The creation of in vitro, or “clean,” meat involves extracting stem cells from animals
The extracted cells are grown and multiplied in a lab to create meat
Experts’ conservative estimates say clean meat will on store shelves by 2021
Continue reading… “How close are we to a hamburger grown in a lab?”
A decade ago, smart devices promised to change the way we think and interact, and they have – but not by making us smarter. Eric Andrew-Gee explores the growing body of scientific evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds.
Once seen as saviours of democracy, tech giants are now viewed as threats to truth. But how did our faith in all things digital turn into an erosion of trust, particularly in the arena of information and politics?
Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Facebook was built to accomplish a social mission – to make the world more open and connected.’
Continue reading… “Dawn of the techlash”
A solar panel factory in Hillsboro, Ore. A decline in business formation has contributed to a flattening of the labor supply.
Can the market economy still deliver prosperity?
Continue reading… “Where are the startups? Loss of dynamism is impeding growth”
Homelessness is widespread and hard to solve, affecting more than 560,000 people in the U.S. and hundreds of millions around the world.
Continue reading… “8 incredible innovations helping homeless people around the world”
By Deb Frey: City jobs will be lost to automation earlier than those in the wider job market, new research reveals.
The first wave of automation arriving in the next two to three years will hit financial and professional services hardest compared to other industries, according to the analysis of more than 200,000 jobs across 26 counties by PwC.
Continue reading… “Robots are coming for financial services jobs first”
Anca Dragan has a cool name, an impressive CV and an important job. While many roboticists focus on making AI better, faster and smarter, Dragan is also concerned about robot quality control. In anticipation of robots moving into every area of our lives, she wants to ensure our interactions with robots are positive ones. The computer scientist and robotics engineer is a principal investigator with UC Berkeley’s Center for Human-Compatible AI. “One particular area of interest is the problem of value alignment,” says Dragan. “How do you ensure that an artificially intelligent agent–be it a robot a few years from now or a much more capable agent in the future–how do you make sure that these agents optimize the right objectives? How do we teach them to optimize what we actually want optimized?”
Continue reading… “Keeping robots friendly: Meet the woman teaching AI about human values”
Crime families have cashed in on the ‘refugee industry’.
India’s 2011 census shows a serious decline in the number of girls under the age of seven – activists fear eight million female foetuses may have been aborted in the past decade. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Delhi explores what has led to this crisis.
Continue reading… “Where are India’s millions of missing girls?”
For the past seven years, Hong Kong has held the title of the world’s priciest city for homebuyers, according to the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey.
A 100-metre high air purification tower in Xian in Shaanxi province has helped reduce smog levels in the city, preliminary results suggest.
Continue reading… “China builds ‘world’s biggest air purifier’ (and it seems to be working)”
LONDON) – Four out of every five dollars of wealth generated in 2017 ended up in the pockets of the richest one percent, while the poorest half of humanity got nothing, a report published by Oxfam found on Monday.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
Learn More about this exciting program.