Last year's Black Panther film presented the inspiring vision of a technologically supreme Africa – but progressive financing is needed to set it moving forward.

Collins Kimaro 20 Jun 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Intelligent - rather than smart - cities can address the roots of urban challenges

Lessons learned from smart and intelligent urban projects worldwide can open new avenues to create healthy, sustainable, and happy places for everyone, writes Sylvie Albert professor of ...

Sylvie Albert · The Conversation 20 Jun 2019

Innovation

Pathways to progress for women entrepreneurs

Female founders, particularly in B2B startup companies, face unique challenges when it comes to gaining funding and support.

Whitney Sales · MIT Sloan School of Management 20 Jun 2019

Education and Skills

This European city is the most educated in the world

The city with the highest percentage of university graduates has been revealed, as they're increasingly on the radar of companies and investors.

JLL Staff Reporter · JLL Real Views 13 Jun 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

These cities have the worst traffic congestion in the world

TomTom's 2018 Traffic Index has highlighted which 15 countries have the most congestion rates.

Niall McCarthy · Statista 13 Jun 2019

Cities and Urbanization

This is how we can reclaim cities from the car

Experts have revealed 3 ways that governments can help with this cutback, while also creating space for pedestrians and cyclists.

The Conversation 03 Jun 2019

European Union

Anti-immigration sentiments are dropping across Europe, study finds

An innovative study conducted by an MIT political scientist has looks at more than 3 decades of opinions in Europe.

Peter Dizikes · MIT News 03 Jun 2019

Cities and Urbanization

These are the most innovative cities in the world

Beijing and Seoul are climbing the rankings with strong startup ecosystems and depth of talent

Jeremy Kelly 24 May 2019

Innovation

Our growing leisure time is affecting economic growth

As more leisure options becoming available, more time is being spent on leisure, meaning that ever more resources are directed towards innovation in the leisure sector.

Lukasz Rachel · VoxEU 24 May 2019

Emerging Technologies

Would you let an AI vote for you?

Can artificial intelligence (AI) help with our voting decisions?

Jonathan Roberts, Gary Mortimer, and Frank Mols 16 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

2 trillion drinks containers are made every year - so where do they go?

Globally 2 trillion drinks containers will be made and sold this year. What can individuals and governments do to make sure those containers don’t end up harming the planet?

Alex Thornton 15 May 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Researchers want you to play this game to understand the risks of nuclear conflict

The creators of SIGNAL hope to gain insights into how countries may fight with nuclear weapons by studying tactics used by players online.

Kara Manke · Futurity 15 May 2019

Innovation

What does strategy have to do with a platform approach?

As the WEF's Industry Strategy Meeting gears up, we explain why strategy officers are best-placed to drive our integrated platforms approach to the world's problems.

Anil Menon 15 May 2019

Innovation

This hummingbird robot behaves exactly like the real thing

Researchers have engineered flying robots to behave like hummingbirds, training them with machine learning algorithms based on various techniques the bird uses naturally every day.

Kayla Wiles · Futurity 14 May 2019

Innovation

Scientists have created a new kind of plastic that could be infinitely recyclable

A new form of plastic called poly(diketoenamine) could create a closed-loop and zero-waste recycling process.

Sophie Hirsh 14 May 2019

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Innovation

Direction Wakanda: finance methods to make Africa a superhero continent

Intelligent - rather than smart - cities can address the roots of urban challenges

Pathways to progress for women entrepreneurs

This European city is the most educated in the world

These cities have the worst traffic congestion in the world

This is how we can reclaim cities from the car

Anti-immigration sentiments are dropping across Europe, study finds

These are the most innovative cities in the world

Our growing leisure time is affecting economic growth

Would you let an AI vote for you?

2 trillion drinks containers are made every year - so where do they go?

Researchers want you to play this game to understand the risks of nuclear conflict

What does strategy have to do with a platform approach?

This hummingbird robot behaves exactly like the real thing

Scientists have created a new kind of plastic that could be infinitely recyclable

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