若者の視点
Watch 125,000 years of human migration in 1 minute
DNA tests on almost 1,000 people have shown all non-Africans are related to a single population that migrated from Africa between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago.
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新興テクノロジー
They're already here: devices that let your boss monitor your brain
Technology is allowing us to monitor our health and fitness like never before. Our smartphones can track every step we take. Dedicated monitors like the Fitbit analyze our movement and ou...
自然と生物多様性
How do you remove five trillion pieces of plastic waste from the Pacific Ocean?
Most of us wouldn’t know where to begin answering the question that frames one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. Twenty-one-year-old Boyan Slat is not like the rest of...
新興テクノロジー
Battle or journey? Why the way we talk about cancer matters
Cancer is a frightening disease and one that’s difficult to talk about for many people. Global rates of cancer are increasing, mostly as a result of longer lifespans. While recent medical...
産業の深層
Everything you need to know about neuroeconomics
Neuroeconomics is a relatively new branch of science. Professor Jonathan Cohen, a director at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, describes it as a discipline that tries to bridge econo...
産業の深層
10 predictions for the future that got it wildly wrong
A hundred years from now, Elon Musk could be lauded as a visionary genius – or labelled a fantasist.
What does the world think of America?
The United States is the world’s largest economy and has the mightiest military force on the planet. The US president is routinely referred to as the most powerful person in the world.
レジリエンス、平和、安全保障
Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia president, wins Nobel Peace Prize. Here's why
Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, just two weeks after declaring to the United Nations:“There is one less war on the planet.”
新興テクノロジー
Computers are often dumber than babies. Here's how that could change
Computers that can feel emotions and think for themselves have been a staple of science fiction for decades. Now scientists are trying to teach machines to imagine. The aim is to speed up...
気候変動対策
India will have 7 megacities by 2030, says UN
India is a key topic at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2017. Watch the session on India’s Turn to Transform here.
第四次産業革命
The next supersonic airliner could be battery powered
When the last Concorde touched down at London’s Heathrow Airport in November 2003, the first era of supersonic passenger flight came to an end.
気候変動対策
Scientists say 2014 was a turning point for climate change. And it’s all thanks to China
“Coal is China. China is coal.” That was the summary given by the International Energy Agency in 2012 as it attempted to contextualize the global industry. At that time China was producin...
这是2016年的护照指数排名，你的护照排第几？
《全球护照指数》通过统计持该国护照可以免申请签证的国家数量而对各国护照进行排名，这份最新的排名告诉我们到底哪个国家才是“护照力”最强的国家。德国和瑞典在这个结果中排名并列第一，持这两国护照的人可以无需申请签证而前往158个国家。美国和英国在去年的这份排名中占据首位，但今年美国滑落至第四名，英国和法国、西班牙、瑞士、芬兰几个国家一起排在第二位。 下图展示了全世界各国的护照...
産業の深層
Going up: the elevator that can lift a 3000-ton ship
Engineers in China have begun trial operations of the world’s biggest ship lift at the Three Gorges Dam, on the Yangtze River.
エネルギー転換
This interactive map shows US electricity usage in real time
It’s high summer in Texas and a heatwave is pushing already sweltering temperatures beyond 100 Fahrenheit. In homes and offices across the lone-star state, people are ramping up the air c...