Education and Skills
These are the top universities by subject in Latin America
The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is the best academic institution in Latin America, according to the QS Latin American University Rankings 2018.
Rob Smith is a writer at Formative Content.
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Fourth Industrial Revolution
City jobs are no more at risk of automation than they were a century ago
Once it was servants, today it's sales reps. New research confirms that when it comes to the rise of the robots, cities have seen it all before.
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Starbucks has started charging for takeaway cups to cut plastic waste
Starbucks is attempting to curb the use of disposable coffee cups by trialling the scheme in 35 London outlets.
Education and Skills
If more countries were like Sweden, major economies would get a $6 trillion boost
Greater equality for women in the workplace could boost the world’s major economies by $6 trillion, research from PwC claims.
Youth Perspectives
Berlin is the best city in the world for millennials
Germany’s capital city has been judged as the perfect place for millennials, while Bologna in Italy lags, a survey reveals.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
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Nature and Biodiversity
The surprising truth behind the world's electric cars
Though electric cars are greener than conventional ones, much of their power still comes from coal.
Industries in Depth
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is building a giant ‘10,000-year clock’ inside a mountain
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Nature and Biodiversity
These are the world’s 19 most endangered animals
The number of critically endangered species has risen from 17 in 2015 to 19 today, but substantial conservation efforts are being made.
Climate Action
This map shows the human influence on extreme weather
Around two-thirds of extreme weather events studied in the past 20 years were made more likely or more severe by human-caused climate change.
Geo-Economics and Politics
These will be the world’s most populated countries by 2100
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Emerging Technologies
Google's new AI knows which images you'll like - before you've even seen them
Google has created a machine-learning tool that can identify images we're most likely to find 'aesthetically near-optimal'.
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Why Saudi Arabia is spending $64 billion on entertainment
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