After 80 years, the United Nations is finally trying to fix its biggest problems, but can an institution this big actually change?
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Shaw Beckett reads the signal in the noise. With dual degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering, a law degree, and years of entrepreneurial ventures, Shaw brings a pattern-recognition lens to business, technology, politics, and culture. While others report headlines, Shaw connects dots: how emerging tech reshapes labor markets, why consumer behavior predicts political shifts, what today's entertainment reveals about tomorrow's economy. An avid reader across disciplines, Shaw believes the best analysis comes from unexpected connections. Skeptical but fair. Analytical but accessible.
After 80 years, the United Nations is finally trying to fix its biggest problems, but can an institution this big actually change?
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