For as long as we have had conflicts, the theft and destruction of cultural property has been deployed as a tactic of war. But today, recognizing just how significant cultural heritage is...
Vomit. Poison. Agony. These are among the words participants used to describe their feelings in two 2010 University of Pennsylvania experiments. Researchers measured more than 200 peoples...
While much of the focus in the last year has been on those fleeing to Europe, there has been less attention on the overwhelming number of Syrian refugees that have sought refuge in neighb...
An industrial revolution is unfolding under the seas. Rapid progress in the development of robotics, AI, low-cost sensors, satellite systems, big data and genetics are opening up whole ne...
When it comes to empathy and inclusion, which company department would you expect to see at the forefront? Your guess might be Human Resources – but bizarrely, you’d be wrong.
A generation ago, IT and digital media were niche skills. Today, they are a core competency necessary to succeed in most careers.
Your mom warned you sitting too close to the TV wasn’t a good idea. It turns out she wasn’t entirely off the mark.
In September 2016, the world will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The UN ...
The only thing harder than being an entrepreneur is being a female entrepreneur. Despite all the blood, sweat, and tears that get poured into a start-up by its founder, statistics indicat...
Juan Mario Laserna was one of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders. Here two of his former colleagues pay tribute.
“Summer Davos” returns to Tianjin China next week with an almost apocalyptic feel as attending leaders and technology pioneers debate what life will look like following the robot-driven F...
Surveying the current state of the peace and security landscape in Africa is a complex task. The drivers of conflict and violence include young populations, high unemployment, lack of equ...
Jo Cox was a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Here, two of her YGL colleagues remember her.
The social and economic impact of technology is widespread and accelerating. The speed and volume of information have increased exponentially. Experts are predicting that 90% of the entir...
What comes to mind when you think of your office? If it’s another week in the trenches, getting flak off colleagues,seeing failed campaign strategies run up the flagpole for the troops on...
