Sarah O'Connor

The entire shape of Ukraine's economy has changed rapidly, as sectors such as defence have expanded and others like tourism have contracted.

The secret to Ukraine’s remarkably resilient labour market

The illusion of human control can be more dangerous than its clear absence, says the writer.

Why it’s hard for humans to have the final say over AI

A quarter of the people in the world live in countries where populations have already peaked.

A shrinking world will turn our problems upside down

With the help of gadgets and subscriptions from technology companies, we are increasingly turning our gaze on each other.

Are we on course to become a Little Brother society?

People ride their bikes down the street in Dokkum, the Netherlands. It has become increasingly common for full-time workers in the country to compress their hours into four days rather than spread them over five.
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The Dutch are quietly shifting towards a four-day work week

Deliveroo tells riders that “the fee for each order is unique” and is based on estimates of time, distance, the rider’s location, time of day, day of the week, the busyness of the restaurant and a number of other factors.

Dynamic wages make work a gamble

Being a second-mover is particularly useful when the benefits of a new technology are uncertain and the risks are high – because what you lose in speed, you gain in information.
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In defence of the second-mover advantage

When Northvolt filed for bankruptcy last week, it was a blow to the story that the road to net zero will be paved with secure "green jobs" in places that need them.

Why the public doesn’t buy the idea of a ‘green jobs’ bonanza

One reason that workers put up with bad jobs is fear: that the next job will be worse, or that it won't last.
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Why don’t people leave bad jobs?

What might it look like if politicians compare life expectancy statistics as obsessively and anxiously as they do their GDP trends?

There is more to life and death than GDP