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What do we owe the future?
Do we have moral obligations towards people that do not yet exist? In long-term ethics, one is concerned with the future, but what does it really entail?
Dangerously fast in the wrong direction
Creating super-intelligent KI will be humanity's greatest achievement. But will it be the best or worst thing we've created?
Cut electric car subsidies - spend the money out
The electric car subsidies cost too much and seem too little. Replace them with more effective climate action abroad.
Antimicrobial resistance - Taking action on pull incentives in Norway
Antimikrobiell resistens (AMR) er en alvorlig og raskt voksende folkehelsetrussel. I 2022 ble det anslått at AMR førte til 1,27 millioner dødsfall globalt. Dette notatet beskriver en modell som estimerer at det i 2015 gikk tapt minst 240 liv i Norge på grunn av antimikrobiell resistens. Modellen er utarbeidet av Alliance for Reducing Microbial Resistance (ARMoR) med innspill fra tankesmien Langsikt. Utviklingskjeden for antimikrobielle midler har over tid blitt utarmet, og er nå klart utilstrekkelig for å levere medikamentene som trengs for å behandle resistente infeksjoner. En viktig årsak til dette er markedssvikt i legemiddelmarkedet, der dagens insentivstruktur gjør det ulønnsomt å kommersialisere nye antibiotika. ARMoR foreslår en satsing på såkalte pull-insentiver som en del av løsningen på denne markedssvikten.
Government's climate funding is tinkering with numbers
Norway contributes less than we claim and “aid-washes” profitable investments.
Norwegian food security in scenarios with abrupt sunlight reduction
This report, prepared in collaboration with ALLFED, highlights the ongoing threat to Norway's food systems from abrupt sunlight reduction scenarios (ASRS), caused by events such as a volcanic eruption, nuclear conflict or an asteroid impact. Historically, such scenarios have severely disrupted the global climate and would have catastrophic consequences for food security around the world if they were to occur again. However, there are effective measures that Norwegian authorities can take to strengthen preparedness both before and after such an event, which can reduce disruptions to the food system and save lives globally.
The lie behind the rule of action
We don't owe it to posterity to maximise the size of the Oil Fund.
Expert committee to advise on Norway's efforts for global health
Norwegian humanitarian and development organizations and think tanks are joining forces to set up a committee to make recommendations for Norway's global health efforts in the years ahead. Norway has played a leading role in global health cooperation in recent decades. It needs to be continued, the principals believe. Camilla Stoltenberg will be the head of the new committee.
Norwegian aid could change the world for good
Certain measures, even aid skeptics may not dispute that have the desired effect. Childhood vaccination is a well-known example -- measures against lead poisoning could be next.
No one is free when society is mobile-dependent
It is well known that the mobile is addictive. It stimulates the dopamine center in the brain, and has a design reminiscent of one-armed bandits in a casino hall. There is, however, another aspect of addiction that is underestimated and that makes it an almost impossible task for the individual to regulate their own use.
Media coverage
Incorrect about government climate funding
Minister for Development Tvinnereim responds to General Manager Eirik Mofoss's column in DN where he criticizes the government for fiddling with figures when describing Norway's climate finance.
Complaints about Norwegian GMO ban to EU
Genetechnology expert Sigrid Bratlie complains about Norway's import ban on genetically modified corn and rapeseed to the European Union's control body ESA, because she believes it violates EEA rules. Law professor Hans Petter Graver believes Norway may have to lift the import ban.
The need for dissidents
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen writes in E24 about the importance of dissent in a society, highlighting Langsikt's note on the lab leak hypothesis (https://www.langsikt.no/publikasjoner/lablekkasje) as well as the VG case on the same topic (https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/OooK9w/kan-bli-tidenes-stoerste-skandale), where Senior Advisor Sigrid Bratlie is interviewed, as an important example.
It could be the biggest scandal of all time.
“There are many elements of this case that are best explained by the fact that there was a lab leak.” VG writes about the origin of the corona pandemic, and has interviewed Senior Advisor Sigrid Bratlie among others.
Research Director Aksel Braanen Sterri comments on the Perpektivin NRK Nyheter
“We need a perspective message with multiple perspectives.” This was the main message of Aksel Braanen Sterri, Head of Science, when he spoke about artificial intelligence (AI) at Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) in connection with the launch of the perspective message. Previous perspective reports have overlooked the financial crisis, the pandemic, wars and most recently artificial intelligence, i.e. the really big events. Instead of just presenting one scenario, we should acknowledge the uncertainty we live with. This allows us to assess how robust our societal institutions are in the face of many different futures, not just the one that most closely resembles the past.
AI entrepreneur tests basic salary. — Need a drastic realignment.
Academic Director Aksel Braanen Sterri was interviewed by Aftenposten about the major citizen wage study funded by Sam Altman.
Think agriculture drives scare propaganda: Starts in new think tank to promote genetic engineering
Senior advisor Sigrid Bratlie has been interviewed by Nationen about modern genetic engineering in food production. Sigrid points out that there are concerns about adopting genetic engineering that should be taken seriously. However, this should not stand in the way of all the positive aspects of GMOs, such as the significant contributions they can make to the path to a sustainable food system.
Vi står på terskelen til en slags «perfekt storm» i helsevesenet
Intervju av seniorrådgiver Sigrid Bratlie om helsepolitikk og regulering av bioteknologi. -Regelverket for bruk av genteknologi er i dag svært lite treffsikkert og paradoksalt nok motsatt av hvordan det burde være. Nyttig bruk av genteknologi, særlig innen matproduksjon, er overregulert av politiske årsaker, mens de virkelig farlige bruksområdene er underregulert.
Seniorrådgiver Sigrid Bratlie i Sommer i P2
Snart tar vi kontroll over gener og lager nytt liv. Det gir molekylærbiologen Sigrid tro på fremtiden - og noen søvnløse netter.
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Misjonsalliansen svarer på daglig leder Eirik Mofoss sitt innlegg "Krisene vi ikke bryr oss om" ved å peke på at man må fokusere på at det nytter å gjøre noe for å løse fattigdom og humanitære kriser.