World Economic ForumQuantum Computing How quantum computing could beat climate change weforum.org - Jeremy O'Brien • Advances in quantum computing could help us simulate large complex molecules. • These simulations could uncover new catalysts for carbon capture that …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum 3 ways to make the 2020s the decade we close the gender gap weforum.org - Saadia Zahidi At the present rate of progress, it could take us nearly 100 years to get to gender parity. Since 2006, the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum These German businesses are hiring refugees to plug the skills gap weforum.org - Alexander Court What do a German car manufacturer, railway operator and global courier service have in common? They all employee refugees. Volkswagen, the largest …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Are we mad enough to change the world? weforum.org - CP Gurnani • What would happen if companies drove business profitability through sustainability? • Mental health problems could cost the global economy $16 trillion …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Australia’s bushfires have pumped out half a year's CO2 emissions weforum.org - Douglas Broom • Australian CO2 emissions have surged by 250 million tonnes as a result of bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland. • Vegetation vital for absorbing …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Everything you need to know about the gender gap in 2020 weforum.org - Kirsten Salyer • The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020 found that there is still a long way to go to achieve worldwide gender parity. • Politics …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum This chart shows where extreme weather is causing the most fatalities weforum.org - Niall McCarthy • Between 1998 and 2017, more than half a million people lost their lives due to extreme weather, while $3.47 trillion was lost (in PPP) • There were …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum How your 'thank you' emails are polluting the planet weforum.org - Rosa Furneaux • If each adult sent one less email a day, Britain could reduce its carbon output by 16,433 tonnes - equal to more than 81,000 flights from London to …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum A woman would have to be born in the year 2255 to get equal pay at work weforum.org - Rosamond Hutt • While the overall gender gap has narrowed, the latest figures show the economic gender gap has widened. • It will be 257 years before men and women have …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum This British town used social connections to make residents happier and healthier weforum.org - Jenny Anderson • In 2013, Frome Medical Practice began mapping out community resources to help local people - and recruited community connectors to get the word out • In …
World Economic ForumThe Brain Men are more at risk of depression than women in deprived areas, study shows weforum.org - Olivia Remes • Data from a long-running British study on health has found men living in a deprived area were more than 50% more likely to experience depression • For …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Parental leave: why we can't wait a century for equal rights for women weforum.org - Milos Maricic In July, I quit my job to accompany my wife through the final stages of her potentially complicated pregnancy. Our daughter was born in October; …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum It's getting harder to move data abroad. Here's why it matters and what we can do weforum.org - Kimberley Botwright Between emails, messages, sensors, machines, platforms, purchase transactions and so on, we are generating data at a furious pace. In 2018, 2.5 …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum These 10 countries are closest to achieving gender equality weforum.org - Rosamond Hutt • Iceland has been the frontrunner on the Global Gender Gap Index for 11 years in a row. It’s followed by Nordic neighbours Norway, Finland and …
World Economic ForumFourth Industrial Revolution Here are 3 ways venture capital can fund a better future weforum.org - Zachary Bogue • Venture capital investment in artificial intelligence (AI), massive cloud computing, robotics and the application of molecular and biological science …
World Economic ForumFourth Industrial Revolution The future of work requires a return to apprenticeships weforum.org - Matthew Lauer One of the major concerns of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is that artificial intelligence and automation – robots – will eliminate jobs, both …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Bangladeshis are losing jobs as farmers choose mangoes over rice weforum.org - Rafiqul Islam • In northwestern Bangladesh, rice has long been the sole source of income for the landless Oraon, who make a living as farm labourers or …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum The World Economic Forum's year in pictures – key moments of 2019 weforum.org - Katharine Rooney • The World Economic Forum had a busy year, beginning with climate activist Greta Thunberg's remarks at the 2019 Annual Meeting in Davos. • Klaus Schwab …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Neil Gaiman's poem on a scarf: warm words for refugees weforum.org - Beatrice Di Caro The UNHCR's Global Refugee Forum kicks off this Monday 16 December 2019. Their first ever global forum aims at discussing best practices and …
World Economic ForumClimate COP25 climate talks: What just happened, and what lies ahead? weforum.org - Teresa Hartmann • Some 80 countries promised to increase climate action at the UN talks • But only a handful of countries' commitments are compatible with a 2°C …
World Economic ForumPollution Why is black plastic packaging so hard to recycle? weforum.org - Emma Charlton • Black plastic is recyclable, but waste sorting systems can’t recognize black pigments. • Even if black plastic is separated, it often ends up in …
World Economic ForumFourth Industrial Revolution These 10 medical breakthroughs will change the world weforum.org - Global Innovation Index • The Global Innovation Index identifies global trends and cutting-edge technology transforming healthcare • From brain mapping to regenerative medicine, …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Long job hunts, poor pay and hectic hours – why is job quality in the U.S. so low? weforum.org - Gwynn Guilford • More Americans are in work than any time in the last five decades • But a new Job Quality Index finds there are 81 high-quality jobs for every 100 …
World Economic ForumFourth Industrial Revolution 50% of jobs are ready for automation – so are you prepared? weforum.org - Christopher Pissarides • In previous periods of technological displacement of workers, economists worried too few new jobs would be created to prevent higher long-term …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum How to bring precision medicine into the doctor's office weforum.org - Arthur Hermann Are you one of the 26 million people who have experienced genetic testing by companies such as 23andMe or Ancestry? These companies promise to reveal …
World Economic ForumCulture How to read more in 2020 weforum.org - Beatrice Di Caro Ever feel like you need some motivation to pick up the books you can't seem to get around to? Here are some tips from members of the World Economic …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum How governments can use cyber tools to preserve power weforum.org This article is part of the World Economic Forum's Geostrategy platform This August, Google, Apple, and Mozilla moved to have their web browsers block …
World Economic ForumPollution The ocean is teeming with microplastic – a million times more than we thought, suggests new research weforum.org - Johnny Wood • New research suggests the scale of plastic pollution in our oceans could be a million times worse than previously recorded. • The researchers analysed …
World Economic ForumClimate Who's promised net-zero, and who looks likely to get there? weforum.org - Emma Charlton • The Net Zero Challenge report calls for more action to limit global warming. • Just 67 countries and eight US states have a net-zero ambition. • Even fewer …
World Economic ForumClimate Change Flooding is predicted to displace 50 million people a year by 2100. What's being done? weforum.org - Megan Rowling • Globally, river flooding is predicted to displace 50 million people a year by 2100 • The numbers pushed out of their homes by river floods could be kept …
