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Education and Skills

7 compétences dont votre enfant a besoin pour survivre dans un monde du travail en constante évolution

On observe un écart entre ce que même les meilleures écoles enseignent et les compétences dont les jeunes ont besoin.

16 Feb 2018

Global Governance

Which countries do migrants want to move to?

14% of the world’s population wants to move. Here’s where they want to go.

22 Nov 2017

China

These are the world’s fastest trains

China’s new Fuxing trains will be the fastest in operation, but Japanese trains still have the capacity to go faster.

29 Sep 2017

Youth Perspectives

Where in the world are populations shrinking the fastest?

While the global population increases, these nations are shrinking rapidly.

26 Sep 2017

Education, Gender and Work

This is how you should raise your sons, according to research - and Justin Trudeau

Children as young as seven are influenced by gender-based stereotypes. It's time we started watching our language.

18 Sep 2017

Emerging Technologies

¿Cómo de activo es tu país? Los datos de los smartphones tienen la respuesta

Los investigadores analizaron 68 millones de días de datos anónimos de más de 700 000 personas extraídos de la aplicación de monitorización de la actividad física, Argus.

13 Sep 2017

Internet Governance

Could you live without the internet? People in these countries say they can’t imagine it

In an increasingly connected world, many people can’t imagine life without the internet.

05 Sep 2017

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Meet Australia’s beach-protecting, AI-powered shark drones

This drone can spot sharks from the air, warning swimmers what lies beneath.

04 Sep 2017

Education and Skills

7 skills your child needs to survive the changing world of work

As your kids head back to school, can you be sure they're learning the right lessons?

04 Sep 2017

Republic of Korea

This is what it’s like to experience a North Korean missile scare

North Korea’s latest missile launch over Japan signals new level of provocation the Japanese are unprepared for

01 Sep 2017

Climate Change

Pope Francis isn't holding back on climate change

Pope Francis this week called on world leaders to pay attention to the environment

31 Aug 2017

Future of Economic Progress

This developed country’s shadow economy is worth one-fifth of its GDP

Some countries have much larger shadow economies than others.

29 Aug 2017

Global Health

How active is your country? Smartphone data reveals the answer

Our smartphones are providing researchers with a clear picture of how much exercise we’re doing – or not doing.

25 Aug 2017

Environment and Natural Resource Security

5 amazing animals we thought were extinct

Meet the terror skink and other 'Lazarus species' whose collective demise we were completely wrong about.

18 Aug 2017

Water

The nausea-inducing energy source that lurks beneath our feet

This company wants to make biodiesel from sewer fat.

17 Aug 2017