How Long Until The Economic New Normal?
There are many conflicting views emerging on the timing of an economic new normal. Regardless of the source, all of it at some level is speculation. There is too much uncertainty to do prediction justice. That doesn’t mean that talented prognosticators can’t take a shot. Read full Article
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Join us for the Transhumanist vs. Humanist Online Debate with Calum Chace and Gerd Leonhard April 23rd 2020
Calum Chace (the transhumanist) is a global keynote speaker and best-selling writer about the future impact of AI. His best-known books on AI are Surviving AI and The Economic Singularity. More at http://www.pandoras-brain.com/ Gerd Leonhard (the humanist) is a top-rated Futurist, the Author of Technology vs Humanity, the CEO of The Futures Agency and a Global Keynote Speaker see http://gerdtube.com
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In Easter message, Pope Francis proposes universal basic income
In a remarkable Easter Sunday letter to members of social movements around the world, Pope Francis, noting that the widespread suffering caused by the global coronavirus pandemic does not fall evenly, suggested that the crisis warranted the establishment of a universal basic income. Read full Article
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Creating millions of new internet users
The internet has become a fundamental part of commercial and personal life. It is easy to forget that more than one-half the world’s population – 3.9 billion people – are not online. Significant barriers remain to connectivity. Read full Article
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Winners and losers in new world order #postcoronafuture (via the Guardian)
“In Hong Kong, graffiti reads: “There can be no return to normal because normal was the problem in the first place.
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