
James Bond: The sum of our geopolitical fears
AUTHOR: Francesco Mancini, Associate Dean and Co-Director (Executive Education) and Visiting Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy From the Cold War to biological weaponry, the super-spy film franchise has, over almost six decades, adapted to the dominant anxieties of the times. "I think you're a sexist, misogynist dinosaur, a relic of the Cold War..." These were the words with which M, the head of the British Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6

Living standards shape public opinion on genetically modified food
In the journal Food Quality and Preference, Sebastian Levi uses machine learning to analyse attitudes toward GMOs. Agricultural biotechnology has been a subject of heated public debate in recent years. The development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has raised concerns about food safety and sparked distrust among consumers. At the same time, improving crops and livestock through genetic technology could help solve a major public policy issue: food insecurity in middl