(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Paris climate agreement is another example of an attempted grand solution to a ...

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin suggests that tackling large-scale challenges is often easier than resolving minor issues. Big ...