Basic cellular activity in pigs’ brains has been restored hours after its death, by researchers at Yale University, which could lead to advanced human treatments for strokes.

Reuters 18 Apr 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

These amazing microbes could eat electricity and produce bioplastics

Scientists have figured out a way to feed electricity to microbes to grow truly green, biodegradable bioplastics, according to a new study.

Talia Ogliore · Futurity 17 Apr 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Smart cities must pay more attention to the people who live in them

Smart city projects are usually run by politicians, consultants, academics and tech companies. But this neglects the most important people of all.

Viktor Weber 16 Apr 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How AI could dramatically improve your healthcare

As machine learning progresses, its applications include faster, more accurate medical diagnoses.

Seokbum Ko · The Conversation 16 Apr 2019

Future of Enterprise

Why being efficient is bad for your creativity

Edward Tenner, distinguished scholar at the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian, explains how too much efficiency can kill creativity and turn off...

Knowledge@Wharton 15 Apr 2019

Workforce and Employment

We need a reskilling revolution. Here's how to make it happen

More than half of all employees will need new job skills by 2022 - but only 30% received training in the past year. If we want to ensure inclusive growth, we need to invest in people.

Børge Brende 15 Apr 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Scientists are trying to figure out how to grow grapes on Mars

The scientists found a way to use a certain kind of bacteria from sulfurous springs to convert Martian soil into nutrient-rich dirt in which grapes or other plants could grow.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 12 Apr 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How Americans see automation and the workplace in 7 charts

These seven charts, based on recent Pew Research Center surveys, highlight Americans’ views toward job automation.

Abigail Geiger · Pew Research Center 11 Apr 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

New quantum device can “generate all possible futures”

A team of scientists say they’ve built a quantum computer that generates a superposition of all possible futures the computer could experience.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 10 Apr 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Why this company wants to make reading an ebook more like a video game

Books too boring? Maybe they need badges and achievements for kids who finish their reading homework.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 09 Apr 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Will self-driving cars will be “unthinkable” in 50 years?

New York University data journalism professor Meredith Broussard thinks we might not be heading to the self-driving future we imagined.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 08 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

A new Welsh curriculum aims to make education more holistic. Will it work?

Curriculum reforms are currently taking place in several more economically developed countries and regions across the world. Wales, New Zealand, British Columbia and more are overhauling ...

Nigel Newton 08 Apr 2019

Digital Communications

5G will drive Industry 4.0 in the Middle East and Africa

5G will enable new revenue streams from IoT and industrial applications, and accelerate digitalization in the Middle East and Africa.

Mikael Bäck 07 Apr 2019

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