Baillie Gifford

Dec 1, 2023 | bailliegifford.com | Matt Wall

Read more Read more Read more Read more All insights December 2023 Key Points Journalist and economist Ed Conway explores six crucial commodities we often take for granted in his book Material World He traces the journeys of sand, salt, copper, oil, iron and lithium as they create the objects and infrastructure we use daily Conway shows why they matter more than ever amid challenges such as climate change It may seem strange to be inspired by a pencil, but that’s what gave Ed Conway the idea...

Dec 1, 2023 | bailliegifford.com | Matt Wall

December 2023 Key Points Journalist and economist Ed Conway explores six crucial commodities we often take for granted in his book Material World He traces the journeys of sand, salt, copper, oil, iron and lithium as they create the objects and infrastructure we use daily Conway shows why they matter more than ever amid challenges such as climate change It may seem strange to be inspired by a pencil, but that’s what gave Ed Conway the idea for Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past...

Oct 4, 2023 | bailliegifford.com | Stephanie Hare

Read more Read more Read more Read more All insights October 2023 Key points Prof Kate Crawford works in academia and at Microsoft Research, studying the implications of AI Her book Atlas of AI highlights the environmental and social costs involved, as well as the opaque nature of the technology’s supply chain Crawford urges users of ChatGPT and other ‘generative’ AI tools to consider their supply chains Kate Crawford knows of a secret that makes it impossible to see the latest chatbots and...

Mar 28, 2023 | bailliegifford.com | Babita Sharma

Mar 28, 2023 | bailliegifford.com | Babita Sharma