The Fourth Industrial Revolution represents a fundamental change in the way we live, work and relate to one another. It is a new chapter in human development, enabled by extraordinary technology advances commensurate with those of the first, second and third industrial revolutions. These advances are merging the physical, digital and biological worlds in ways that create both huge promise and potential peril. The speed, breadth and depth of this revolution is forcing us to rethink how countries develop, how organisations create value and even what it means to be human. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about more than just technology-driven change; it is an opportunity to help everyone, including leaders, policy-makers and people from all income groups and nations, to harness converging technologies in order to create an inclusive, human-centred future. The real opportunity is to look beyond technology, and find ways to give the greatest number of people the ability to positively impact their families, organisations and communities.
This is how our brains form memories
A research team mapped the electrical connections generated when surgical patients with electrodes implanted directly on their brains created memories.
The rise of the political entrepreneur and why we need more of them
To ensure the Fourth Industrial Revolution leads to progress for all of humanity, we need of a new generation of political entrepreneurs to rise to the challenge
3 ways to teach robots right from wrong
Producing a 'good samaritan robot' could mean finally defining what humans have failed to agree on for millennia – how to define morality.
This is the first time we've seen a visitor to our solar system from afar
An interstellar asteroid was detected by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii.
Why AI is tipping the scales in the development of self-driving cars
Not only are there different levels of automation for vehicles but artificial intelligence is also working inside the car to make a ride safer for the driver and passengers.
New Zealand is using gene editing to control wildlife
Experts are considering using gene editing technology as a tool for addressing some of the great biological challenges facing the world today.
Here's what's holding back Alzheimer’s research
These are the two obstacles that are holding back Alzheimer’s research - a shortage of funding and patent law.
We've just discovered one of the closest Earth-like planets ever
A low-mass exoplanet has been discovered in the orbit of the red dwarf star Ross 128.
The breaking of the American dream, a blockchain city and other top stories of the week
Also in this week's round-up: how fake news exploded and mapping every country's favourite import.
A new ‘electric highway’ is going to connect Europe from Norway to Italy
E-mobility companies E.ON and CLEVER are teaming up to build a new charging station network that will start in Norway and end in Italy.
Without twins, these five mysteries might never have been solved
Twin research has led to all kinds incredible insights into an important mystery: nature vs. nurture or how the environment and our genes affect our health.
Scientists have created brain implants that could boost our memory by up to 30%
Our memories could one day get a boost from a new brain implant device, according to a new study.