Industry Agenda

Social Media

More Americans are going to social media instead of newspapers for their news

1 in 5 US adults use social media as their source of news, slightly more than read newspapers.

Elisa Shearer · Pew Research Center 13 Dec 2018

Innovation

This is why designer babies are still a long way away

Since the first IVF baby was born in 1978, the idea of genetically engineer offspring with desirable traits has been controversial - but it's not really possible.

A Cecile JW Janssens · The Conversation 12 Dec 2018

Future of Health and Healthcare

AI could take control of human birth. Here's how

Machine learning and algorithms could be used during labour to monitor physiological changes and give real-time analysis and advice.

Soo Downe and Anastasia Topalidou · The Conversation 12 Dec 2018

Financial and Monetary Systems

How the finance industry can save the world

The bleak future of our planet is the result of a system-wide failure in our financial system, and it will take a similarly systemic change to correct it. Regenerative capitalism is the a...

Jonathan Wichmann 11 Dec 2018

Biotechnology

Scientists have created biodegradable microneedles to fight eye disease

Researchers in Singapore have developed a contact lens-like patch covered with microneedles that deliver drugs to treat eye diseases.

Rosamond Hutt 07 Dec 2018

Workforce and Employment

There is such a thing as a career hot streak - and it can happen any time

Researchers studied artists, filmmakers and scientists and found 80% to 91% were likely to have at least one 'hot streak'.

Kabir Chibber · Quartz 07 Dec 2018

Entrepreneurship

12 children's books that influenced highly successful people

From Harry Potter to Fantastic Mr. Fox, these childhood stories that have inspired actors, authors and entrepreneurs.

Business Insider · Business Insider 07 Dec 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Meet the tiny gribble, who may hold the secret to greener biofuels

Researchers have discovered how these minute creatures break down lignin in wood, an important process in creating biofuel.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 07 Dec 2018

Future of Production

How intertwined supply chains can lead to economic shocks, and why we must protect against it

The intertwined nature of global supply chains can lead to economic shockwaves.

Petr Matous, Yuzuka Kashiwagi, and Yasuyuki Todo · VoxEU 07 Dec 2018

Financial and Monetary Systems

Banks can fight financial crime. But we can’t do it alone

Partnerships between banks and public bodies are the only way to stop criminals moving their ill-gotten gains.

Erik Barnett 07 Dec 2018

Education and Skills

This is why reading fiction is as important now as it ever was

As Albert Camus wrote; "Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth".

Derek Beres · Big Think 06 Dec 2018

Education and Skills

Bill Gates: 5 books I loved in 2018

With the holiday season almost upon us, here are five books from 2018 that Bill Gates recommends giving as gifts.

Bill Gates and Bill Gates · Gatesnotes 06 Dec 2018

Workforce and Employment

Should tech companies pay us for our data?

As we advance in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, data will become an even more valuable commodity.

Manuel Ochoa Ayala 06 Dec 2018

Digital Economy and Society

Technophobe or technophile? We need more conversation about digital transformation

The fast pace of technology adoption is not being adequately accompanied by the necessary security measures. We must not be outsmarted by the tools we are so willingly embracing.

Geir Christian Karlsen 06 Dec 2018

Banking and Capital Markets

How Ghana is working to improve the banking sector

Several Ghanaian banks have collapsed in recent months – but the government is meeting the crisis with a strong regulatory framework.

Musonda Kapotwe 06 Dec 2018

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