My absolute favourite big idea I saw in the media this week. The academic paper it comes from is even better.
At first I wondered if it was a joke. Then I realised I was just being Earthocentric 😎
@iansample.bsky.social @krxiv-astro-ph.bsky.social
#SETI
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Bye bye Mecca Bingo Wood Green, hello social housing, including some 3 and 5 bed homes (more details on @haringeycp.bsky.social). This is Bob The Builder cracking on with a bit of rubble clearing. #London

#Immigration is such a hot button topic. So much heat, so little light. ODI think tank's @j-hagen-zanker.bsky.social wrote this piece for The Conversation about what doesn't work in migration policymaking. Warning: it may challenge your assumptions.
theconversation.com/why-many-pol...

Every 3 years (coming up this April 2024) the World Bank's IDA fund, which lends cheaply to the poorest countries, crowdsources more cash from rich country govts. It's good-value, ODI's Annalisa Prizzon tells the FT's @jsphctrl.bsky.social and Aiden Reiter
www.ft.com/content/e4cb...

What are UK Labour's plans for international development if they win the coming general election? Shadow Cabinet Minister Lisa Nandy joined us at ODI thinkthank's London hub, to outline her ideas for UK aid. Video and full transcript on the link.

New ODI podcast - #2024 trends in #geopolitics 🎤
No one country, leader, continent or group of interests will dominate - it'll be a multipolar world for now.
With Alexis Akwagyiram of @semafor.bsky.social, pol sci Ian Bremmer, ODI's Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou + Sara Pantuliano odi.org/en/insights/...