    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/internet\/hugo-mercier-misinformation-overrated\">\n                Hugo Mercier says we&#8217;ve been misinformed about misinformation            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    Cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier argues the problem isn\u2019t that people are too gullible but too stubborn.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/society\/techno-humanist-manifesto-introduction\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                                                    <div class=\"aspect-video\" x-data=\"{visible: false}\" x-intersect.once.margin.150px=\"visible=true;\">\n                                <template x-if=\"visible\">                                <video autoplay muted loop playsinline class=\"absolute w-full\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\">\n                                <source src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lede-thumb_3395c7.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                                Your browser does not support the video tag.\n                                <\/video>\n                                <\/template>                                \n                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-techno-humanist-manifesto\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        The Techno-Humanist Manifesto    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/society\/techno-humanist-manifesto-introduction\">\n                A new vision for the advancement of humanity            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/military-ai-silicon-valley\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A drone, enhanced with military AI, soars in the sky against a sunset and cloud-filled backdrop reflecting the innovative spirit of Silicon Valley.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/military-ai-2-thumb.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/military\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Military    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/military-ai-silicon-valley\">\n                How AI is rewriting Silicon Valley\u2019s relationship with the Pentagon            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    Silicon Valley is warming to the Department of Defense as it works to get new AI systems developed and deployed en masse.                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"preview preview--with-image  pkg__grid \">\n    <div class=\"preview__inner\"> \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 preview__thumbnail\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/energy\/agtech-end-world-hunger\" class=\"preview__thumbnail-link\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=213&amp;h=120&amp;crop=1\" class=\"block preview__thumbnail-img \" alt=\"A collage of agricultural elements including a satellite, crop fields, tomatoes, and growth charts illustrating data, boosted breeding techniques, chemical formulas, and a seedling highlights efforts to combat hunger.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1366px) 250px, (min-width: 834px) calc(100vw * .25), 50vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=1400,788 1400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=213,120 213w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=355,200 355w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=533,300 533w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=711,400 711w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=850,478 850w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=1800,1013 1800w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=175,98 175w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=275,155 275w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=360,203 360w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/agri.jpg?resize=500,281 500w\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"preview__content\">\n            <div class=\"mb-2 eyebrow\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/topics\/agriculture\"  class=\"inline eyebrow__field-link\">\n        Agriculture    <\/a>\n<\/div>            <a class=\"mb-2 preview__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/energy\/agtech-end-world-hunger\">\n                Boosted Breeding and beyond: 3 tech trends that could end world hunger            <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"preview__excerpt\">\n                    A world without hunger is possible, and the development and deployment of new farming technologies could be one key to manifesting it.                 <\/div>\n                        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