Big Ideas Forum

In this presentation, we will take a quick look at how far genetics have come in the past few years. New developments are announced almost weekly across a broad range of areas, raising hope about solutions of intractable problems on one side but raising fear about tampering with nature beyond our control. [Read More]

Experts predict that more and more jobs of all types will be lost to innovation, automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics in the coming years. [Read More]

In the format of the popular Poetry Slams, Big Ideas Forum turns into Tech Slam for an evening. [Read More]

The activities of 7 billion people create an enormous demand for energy and traditional sources cannot keep pace with the growth of the world’s population. [Read More]

We are growing accustomed to the fact that having our activities recorded is an inevitable part of life in the digital age. But we may not realize how far this has already come and how much farther emerging technologies can go. [Read More]

We are globally connected at a level never experienced before. Information technologies are rapidly incorporating the Internet of Things. 50 billion devices will be connected in real time by 2030 and perhaps 100 billion devices by 2050. Will we be overwhelmed and start pushing back? [Read More]