Industries in Depth

The biggest global risks, work in the robot age and other top stories of the week

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Adrian Monck

Work in the age of robots: how to prepare for the next 20 years of jobs.
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The solution to climate change: a new wave of globalization, done right.
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Are we sleepwalking into a global crisis? The new risks of Globalization 4.0.

Japan’s debt ratio is worse than Greece’s. A global map of government debt.

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To understand Globalization 4.0, consider this 55 million euro football shirt.

The biggest mental health problem is often misdiagnosed and untreated.

Ready for a good book? Join the club.

An elite charade or a new consensus? Why purposeful capitalists may be our best hope.

Too risky to ignore. Yet Britons are growing bored of Brexit.

An interstellar object is in our solar system. It might be an alien probe.

Imagining a better way. The rise and demise of RSS.

Don’t watch dubbed TV. The impact of subtitles on English skills.

A reading list for Davos 2019

The paradoxes of progress. We need a new framework for global cooperation, says Forum founder Professor Klaus Schwab. (Foreign Affairs)

Global risks grow more dangerous. An op-ed by Forum president Børge Brende. (Time)

We all have a role to play. The founder of Davos on how to confront nationalism and inequality. (Time)

The biggest threat to the world economy. An interview with Professor Schwab. (Business Insider)

Not just the economy. What policymakers can learn from Davos’ climate obsession. (Financial Times)

Globalism is dead. Long live globalization. (Project Syndicate)

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