Digital healthcare can be a catalyst for greater health equity
The pandemic has accelerated the uptake of digital healthcare solutions
Facing the Possibility of a Long Pandemic
By: EBR | Thursday, January 20, 2022
While scientists cannot predict how Covid-19 will end, the virus has transformed life as we know it and will continue to do so for decades to come
From the pandemic to ... post-capitalism
By: Athanase Papandropoulos | Thursday, January 20, 2022
The global health crisis is rapidly bringing to the fore new economic rules and new conditions of social development
Here’s how we can resolve the global supply chain crisis
By: EBR | Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Our livelihoods – food, jobs, energy – depend on functioning and resilient global supply chains
How investing in big science benefits industrial innovation
By: EBR | Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Big science projects increase knowledge about phenomena that are fundamentally important for humankind
AI: A World of New Opportunity and Risk
By: EBR | Monday, January 17, 2022
This isn’t a new story – a novel technology disrupts society, bringing with it many benefits but also major risks and costs
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To decarbonize heavy industry, we must focus on industrial clusters
By: EBR | Monday, January 17, 2022
There are reasons to hope for progress on the climate crisis. The transportation and electricity generation sectors are decarbonizing at an accelerating rate, and companies and governments are prioritizing net-zero-carbon goals
Why the humanitarian sector needs to make cybersecurity a priority
By: EBR | Monday, January 17, 2022
In the not-too-distant past, international organizations (IOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on humanitarian initiatives largely depended on landlines and fax machines to communicate and convey data back to their regional hubs or headquarters
‘Don’t Look Up’: The engine-makers’ answer to the climate crisis
By: EBR | Friday, January 14, 2022
Netflix’s new comedy film Don’t Look Up may be a heightened parody of the climate crisis, but scenes from the film recall the latest lobbying campaign to keep fossil fuel engines on our roads
We’re failing at the ethics of AI. Here’s how we make real impact
By: EBR | Friday, January 14, 2022
The global COVID-19 crisis has acted as a world-wide accelerator for the rollout of AI initiatives. Technologies that would’ve taken place over five years have taken place over six months
EU shipping plan leaves millions of tonnes of CO2 unregulated: study
By: EBR | Thursday, January 13, 2022
European Commission proposals to bring shipping into the bloc’s carbon market contain exclusions for small commercial and military vessels that would leave millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions unregulated
Want to drive inclusive economic growth? Start with manufacturing
By: EBR | Thursday, January 13, 2022
Long before COVID-19 came to dominate our lexicon and our lives, the United States’ growth model was showing signs of strain
Why some people grow from setbacks and others don’t
By: EBR | Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Experiences shape lives… difficult experiences shape people. We all face challenging circumstances in professional careers from time to time. But how is it that some people take away valuable lessons and new insights that strengthen and improve them while others don’t?
1.8 million deaths are linked to air pollution worldwide, reports find
By: EBR | Friday, January 7, 2022
Some 1.8 million excess deaths and nearly two million asthma cases have been attributed to air pollution in 2019 worldwide
Most countries may see annual heat extremes every second year: study
By: EBR | Friday, January 7, 2022
Almost every country on Earth could experience extremely hot years every other year by 2030
How to prevent mass extinction in the ocean using AI, robots and 3D printers
By: EBR | Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Saving the ocean will require a firm commitment from maritime countries that deploys a mix of several approaches
Countering Authoritarianism: The Very Essence of Freedom
By: EBR | Monday, January 3, 2022
Looking ahead to 2022, three Nobel Prize winner have one uniting message for all of us: All around the world, we must fight much harder for freedom
How farming innovations can feed the world and protect the planet
By: EBR | Monday, January 3, 2022
Approximately 40% of the global population cannot afford a healthy diet
The Devil Is in the Details When Assessing Circular Solutions
By: EBR | Monday, January 3, 2022
Identifying the right blend of circular economy strategies is vital for economic and environmental returns
Why do green investments create more jobs? Experts explain
By: EBR | Thursday, December 30, 2021
Dollar-for-dollar, clean energy and other green investments generally create more jobs in the near term than unsustainable investments, according to a new analysis of studies
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