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Too much of a good thing can be a very bad thing: Technology’s Future
Too much of a good thing can be a very bad thing: Technology’s Future Why we must act now to ensure that exponential technological progress...
What does Covid teach us about climate change? Food for Thought by Tim Harford (Financial Times)
"Climate change because of greenhouse gas emissions is well under way, but at a speed measured in decades. As a result, it is almost impossible...
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May 2021
This decade represents our ‘last possible exit’ options in regards to climate change. The ‘Free Market’ won’t cut it.
In the future, we may look back at 2020 as the year we decided to keep driving off the climate cliff–or to take the last...
02
May 2021
Join us May 13th, 2021, 5pm CET for the first-ever edition of ForkTalks!
The Fork In The Road Project is growing quickly. We are now starting to create events that will further expand our audience, and as one...
29
Apr 2021
Elon Musk in the Crosshairs of Nathan J. Robinson (Current Affairs) – made me think
I've been a follower and ‘fan' of Elon Musk for a while, sharing his ideas on Twitter and YouTube playlists. And although he is no...
27
Apr 2021
Europe takes the lead on AI regulation – this is a big deal!
‘The European Union wants to become the world's super-regulator in AI”, The Economist tells us. This is one of many headlines proliferating everywhere these days....
24
Apr 2021
“A conversation about The Good Future”: new Video now with ENG, PT, ES and FR subtitles
In the video I explore some themes ahead of my next film (which will be shot in the beautiful Lanzarote in May this year, see...
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Apr 2021
Happiness is not a download, and technology is not what we seek, but how we seek.
8 years ago, when I started researching how we can define happiness, I repeatedly ran across a distinction between two different types of happiness. The first, hedonic...
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Apr 2021
How to nurture a Future Mindset: highlights from recent virtual keynotes by Futurist Gerd Leonhard
Covid-19 has made the bad things worse and the good things better – the crisis has amplified what was there before. It has exponentially accelerated...
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Apr 2021
Gerd Leonhard on 5G and the Future: Entrevista para a NOS 5G (in Portuguese)
Entrevista publicada no “Observador” – LER MAIS AQUI As aplicações do 5G vão trazer um enorme nível de robotização e automação à sociedade em geral. Gerd Leonhard...
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Apr 2021
Apple vs Google: On privacy and browsers. Evaluating chrome issues.
“Apple is on the right side of this battle—it has no direct interest in fueling the ad industry, albeit it’s clearly not immune from data...
11
Apr 2021
Compound Learning (riffing off Michael D Simmons)
Riffing off this post by Michael and Thrive Global (below): Imagine making resolutions such as ”Hey, I am going to read about a new and...
08
Apr 2021
Here is my ELF Policy Paper on the Future of Europe: Capitalism, Technology and Sustainability
In this talk, I comment on the Covid-19 "Infodemic" and what it means for the future of (social) media and technology regulation, and describe what...
03
Apr 2021
Must-read on moonshot thinking in Medical / Life-Sciences (via The Economist)
“An RNA vaccine against any disease is a message written in genetic code: a vaccine against malaria, or some form of cancer, can be made...
01
Apr 2021
“If you have visions you should go see a doctor…” – Those were different days:)
As a Helmut Schmidt (German Chancellor, RiP) famously said — Germany sure has changed a lot since then! The difference between having a vision in...
31
Mar 2021
Here is different kind of Gerd-Video: a close-up and personal conversation about #TheGoodFuture
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Mar 2021
Why Capitalism as we know it is unfit for the Future
Covid-19 Has Accelerated the Demise of Traditional Capitalism 2019 was a year of great prosperity and innovation, with stock markets booming, democracy thriving (well, maybe...
