Category: Trends: Social
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6 New Rules of Business for the Next Industrial Revolution
Alan Murray at Fortune summarizes a lengthier piece by Geoff Colvin called Why every aspect of your business is about to change. Here is my summary of Murray's summary: 1. You don't need a lot of physical capital. … 2. Human capital will matter more than ever. … 3. The nature of employment will change.…
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The world has improved since 2000 – but not because we planned it (Think Bonsai)
The Globe and Mail: The world has improved since 2000 – but not because we planned it Millennium Development Goals: … … The headline goal, of cutting the proportion of people living in poverty in half, was achieved five years early, in 2010, by which time a billion people had left absolute poverty. And now…
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Don’t Panic – How to End Poverty in 15 Years (Hans Rosling)
YouTube: Don't Panic – How to End Poverty in 15 Years (This World documentary) "The legendary statistical showman Professor Hans Rosling returns with a feast of facts and figures as he examines the extraordinary target the world commits to this week – to eradicate extreme poverty worldwide. In the week the United Nations presents its…
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White People Aren’t Driving Growth in the Suburbs
Atlantic Cities: White People Aren't Driving Growth in the Suburbs "The decline of white suburbia has already begun. … … For the Brookings Institution, Frey explains that white populations accounted for just 9 percent of the population growth of the suburbs (in the 100 largest metro areas) between 2000 and 2010. The Metropolitan Policy Program…
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This animated map shows how humans migrated across the globe
Map Shows How Humans Migrated Across The Globe
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China and India Overtake Mexico for Inflow of Foreign-Born US Residents
Conversable Economist: China and India Overtake Mexico for Inflow of Foreign-Born US Residents
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The Decentralized Energy Revolution
Forbes: How The Energy Revolution Will Transform How We Live and Work Revolutions used to be few and far between. James Watt's steam engine, developed in 1781, set the stage for the first industrial revolution. But it wasn't until a century later that the widespread adoption of electricity and the internal combustion engine brought about the…
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A Richer World… but for whom?
BBC: A Richer World… but for whom? We are getting richer. Not every human being on the planet and not every country. But the average person has an economic standard of living that's far better than it used to be. One way of measuring it is to look at the amount of goods and services…
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The World is Not Falling Apart
Slate: The World is Not Falling Apart Never mind the headlines. We've never lived in such peaceful times. I've repeatedly revisited the theme in my blogging that the world is improving in many ways. That is routinely met with skepticism, even outrage. How can I be so insensitive as to say the world is getting…
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Global Life Expectancy Increases by About Six Years
Wall Street Journal: Global Life Expectancy Increases by About Six Years Study in Lancet Says Rise Is Result of Dramatic Health-Care Advances … The rise in global life expectancy is mainly the result of dramatic advances in health care. In richer countries longer lifespans are spurred by a big drop in deaths related to heart…