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Marbee de Castro

Working Capital Controller @ AirBus Masters in International Economics & European Studies @ University of Lisbon (Inst. Economics and Management)

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Books to help you answer big questions about yourself | TED Conferences

6 books recommended by TED Conferences that can seriously change our perspective about ourselves

April 29
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6 books recommended by TED Conferences that can seriously change our perspective about ourselves

Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation

Yuval just wrote a guest essay for The Economist defending that storytelling computers will change the course of human history. Although I do not agree with his approach, the essay is a good read and a different perspective.

April 29
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Why the multiverse is eating popular culture | The Economist

“It offers escape for a society lamenting its traumas and regretting its choices”. Insightful article on how and why the multiverse has been impacting us.

June 24
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Financial Times | Best summer books of 2023: Economics

Martin Wolf selects his best mid-year reads, including: Power and Progress, A World of Insecurity, Free and Equal and a few more.

June 24
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Christine Lagarde | Central banks in a fragmenting world

In this article the President of the European Central Banks explains why central banks must think about how to respond to changing geopolitics not when fragmentation is upon us, but before

May 7
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The Tokenizer - The uncertain status of NFT regulation

Interesting report published by the Tokenizer from March 2023. The main topic is, or course, NFT’s but the writers also raise the difference between NFT and securities, they approach the topic of related crimes and the regulatory treatment of NFT’s. Easy & fast read.

May 3
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25 years of euro unity | Christine Lagarde

In this article, Lagarde looks back on “25 years of the European Central Bank, euro unity and their commitment to price stability”. She promises to “keep working to strengthen the foundations for Europe's future” by delivering on their mandate.

May 24
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What to read to understand intelligence and espionage | The Economist

The Economist provides a list of 7 books to read to better understand intelligence and the role of spies.

May 30
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Airbus A380 completes flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel

“Airbus has announced that it has completed a test flight of the A380 using 100% sustainable aviation fuel from cooking oil and other waste fats.”

April 12
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The EU lets farm animals and people eat insects

“By 2050 there could be 10 billion human mouths to feed. Eating insects could help solve the global food-supply problem”

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