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Earth’s largest e-dump. Global waste hits poorer countries hard.
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Why robots won’t replace us (yet): humans know more than we can tell.
Nurture beats nature. Your parents’ wealth matters more than their genes.
What happens when the far-right unites: Europe is about to find out.
We inhabit a narrow ridge of normality. Oliver Sacks from beyond the grave.
Big brands cutting packaging waste. Coverage of a Forum-backed circular economy initiative. (Washington Post)
Facebook takes on epidemics. Forum cited in disease prevention initiative. (Fortune)
How China forged self-made female billionaires. Draws data from Global Gender Gap Report. (Economist)
South Africa’s currency is going digital. References Forum white paper on central banks and blockchain. (Daily Maverick)
A plan for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Cites data from Future of Jobs Report. (US News and World Report)
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