Weekly Questions: October 14-October 21

Happy practicing!

DX 

1. How can the federal government fight hurricane misinformation?  

Fighting hurricane misinformation requires aggressive pushback

2. What role will Silicon Valley tech interests play in a potential Harris-Walz administration? 

Silicon Valley had Harris’s back for decades. Will she return the favor? 

3.  Is Iran America’s greatest foreign adversary? 

America’s Greatest Adversary? Kamala Harris Says Iran Is ‘An Obvious’ Answer

4. How will the October Surprise of 2 Hurricanes 3 weeks before the election affect Americans’ minds when they go out to vote?

This year’s ‘October surprise’ may be no surprise at all   

5. What does the future of the American workforce look like with Artificial Intelligence? 

Generative AI, the American worker, and the future of work 

IX

1. How will artificial neural networks transform global healthcare and medicine going forward? 

AI wins big at the Nobels

Artificial Neural Networks: Revolutionizing Drug Discovery and Patient Care

AI-powered ‘deep medicine’ could transform healthcare in the NHS and reconnect staff with their patients

2. What does the success of the Bolsonaristas in recent municipal elections foretell for the future of the Brazilian right? 

Jair Bolsonaro still shapes Brazil’s political right

Bolsonaro’s right-wing party makes significant gains in Brazil’s municipal elections

3. How does the China, North Korea, and Russia alliance threaten surrounding Countries self-governance?

NATO’s Indo-Pacific Aspirations

4.  What changes will occur in Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party as the new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba steps into office?

Japan’s New Prime Minister Is Sitting on a Political Fault Line 

5. How will the 100 U.S. troops being sent to Israel change the dynamic of the War in the Middle East?

US to send anti-missile system and troops to Israel, Pentagon says 

HYPOTHETICAL

1. Kamala Harris is elected, and as a result of pressure from billionaire businesspeople, fires FTC Chair Lina Khan. How can Harris maintain her commitment to antitrust policy making without Khan spearheading the effort? 

How a Harris Admin Would Approach Antitrust Policy

Two billionaire Harris donors hope she will fire FTC Chair Lina Khan

2. Spirit Halloween’s expansion into Spirit Christmas is so well-received that the company opens thousands of stores nationwide in addition to the 1,525 Spirit Halloween locations already open. How will the rise of the Spirit franchise affect the US economy? 

Spirit Halloween will Transform Some of its Stores into Spirit Christmas