Trends in Technology, Economy and Society

Driverless cars, smart homes and genetically engineered pets. As experts from the World Economic Forum's Global Future Councils meet in Dubai, here... (2017)

Why it's worth trying to make the world more optimistic Optimism is more useful than pessimism. But pessimism is more pervasive than it has a ri... (2022)

Thanks for an amazing year here on YouTube! It's been really incredible watching the channel grow so much this year. Really excited for what 2022 h... (2022)

"I recently read Where is Technology Taking the Economy?, an article in McKinsey Quarterly by W. Brian Arthur, - External Professor at the Santa Fe... (2017)

The Guardian, 2017: "The inventor of the world wide web remains an optimist but sees a ‘nasty wind’ blowing amid concerns over advertising, net ne... (2017)

TechCrunch, 2017: "In a world with many blockchains and hundreds of tradable tokens built on top of them, entire industries are automated through ... (2017)

Innovations that are on the verge of making a difference to society (2017)

A study by Innosight shows that corporate lifespans are shrinking and that 75% of the S&P 500 will be replaced by 2027. (2018)

Twenty minutes into my interview with CEO Rob Nail, and I still couldn't cut through the buzzwords about his online and in-person education startup... (2018)

Some futurists try to foresee the future. Others attempt to shape it. Yet prolific science-fiction author and biochemist Isaac Asimov did both. Asi... (2018)

Many young people participate in the rental economy. They own less stuff than their parents' generation, and they rent or share a lot more. For som... (2019)

Next year’s AI, AR, and 5G tech may set the stage for some massive tectonic shifts in tech and culture. (2019)