Climate Change Has Toppled Some Civilizations But Not Others. Why?
The link between environmental disasters and societal collapse, explained.
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Pandemic Hit to U.S. Life Expectancy May Last
The pandemic “has been the most severe global mortality shock since World War II,” researchers find.
Will Fintech End Racist Lending?
Fintech should be able to replace racially-tainted methods of measuring risk with shiny, new algorithms that don’t discriminate.
These Times Demand a Complete Mind
Do we have a complete mind and the mindset to manage through these turbulent times and reimagine the future? The key may be in the STEAM education movement and the importance of the arts.
Tech Innovation in the Age of Conspiracy
In this time of confusion and misinformation, businesses have an opportunity to lead in fighting conspiratorial thinking, not by simply denying accusations or attacking the people spreading them, but by building goodwill with the greater...
The World Wide Pause
Coronavirus is putting our world on pause, writes this normally peripatetic conference-goer. Amidst the inconvenience, she finds inspiration for embracing the slowdown from, of all things, the Grateful Dead.
Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want to be Liked. That’s Scary.
Facebook has frightening power to determine what can and cannot be said in society and in politics. Yet its all-powerful unchallengeable leader is getting frustrated with his critics, and retreating further into self-righteous isolation.
Companies Dive Into the Fourth Industrial Revolution
As digital technology transforms society and empowers even the most seemingly minute stakeholder, one consequence is that every company becomes a consumer company. Only those organizations that embrace innovation – and tech—are likely to succeed.
Who Will Unlock Technology’s Potential?
Tech transformations require education and imagination. If we don't focus on that, we may fail to benefit from a variety of promising but sometimes scary technologies.
