The map of languages, tech giants battle ISIS and other must-read stories of the week
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The map of languages. See how different languages have spread around the world.
We’ve already used up our resources for the year. Humanity is living less and less sustainably.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.
Airbnb and Didi Chuxing are but the beginning. Millennials could be the key to grassroots innovation.
Tech giants battle ISIS and white supremacists. But can video campaigns reduce terrorism?
What to do if you’re the next UN secretary-general. A candidate for the post explains her priorities.
So far only men have held the job. Is it time for a woman to lead the UN?
Indigenous peoples aren’t getting a quality education. Giving them more influence over their own schools would help.
Taming globalization: a Nobel Laureate in economics urges new rules to share the gains from growth.
Extra-planetary extractive industries. Commercial asteroid mining is about to lift off.
What should be the moral laws for self-driving cars? You can set them yourself in this game from MIT.
It’s not economic insecurity that’s driving populism. What’s burning down the old order in established democracies is a cultural backlash.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is enhancing humans. As the Olympics grapples with doping, is it time to rethink what’s natural in sport?
Are aliens spending money on infrastructure projects? A dimming star continues to excite speculation among astronomers.
Japanese women face a steel ceiling, but a new governor is breaking it. References Global Gender Gap Report. (CNN)
Blockchain reaches a tipping point. Cites Forum’s report on the Top Ten Emerging Technologies of 2016. (Wall Street Journal)
We’re investing billions in technology. But too little in the workforce that will need to use it. Draws on Professor Klaus Schwab’s article on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. (Times Higher Education)
South Korea plans to invest more in AI. The science minister outlines a plan to get ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. (Yonhap News)
Zimbabwe’s economic crisis is hitting tourism too. Includes ranking from the Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report. (AllAfrica)
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