Reasons for climate optimism, flying with your mind and other top stories of the week

America’s President-elect has said climate change is a hoax. Why that might help save the planet.

Childcare is infrastructure too. Working parents need new solutions.

Five reasons for climate optimism. Money and markets are already shifting.

How to make trade really spur development: look at border regulations.

Confronting without polarizing. Intolerant times demand constructive conflict.

Ready to fly an airplane with your mind? Neurotechnology is taking off.

Foreign aid is falling fast. Stronger civil societies could reverse the trend.

Why is globalization in the 21C different? This presentation by a top economist will help you understand.

One proven path to higher salaries: rising productivity + labour mobility.

But mobility has its costs. Why people stay in failing cities.

Slow motion automation. Five historical trends may hold back the robots.

Dealing with government by tweet and fake news. What journalists can do.

Is blockchain overhyped? Some financiers say it is, but Forum calculations show big investments. (Financial Times)

China is investing heavily in blockchain for financial services. Cites Forum forecasts. (China Daily)

Meet the only woman in Kuwait’s parliament. Uses data from the Global Gender Gap Report. (Fortune)

It pays to be a nasty woman. Cites Global Gender Gap Report. (Quartz)

The Fourth Industrial Revolution could leave the UK behind. British business is worried. (Independent)