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The crises we don't care about
Why do politicians engage for crises in the global north but look a different path when the crises happen in the south?
Jonas on TikTok is a bad idea
Jonas Gahr Støre has taken to Tiktok to reach young voters. But TikTok is not the place for either youth or politics.
A new pandemic is on the stairs
And it could be much worse than the COVID-19 pandemic.
We must not forget the victims of war outside of Europe
Millions could die of starvation this summer, partly as a consequence of the war in Ukraine. Also this year, Norway's Ukraine program should include countries in the south.
Standard for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
How to manage AI risk? A guide for Norwegian businesses. A collaboration between EY and Langsikt
It shouldn't be up to you to say yes or no to Facebook
Privacy is not protected by focusing more on consent or deleting our profiles.
A lab leak may have started the corona pandemic
The corona pandemic has been the biggest global crisis of our time. It has cost millions of lives, trillions of dollars and inflicted countless other negative consequences on society. The origins of the pandemic remain an unanswered question. In this document, we review the available knowledge. Based on this, we assess it as of June 2024, as most likely that the pandemic was the result of an accident at a research laboratory in Wuhan, not from natural contagion from animals at the wet market close by. We also point out how both the political and scientific system have failed in dealing with the issue and thus stood in the way of designing a knowledge-based preparedness and prevention policy for future pandemics.
Weapons, Plague and Gold - Opportunities and Threats of New Biotechnology
The twin revolutions in biotechnology and artificial intelligence will, in the future, dramatically increase the ability of humans to decode and program genetic code. This gives us the ability to design completely new biological functions and organisms - called synthetic biology. Synthetic biology will, over the next few decades, create trillion-class values and help us solve challenges in climate, animal welfare, food supply, medicine, vaccines, biomaterials and many other areas. At the same time, synthetic biology can have disastrous consequences either as a result of mishaps or intentional damage. In order to harness the enormous benefits that biorevolution can bring us, while avoiding the greatest dangers, we need to develop precise and ambitious policies. Download the memo to read more about this topic. If you would like to read the memo that specifically deals with the origin of the corona pandemic, you can find it here: www.langsikt.no/en/publikasjoner/lablekkasje.
Constitution needs to be changed
May 17th may not be the day to criticize either the nation or constitution. But it has to be done.
Norwegian aid is like an emergency room where friends are treated first
And the Minister of Health decides what treatment should be given.
Media coverage
- Even relatively limited cuts in the US aid will have major consequences on the ground
Jon Lomøy, Special Adviser in Langsikt, has been interviewed about the layoffs in USAID and the consequences it may have for the aid.
We need more measures to protect against bird flu
Bird flu continues to spread, especially in the United States. Molecular biologist and Senior Advisor at LLangsikt, Sigrid Bratlie, believes we need more measures, such as wastewater monitoring, to protect us.
- Your dinner is tortured
There is too little talk about salmon welfare, says Aftenposten's columnist Rodas Sibahtu, referring to Langsikt's note on the animal welfare crisis in the farming industry.
— Norwegian UN support should be streamlined
Norwegian support for the World Bank and the United Nations is characterised by too many agreements, costly intermediaries and poor coordination, according to the think tank Langsikt.
Lederliv with Eirik Mofoss
CEO of Lang, Eirik Mofoss, has been a guest on the podcast Lederliv with Ole Christian Apeland. There they discuss, among other things, management, donations and Eirik's experiences in starting a new political think tank.
Maya (38) was selected to sit in a public panel: — Like winning the Lotto
The citizens who will sit on the Future Panel, a people's panel that will discuss Norway's wealth and future, have now been selected. TV2 Nyheter interviews some of the participants.
Nigeria's Minister of Health: Norwegian leadership can save lives
Better global health will benefit everyone, both in Nigeria and Norway, writes Nigeria's Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Muhammad Ali Pate.
Norway is gearing up against bird flu
VG writes about Norway's response to bird flu, and mentions Langsikt among key actors who have warned against the virus early on.
I'm a cable skeptic. Here is an answer to a power cable supporter.
Øystein Sjølie, social economist and author of “The Oil Book: How Norwegian Oil and Gas Makes the World a Better Place”, has written a response to Aksel Braanen Sterri's column on electricity cables in Aftenposten.
The biggest research breakthroughs of the year
Senior Advisor in Langsikt Sigrid Bratlie, together with Torkild Jemterud, Inga Strümke and Aksel Kjær Vidnes, summarizes the science and technology year 2024 in two parts of Abels Tårn. Part 2 of the programme can be found on NRK radio's website.