Helping women in Africa’s informal sector, pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions, and educating for curiosity and creativity.
| What ChatGPT can’t do: Educating for curiosity and creativity As artificial intelligence technology becomes more accessible, curiosity and creativity will become increasingly important traits for human workers. But today’s education system continues to emphasize narrow measures of assessment, where teachers spend their time teaching for a test rather than fostering students’ curiosity and creativity. Natalie Evans, Jamie Jirout, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek call for a rethink. |
| The Inflation Reduction Act and innovation in the drug industry Since the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act, the drug industry has cited the law’s price negotiation program as a reason for discontinuing certain research and development projects. To see where things stand, Richard Frank and Ro W. Huang examine an important component of pharmaceutical development: merger and acquisition activity. |
| COVID-19 shed light on the challenges facing Africa’s women Across Africa, a staggering 90% of employed women are in the informal sector. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these women were on the verge of economic catastrophe. Now, as the continent works toward an inclusive recovery, leaders must transform the informal sector to raise the economic prospects of tens of millions of African women, argues Malado Kaba. |
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