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Longevity

The Social Architecture of Longevity

For decades, longevity has been shorthand for science fiction: billionaires chasing immortality or start-ups promising to hack death. But Washington DC-based author and broadcaster Ken Stern is pushing a quieter revolution.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Stat: Japan’s birth rate crisis could result in just one child remaining by 2720

Japan’s declining birth rate could create a scenario where only one child under the age of 14 remains in the nation by 2720, warns Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor at Tohoku University’s Research Center for Aged Economy and Society.

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Technology

SketchUp unveils an AI-powered image search engine for designers

Trimble SketchUp is introducing an improved version of 3D Warehouse, an extensive free 3D model library, using AI to make visual research easier and faster for designers.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Gender equality still 300 years away, says UN secretary general

UN secretary general António Guterres has warned that global progress on women’s rights is ‘vanishing before our eyes’.

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Technology

Scientists conceal drones in dead pheasants and pigeons

Researchers at New Mexico Tech have combined the bodies of stuffed birds and drones, hinting at groundbreaking opportunities for military spy missions and surveillance.

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Technology

An AI-powered robot lawyer will represent its first defendant in court

An artificial intelligence program trained to act as a lawyer is set to make its courtroom debut, arguing in two speed ticket cases in February 2023.

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Technology

Climate change pushes Tuvalu to become first digitised nation

This low-lying Pacific nation, under threat from rapid sea level rises, wants to ensure its future, even after its land is washed away.

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Work & Learning

Can Organisational Structures act like Water?

Too often, hierarchies within businesses stifle innovation and restrict the flow of ideas. There is much to learn from taking a more fluid approach.

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Fragmenting Societies

Stat: China’s economic growth slumps for the first time in three decades

In April, the World Bank predicted China’s GDP would grow by 4–5% in 2022 , but it has since lowered its forecast to 2.8%.