Water on Mars, the Indian renewables champion and other top stories of the week
The surface of Mars, beneath which there is permanent liquid water. Image: REUTERS/NASA/Handout
There’s water on Mars. That raises the odds of extra-terrestrial life.
The big bucks. The future salaries of different college degrees.
Egg freezing and test tube babies. The science and art of preserving fertility.
Cultural relativism for robots? How to choose an ethics for AI.
More suicides. The many ways climate change threatens health.
Green prices and policies. How an Indian state became a renewables leader.
They’re murdering activists. The most dangerous places to protect the environment.
Learn to lose. How to stop censoring yourself and overcome anxiety.
How cosmic is the cosmos? Buddhism and the Big Bang.
It’s not just Russia. Cyber-enabled influence operations span the globe.
How Silicon Valley became a den of spies. It’s not ready to fight back.
Human trafficking at a tipping point. Cites anti-slavery coalition that includes Europol and the Forum. (Reuters)
Taxation strangles Greece’s growth prospects. References Forum research. (Wall Street Journal)
Pakistan’s Imran Khan promises to end discriminatory laws. Pakistan was second to last on the 2017 Gender Gap Index. (Foreign Affairs)
How 4IR tech is changing British business. Credits Forum for concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. (The Week UK)
Accenture may use blockchain to track shipment quality. Cites partnership with the Forum on digital identity projects. (coindesk)
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