Sustainable Development
This Lego experiment shows our brains prefer adding. Here's why it matters
Research shows we prefer adding things to taking stuff away. Here’s why it has implications for the planet and technology.
Harry Kretchmer is a Senior Writer at Formative Content. Recoded to Forum Agenda on 29/05/2024
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Health and Healthcare Systems
新冠肺炎与地缘政治：从过去的大流行病中得到的5个教训
黄热病是否改变了美国历史的进程？如果没有1918-20年的流感大流行，如今全球是否会在疾病预防方面的开展合作？新冠肺炎也会重塑我们的世界秩序吗？
Jobs and the Future of Work
オフィス設計の新たなモデルとなりうるイスラエルのビル
「出勤したくなるオフィスとはどんなものか？そもそもオフィスの存在意義とは？」マイクロソフトがイスラエルのヘルツリーヤに新たに開設するオフィス。そのプロジェクトでリードアーキテクトを務めたベレッド・ギンディ氏は、4年前、この問いに対する答えをこの新オフィスの設計に込めました。奇しくも、この問いは今の時代を捉えたものになりました。
Health and Healthcare Systems
5 ways work could change for the better in 2021
From work-life balance to the environment, the working world could be better off thanks to the changes 2020 ushered in.
Financial and Monetary Systems
‘Trickle-down’ tax cuts don’t work, study says
As governments decide how to plug holes in their finances, a new report adds weight to calls for higher taxes on the wealthy.
Forum Institutional
COVID-19 and geopolitics – 5 lessons from past pandemics
Pandemics helped shape the borders of the United States. What else can history teach us about how life could change after COVID-19?
Geographies in Depth
How a start-up in India is pioneering a way to tackle the global e-waste problem
Electronic waste is one of the world’s fastest-growing environmental challenges – and opportunities. Indian start-up, Karo Sambhav, is helping to tackle the country’s giant e-waste challe...
Health and Healthcare Systems
Vaccine nationalism – and how it could affect us all
As studies warn that a delay in global COVID-19 immunization could affect all nations, here’s a look at vaccine nationalism and what it could mean us.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Is Microsoft’s new campus in Israel the future of the office?
Microsoft’s new Herzliya campus in Israel features a ‘flexible grid’ to allow for social distancing, not to mention family and music rooms. But will office life ever fully recover from th...
Emerging Technologies
This is how good governance can make sure technology works for everyone
Emerging technologies will help the world recover from the pandemic and avoid future crises. Here’s how we can make sure they’re not misused along the way.
Health and Healthcare Systems
5 urgent actions to stop future pandemics crushing the global economy
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board’s A World In Disorder report looks at the biggest learnings from the pandemic. It calls for 5 urgent actions, from responsible leadership to robus...
Health and Healthcare Systems
Black babies more likely to survive when cared for by Black doctors, suggests new study
When Black doctors cared for Black babies, their mortality rate was cut in half, says a new study. But why?
Health and Healthcare Systems
Resetting education: lessons from Sesame Street on helping a generation at risk. This week's Great Reset podcast
For the 1.6 billion children whose education has been disrupted by COVID, we need make learning a priority. The Great Reset podcast hears from the Sesame Workshop.
Forum Institutional
Stakeholder capitalism - what is it, and how can it help the Middle East and North Africa?
Forward-thinking ministers, CEOs and journalists are signing a World Economic Forum’s initiative to drive inclusive growth in the region post COVID-19.
Sustainable Development
The world has missed key biodiversity goals – but these 8 changes could make all the difference
A major United Nations report says decade-long targets to improve global diversity are being missed. While investment in conservation has doubled since 2010, more funding is needed.