COVID panic factory: UK edition

COVID panic factory: UK edition

Here we are at the cusp of another COVID panic creation campaign just when the global economy has begun limping towards recovery. But the vaccine market (upon which many billions in revenue are riding) cannot really flourish if people get too comfortable living with the virus.

Quantum biology is the next frontier

Quantum biology is the next frontier

Quantum biology can provide that intelligent framework. Among other things, it can explain how life began, evolution, consciousness, photosynthesis, bird flights over thousands of kilometres continuously guided by Earth’s magnetic fields, pheromones that attract us to potential mates, the sense of smell and more importantly in these troubled times, the behaviour of viruses and our immune systems.

Dharavi and Pakistan: Unlikely COVID success stories

Dharavi and Pakistan: Unlikely COVID success stories

These unlikely COVID success stories actually make virtue out of unpalatable reality. And, of ACCIDENTAL SUCCESSES.
Let’s look at Dharavi first. With that kind of population density (80 people sharing a toilet), there is no way that an effective lockdown can be enforced. Pakistan has a relatively lower population density and a young population. But a meaningful lockdown has hardly been enforced because of religious hardliners who insist on communal prayer.

Balancing act: Future technology is already here

Balancing act: Future technology is already here

The disruptive confluence of artificial intelligence, machine learning, 5G, biohacking and quantum computing is gathering rapid momentum. Data companies are now worth more than oil companies. The US and China have a bigger conflict over Huawei’s 5G technology than they have over oil. Whoever controls 5G controls the Internet…basically data.