As a driving force in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, AI systems are increasingly being deployed in many areas of our lives around the world. A shared realisation about their societal i...
The deliberative nature of democracy seems to have finally overcome the hubristic triumphalism of the 1990s. Amidst the treacherous times we live in, Western democracies are showing incre...
Major advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology in recent years have led to the growing sophistication of military weaponry. Among the most noteworthy new devices are Lethal Aut...
Conventional wisdom advises us to focus on the mega risks – the “grey rhinos” – in our near future. While these high-impact, high-likelihood risks can’t be ignored, in dynamic systems it’...
Space exploration, the development of powerful genetic-editing tools, medical advances that produce effective vaccines, the identification of new species and new technologies driving the ...
March 2020 was a Pyrrhic victory for some experts: they had warned of a pandemic for years – and yet policymakers had not taken the necessary precautions. In a tsunami of articles, all ki...
Bioengineering is a discipline that applies engineering design and principles to biological systems. Some examples of this fusion are artificial organs or limbs, the genetic synthesis of ...
• The #EndSARS campaign isn't merely about Nigeria's corrupt Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
• China covers the COVID-19 medical costs for all patients including domestic migrants.
• Family support is perhaps the most important form of allyship for the LGBTQI community.
世界経済フォーラム「第16回グローバルリスク報告書」は、人々の健康を脅かす持続的なリスクや新たなリスク、失業率の上昇、デジタルデバイド（情報格差）の拡大、若者の失望、地政学的展望の緊張と脆弱性の高まりなどによる社会の分断がもたらすリスクを分析しています。数多くの企業とその従業員が未来のマーケットにおいて取り残される危険性があります。また、人類の脅威である環境破壊は、社会の...
The highly asymmetric impact of the pandemic has reinforced historical inequalities within and between countries and is now giving rise to a highly divergent recovery. Technological chang...
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution advances, foundational technology domains are converging to create new opportunities. In addition to their breakthrough potential, the simultaneous dev...
