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The Power of Chinese Mobile Payment Platforms
Technology and Innovation Kashov Sharma 10/23/20 Technology and Innovation Kashov Sharma 10/23/20

The Power of Chinese Mobile Payment Platforms

If a foreigner went to China, they would be surprised by how difficult it is to pay for anything with cash with most restaurants no longer accepting paper bills and even beggars having moved on from physical money.

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2020: A Year for Chinese Stock Exchanges
Global Economy Guest User 10/22/20 Global Economy Guest User 10/22/20

2020: A Year for Chinese Stock Exchanges

2020 has been a momentous year for the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong stock exchanges. So far, these Chinese exchanges have collectively raised $76 billion, 43% of the global total.

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U.S. Statue Removals Inspire Latin American Protestors
International Affairs and Diplomacy Gráinne O'Casey 10/20/20 International Affairs and Diplomacy Gráinne O'Casey 10/20/20

U.S. Statue Removals Inspire Latin American Protestors

The U.S. campaign to remove Confederate and other representations of white supremacy has inspired many Latin Americans to do the same to statues of conquistadors and early European explorers.

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Latin America's Long Summer Break
International Affairs and Diplomacy Nikhil Guddati 10/15/20 International Affairs and Diplomacy Nikhil Guddati 10/15/20

Latin America's Long Summer Break

Education has always been a way out of poverty. However, the pandemic has completely interrupted education, creating challenges for low-income students. Is there anything governments can do?

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Biden’s Promising Policy towards Latin America
International Affairs and Diplomacy Paul Choi 10/14/20 International Affairs and Diplomacy Paul Choi 10/14/20

Biden’s Promising Policy towards Latin America

If Biden were to be elected president, he is faced with the insurmountable task of restructuring the United States’ current relationship with the Latin America region.

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Double the peso, double the trouble
Global Economy Evan Bimaputra 10/13/20 Global Economy Evan Bimaputra 10/13/20

Double the peso, double the trouble

Cuba's anomalous dual-currency system represents the radical fervor to fight for Communism.

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Using Machines to Complement Humans
Technology and Innovation Nehaarika Shridhar 10/13/20 Technology and Innovation Nehaarika Shridhar 10/13/20

Using Machines to Complement Humans

How can two seemingly opposites, humans and machines, work together to improve our healthcare?

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Of Man Or Machine? Why Not Both?
Technology and Innovation Juan Esparza 10/9/20 Technology and Innovation Juan Esparza 10/9/20

Of Man Or Machine? Why Not Both?

A.I can help us prevent disease and live overall better lives. How?

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When Fast Fashion Becomes Faster
Technology and Innovation Faizan Firdaus 10/8/20 Technology and Innovation Faizan Firdaus 10/8/20

When Fast Fashion Becomes Faster

Similar to the way fashion manufacturing was one of the first industries to be mechanized in the late 1800s, the industry has now become one of the first to become subject to the rise of automation.

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Snipping Genes & Nobel Prize Queens
Technology and Innovation Brian Lee 10/8/20 Technology and Innovation Brian Lee 10/8/20

Snipping Genes & Nobel Prize Queens

Two scientists, France’s Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today for discovering and developing a powerful tool, CRISPR-Cas9, for genome editing that has enabled relatively quick and easy modification of the building blocks of life and promises new drugs for a range of diseases.

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You're Fired! Bring in the Robot!
Technology and Innovation Sanchith Shanmuga 10/7/20 Technology and Innovation Sanchith Shanmuga 10/7/20

You're Fired! Bring in the Robot!

Imagine walking into your nearest Amazon warehouse and realizing that it is devoid of people. Instead, you find robots, a lot of them, and that all the work is done by these intelligent machines.

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The Illusion of China's Diplomatic Shrewdness
International Affairs and Diplomacy Samuel Mills 10/6/20 International Affairs and Diplomacy Samuel Mills 10/6/20

The Illusion of China's Diplomatic Shrewdness

China is so often seen as a cunning and forward-thinking global player in the West. But its true means of diplomatic engagement are far less thoughtful.

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Dual Circulation: President Xi’s Trump Card
International Affairs and Diplomacy Sahana Rao 10/3/20 International Affairs and Diplomacy Sahana Rao 10/3/20

Dual Circulation: President Xi’s Trump Card

Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed the “dual circulation” initiative in response to heightened U.S.-China tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic. Will China ultimately be successful in implementing this long-term economic reform?

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China's Digital Currency and Yuan Internationalization
Global Economy Kashov Sharma 9/30/20 Global Economy Kashov Sharma 9/30/20

China's Digital Currency and Yuan Internationalization

The development of the DCEP has been partially driven by a desire to proliferate the Yuan into the international financial system.

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Chinese SOEs and International Debt Relief
Global Economy Mauricio Aguilar 9/29/20 Global Economy Mauricio Aguilar 9/29/20

Chinese SOEs and International Debt Relief

The G-20’s struggle to secure well-defined and quantified commitments from China to freeze low-income nation debt is of the same kind that fueled the United States’ volatile response to an ascendant TikTok, WeChat, and Huawei.

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WARNING! Bottled Poison; Minors Beware
Healthcare and Public Health Gráinne O'Casey 9/25/20 Healthcare and Public Health Gráinne O'Casey 9/25/20

WARNING! Bottled Poison; Minors Beware

Child obesity is a growing problem in Mexico. Many state legislatures have already passed or are considering a ban on the sale of junk food and soda to minors but there are varied reactions.

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Latin America's Undemocratic Democracy
International Affairs and Diplomacy Nikhil Guddati 9/24/20 International Affairs and Diplomacy Nikhil Guddati 9/24/20

Latin America's Undemocratic Democracy

Latin American countries claim to have a democracy, but what exactly does that mean? Their "democracy" verges on dictatorship, bringing about questions of how they got there and what they can do.

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Latin America's Absence From the Global Stage
International Affairs and Diplomacy Paul Choi 9/23/20 International Affairs and Diplomacy Paul Choi 9/23/20

Latin America's Absence From the Global Stage

Is Latin America unable to make the great powers' mouths water? China has aligned itself with strategic partnerships in the region, but full commitments in the region are a thing of the past.

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Physics in the World of Finance
Technology and Innovation Nehaarika Shridhar 9/20/20 Technology and Innovation Nehaarika Shridhar 9/20/20

Physics in the World of Finance

Exploring the cornerstone of Physics, Finance, and Computing

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To Kill or Be Killed?
Technology and Innovation Juan Esparza 9/19/20 Technology and Innovation Juan Esparza 9/19/20

To Kill or Be Killed?

Self-driving vehicles will face situations where harming someone cannot be avoided. How will, or how should we make self-driving cars react then?

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