1. Ipsos have just published their 2024 Global Leadership Survey, for which they interviewed a total of 23,800 adults in 31 countries around the world https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/russia-iran-israel-and-china-rank-worst-global-influence-while-eu-seen-preferred-model-over-britain

Here’s the survey results https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2024-06/ipsos-kings-global-leadership-survey-2024.pdf? PDF below.

No surprises who the bad guys are, then – not from a ‘Western’ perspective, at least.

2. Here’s the Cornell (University) Center for Teaching Innovation YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@cornellcenterforteachingin2018 Lots to explore!

3. Here’s a very (surprisingly, refreshingly) plain-speaking recent policy paper from Oxfam, Water War Crimes: How Israel has weaponised water in its military campaign in Gaza https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/water-war-crimes-how-israel-has-weaponised-water-in-its-military-campaign-in-ga-621609/ PDF below.

4. The Cambridge University Centre for Science & Policy (CSaP) held its annual conference, UK science and technology for innovation, growth and society, at The Royal Society in London in June. There are recordings and reports on the whole programme here https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/events/2024-csap-annual-conference/

If the first parallel seminar, Envisaging a quantum future,is maybe a bit much to start with, try How will AI transform the education experience? with Jenny Gibson, Russell Martin and Anna Vignoles https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/news/article-how-will-ai-transform-education-experience/ or Nature recovery – making it happen with Fiona Reynolds, Matthew Gould, Jo Lucas  and Silviu Petrovan https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/news/article-nature-recovery-making-it-happen/

5. And, finally, I think we need this doing for other countries as well as the USA, The Loneliest Road in Every State in America https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/least-traffic-roads-usa