Recoded to Forum Agenda on 29/05/2024.
Most people will have stayed late at work to finish urgent tasks or might even have pulled an all-nighter to hit a really tight deadline. When those occasions are the exception rather tha...
Much of the developed world is staring at an ageing population problem that, within a generation or two, could have devastating consequences. Even in the near-term, it will present govern...
There are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands and they account for almost half of all journeys between home and work in the city of Amsterdam alone. It’s small wonder the country...
Cryptography, cyphers, secret codes. Words that summon up images of a world of covert messages, clandestine meetings and international espionage. Those associations were reinforced recent...
Ask any motorist about traffic congestion and they will regale you with tales of long queues, wasted time, and mounting frustration. It’s a global problem with some of the world’s greates...
Almost half of the European Union’s (EU) 28 member states have already hit, or are close to hitting, their 2020 renewable energy targets.
La sencilla hamburguesa. Para muchos de nosotros, es uno de los placeres simples de la vida. Sabrosa y suculenta, con una selección casi infinita de ingredientes extra, condimentos y acom...
The world wide web is 30 years old this year. On 12 March 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee published his proposal for connecting information together so that it could be easily shared and access...
As many as 12 million Japanese people may disappear from the country’s workforce by 2040, according to official estimates. That’s a fall of around 20%.
Whether you’re an optimist pointing to predictions of job creation or you’ve been worrying that a robot might be after your job, one thing is for certain. The world of work is going throu...
For the last 20 or so years, workers in Sweden have enjoyed an unusual perk – a statutory right to take six months off and start their own business.
One of the most taxing of all the unintended consequences prompted by the rise of the digital economy has been the question of taxing the large, multinational firms that dominate the sect...
While industrialized farming techniques have meant a more plentiful supply of cheaper, fresher food – most notably in the developed world – they can also be a threat to the environment, p...
The humble burger. For many of us, it’s one of life’s simple pleasures. Juicy and filling, with an almost never-ending choice of toppings, relishes and accompaniments, it’s no wonder the ...
東京のある期間限定レストランが、障がいを持つ人々を接客スタッフとして雇用するという実験的な試みを進めています。ただし、これはよくある試みではありません。分身ロボットカフェDAWN ver.βのスタッフは自分たち自身で注文を取りテーブルを片づけるのではなく、自宅にいながらにしてロボットを操縦しているのです。
