20 must-read stories for the weekend

Blockchain vs poverty, Russia's debt time-bomb, analysing women and work and other top stories from the past seven days.

Can blockchain technology help the poorest? Yes – so let’s give it a try.

Negative on negative interest rates. More policy-makers are using them. But the central bankers’ central bank is voicing doubts.

Russia’s debt time-bomb is ticking. Time for a fiscal plan B?

Robotic health: 3 ways a 3D-printer could save your life.

Stagnating global trade: does it mean we’ve reached peak globalization?

Life after Brexit. What happens if the UK leaves the EU?

The system is broken. So how can we fix it?

Where to find more women leaders? Try the basketball court.

Change starts at the top. Which is why men must be feminists.

Iceland will be the first to close the gender gap. What can it teach other nations?

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: engineering human super-intelligence. It’s not just machines that will get smarter. The opportunities and ethics ofcognitive enhancement.

Want to crush entrepreneurialism in universities? Easy, just take IP rights away from professors. Academic innovation needs incentives.

Taxi apps drive a French revolution. But it’s not a transport revolution, it’s a social one.

We’re still innovating but productivity has stopped pushing up. New research says the internet revolution was a temporary boost. Economists haven’t been measuring the wrong stuff.

Can cognitive scientists explain what political pundits can’t? Insights on the public preferences driving a controversial candidacy for the world’s most powerful elected office.

Why gender balance can’t wait. The time for change is now. Cites Forum research.(Harvard Business Review)

The winners of the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Intellectual property lawyers, according to one expert. (Business Insider)

A late take on Davos. Three of the main takeaways from January’s meeting. (Fortune)

Brazil gets tough on corruption. And it’s thanks to its citizens, who are demanding more transparency. Cites the Global Competitiveness Report. (Quartz)

International Women’s Day coverage featuring Forum research: What is it? (The Independent) This is how far we have to go to close the global gender pay gap. (Huffington Post) Is the pace of progress slowing? (Christian Science Monitor)

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