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Google and the Trolley Problem
Driverless vehicles will be guided by algorithms programmed in advance. How should they weigh up the…
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Accidents of birth
Michael Gove’s determination to liberate children from accidents of birth is hard to reconcile with tougher…
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For the first time in history (EU edition)
Keeping track of occasional hyperbole in which we claim to be “the first generation” which can…
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Evidence and scaling up
I spoke at a dinner of the Board of the Childrens’ Investment Fund Foundation on Friday.…
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“The Idealist” – Nina Munk on Jeff Sachs [podcast]
In the latest episode of Development Drums, I talk to the journalist and author Nina Munk about Jeff…
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Is ‘the struggle’ the baby or the bathwater?
If there is value in the process of iteration and adaptation that people and organisations go…
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Have hammer, looking for nails
Is DFID suffering from a resource curse? The emphasis on growth is welcome, but the focus…
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Ten broad brushstrokes about development cooperation
I am discussing the the future of development cooperation, and the role of Northern NGOs,, with…
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