Aug 15, 2016 | Cities, Governance Networks
Ever since HAL refused to open the pod bay doors for Dave we’ve been worried about the bad things that smart computers might do to their human creators. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Dave Bowman: What’s the problem?...
Aug 12, 2016 | Cities, Climate, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
A New Age of Global Problem Solving At the forefront in tackling global issues is the challenge of obtaining funding for research and for solution delivery. Modern philanthropy is evolving to adapt to this need. Unlike the early years of industrialists funding local...
Jun 25, 2016 | Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship
We may not always have Paris, as the surprising British “Brexit” vote to leave the European Union may have profound implications for climate policy. Several GSNs have expressed concern that the Vote Leave movement leaves many issues open on the UK role in...
Jun 21, 2016 | Advocacy Networks, Health & Human Security
The 2011 revolution that began in Tunisia reverberates with decades of abuses and repression that women had suffered under the 30 year presidency of Habib Bourguiba and that continued and were amplified under the presidency of Ben Ali before he was overthrown in the...
Jun 6, 2016 | Blog, Cities
The Hyperloop One Global Challenge is inviting entries in a competition to win the opportunity to work with Hyperloop on transforming passenger and cargo transportation. While commercial drone operators are working out the regulatory problems of operating package...