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Survey reveals young people’s climate anxiety (Gerd’s high-lights)
In the survey, nearly two-thirds of respondents from Nigeria said that their feelings about climate change had negatively affected their daily life.
Does the global vaccination situation mirror the world’s inequalities? Der Spiegel on “Vaccine Apartheid”
“THE SPEEDY development of covid-19 vaccines speaks to the best ...
16
Sep 2021
Some of my best slides and images used in recent virtual keynotes, with time-coded video links
Some of Futurist Gerd's best slides and images used in recent virtual keynotes, with time-coded video links
28
Jun 2021
What kind of Future do we want to leave our children? Rapid decarbonisation is our duty.
This chart says it all. No wonder millennials are having ...
05
Mar 2021
New Bruegel white-paper and forecast on EU Energy Mix Evolution by 2050
Via Azeem Azhar's Exponential Newsletter
11
Feb 2021
The Best and Worst Places to Be in the Coronavirus Era (great interactive charts via Bloomberg)
Really powerful interactive charts here via Blooomberg.com “As Covid-19 has ...
25
Nov 2020
Africa will be home to the world’s largest population by 2100 (made me think)
More than 8 out of 10 people in the world ...
24
Nov 2020
Must-read: 2020 State of AI Report (Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s Highlights)
I just went through this report and here are my ...
03
Oct 2020
Highlights from Generation’s Sustainability and Trends Report 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all aspects of normal life, with enormous health, economic and social costs. It has also brought home the urgency of a decisive shift to sustainability. In Sustainability Trends Report 2020
29
Jul 2020
Sinking ships: post-corona, taking a cruise will be a stretch (via TheEconomist)
WHEN THE ZAANDAM, a cruise ship operated by Holland America Line, left Buenos Aires on March 7th, its passengers were promised 31 nights of “elegant and comfortable” luxury. They are now approaching Florida, and their holiday has been anything but elegant, comfortable or luxurious
01
Apr 2020
The great acceleration: some recent statistics on the impact of Covid19 (I am now calling this ‘The Great Transformation)
Among others, from this recent qz.com post. Visit PostCoronaFuture.com
29
Mar 2020
Inequality according to Oxfam, illustrated
The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 percent of the planet’s population, reveals a new report from Oxfam today ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
10
Mar 2020
The industry of inequality: why the world is obsessed with private security (The Guardian)
“The global market for private security services, which include private guarding, surveillance and armed transport, is now worth an estimated $180bn (£140bn), and is projected to grow to $240bn by 2020. This far outweighs the total international aid budget to end global poverty ($140bn a year) – and the GDPs of more than 100 countries, including Hungary and Morocco.”
The industry of inequality: why the world is obsessed with private security
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/may/12/industry-of-inequality-why-world-is-obsessed-with-private-security
via Instapaper
The industry of inequality: why the world is obsessed with private security
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/may/12/industry-of-inequality-why-world-is-obsessed-with-private-security
via Instapaper
02
Jun 2017
The age of tech: data is now truly the new oil – and still mostly unregulated
I just ran across this pretty amazing stat from Statista: ...
05
Aug 2016
Mary Meeker’s 2015 Internet Trends: great food for thought and a goldmine of intel
Every year, Mary Meeker delivers her masterpieces – the latest ...
