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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Robot inventors are on the rise. But are they welcomed by the patent system?
Artificial Intelligence is now capable of performing tasks that have historically required human ingenuity. But these advances also put AI on a collision course with numerous aspects of p...
Future of Government
Why some good ideas make it – and others don’t
"The solutions that policy-makers are looking for have often already been invented somewhere else but an idea is just an ephemera without the right person to make it happen."
Emerging Technologies
How technology has changed the world of work
New research shows just how heavily influenced we are by new technology.
Future of Health and Healthcare
Global healthcare needs a revolution. This is how technology can help
Antiquated record-keeping in developing countries is preventing basic immunization from reaching many children – a gap technology could fill.
Innovation
Why asking questions could make you a great leader
Curiosity might kill the cat, but it won't kill the leader, argues this expert.
Entrepreneurship
Investment, not debt, can kick-start an entrepreneurial Europe
More venture capital, less labour law and a 21st-century education system are how Europe can beat the trap of falling living standards for future generations.
Future of Energy
Tsunamis of innovation are shaking the energy industry
There are lots of opportunities - but lots of uncertainty too.
Global Health
These discoveries saved billions of lives
An explosion in 20th Century technologies, treatments, and other science-backed practices helped to increase global life expectancy at an unprecedented rate.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
In order to be truly innovative, we need to learn lessons from nature
Scientists are using 'biomimicry' to pioneer new technologies based on the world around us.
Cities and Urbanization
These $139,000 stackable homes can be built in under three weeks
Harvard Researcher Jeff Wilson has designed a home that can be stacked on top of one another, and assembled in less than a month.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Disrupting business models is not enough. We need tech innovation too
The shared economy is disrupting traditional industries and making conventional companies rethink their business model. But innovation based on the shared economy alone is not sufficient...
Education, Gender and Work
14 things you didn't know women invented
Throughout history, countless female inventors have made invaluable contributions to the world, despite facing gender-based discrimination.
China
China can teach the West an important lesson about innovation
The West has a productivity problem - but it can learn from China.
Innovation
The unknown history of Silicon Valley
A new book looks at some of the things you might not have known about Silicon Valley.
Innovation
How France and India can unleash the power of “frugal innovation”
What happens when you pair French engineering with Indian ingenuity? Navi Radjou on why France and India need to link forces to provide simple, cheap and smart solutions to the world's pr...