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- Is there enough lithium to make batteries for EVs to get to net zero? https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/electric-vehicles-world-enough-lithium-resources/ 9 comments
- Income Mobility Across Generations https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/08/moving-up-the-income-ladder-takes-generations-how-many-depends-on-where-you-live/ 14 comments economics
- 7 unusual foods you could be eating by 2050 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/06/unusual-foods-of-the-future/ 22 comments futurology
- "You will own nothing and be happy?" - What stops governments making Bitcoin illegal? Why are you aren't afraid of this scenario? https://www.weforum.org/ 70 comments bitcoin
- Lightning Labs | World Economic Forum 🤔 https://www.weforum.org/organizations/lightning-labs 3 comments cryptocurrency
- COVID-19 caused working hours to spike by 40% in some countries, new study shows https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/work-schedules-pandemic-remote-work-covid19 2 comments economy
- The South African variant has been around since July. Don't panic! https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/how-scientists-detect-new-covid-19-variants/ 24 comments cryptocurrency
- Are electric cars all that green? Yes, this chart shows you how https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/08/electric-cars-emissions-climate-change-green-environment 11 comments climate
- 1 in 3 adults are depressed or anxious due to COVID-19 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/covid19-mental-health-depression-anxiety?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_scheduler&utm_term=mental+health&utm_content=13/02/2021+11:00#covid19 260 comments science
- Sweden tops the overall ETI ranking for the third consecutive year as the country most ready to transition to clean energy, followed by Switzerland and Finland. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/energy-transition-index-2020-eti-clean-sustainable-power/ 18 comments europe
- AI: Which countries use robots the most in their workforce? https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/countries-comparison-robot-workers-robotics-change-tech-manufacturing/ 3 comments technology
- Conservatives caring about the debt again https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/charting-america-united-states-debt 20 comments politics
- Japan announces plans to become carbon neutral by 2050 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/japan-zero-emissions-carbon-neutral-society-2050/ 6 comments worldnews
- Watch this 3D printer make a boat in world record speed, at record size https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/11/3d-print-world-largest-boat/?utm_source=facebook%20videos&utm_medium=facebook%20videos&utm_campaign=facebook%20video%20blogs 7 comments technology
- Scientists warn worse pandemics are on the way if we don’t protect nature https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/scientists-pandemics-coronavirus-nature-covid19-health 5 comments nature
- Every ventilator becomes like gold' - doctors give emotional warnings from Italy's Coronavirus outbreak https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/suddenly-the-er-is-collapsing-a-doctors-stark-warning-from-italys-coronavirus-epicentre/ 5 comments worldnews
- India is now the world’s 5th largest economy, leapfrogging France and the UK https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/india-gdp-economy-growth-uk-france/ 14 comments worldnews
- Scottish startup is helping the country's farmers grow salt-resistant plants using seawater https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/12/scottish-farmers-sea-salt-resistant-plants-agriculture 3 comments science
- This Chinese megacity is building a giant waste-to-energy plant https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/one-of-china-s-biggest-megacities-is-building-a-giant-waste-to-energy-plant/ 10 comments worldnews
- India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/india-is-now-producing-the-world-s-cheapest-solar-power/ 25 comments india
- Saving Mankind from self-destruction: A "repair economy" might fix more than just stuff. It could fix us as well. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/mending-hearts-how-a-repair-economy-creates-a-kinder-more-caring-community/ 5 comments technology
- Over 40% of Americans now call socialism a 'good thing' https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/over-40-of-americans-now-support-some-form-of-socialism 31 comments politics
- In most Western countries, only a minority of people pray every day. The US is the exception https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/with-high-levels-of-prayer-u-s-is-an-outlier-among-wealthy-nations 23 comments worldnews
- Where EU air pollution is deadliest https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/11/chart-of-the-day-where-eu-air-pollution-is-deadliest 7 comments europe
- This is Africa's ambitious free trade plan, mapped https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/visualizing-africa-s-free-trade-ambitions/ 4 comments worldnews
- South Korea once recycled 2% of its food waste. Now it recycles 95% https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/south-korea-recycling-food-waste/ 18 comments worldnews
- Children are so hungry in one British town they are eating from bins https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/02/children-are-so-hungry-in-one-british-town-they-are-eating-from-bins/ 22 comments worldnews
- These are the world's most competitive economies https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/10/most-competitive-economies-global-competitiveness-report-2018/ 22 comments europe
- Pakistan has just planted over a billion trees https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/pakistan-s-billion-tree-tsunami-is-astonishing?utm_source=facebook%20videos&utm_medium=facebook%20videos&utm_campaign=facebook%20video%20blogs 161 comments worldnews
- Why France banned meat names for vegetarian alternatives https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/why-france-banned-meat-names-for-vegetarian-alternatives 17 comments europe
- NASA proposes to study Venus from a floating space station https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/nasa-scientists-imagine-studying-venus-from-a-floating-research-colony/ 65 comments space
- India will abolish all single-use plastic by 2022, vows Narendra Modi https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/india-will-abolish-all-single-use-plastic-by-2022-vows-narendra-modi 23 comments worldnews
- Walmart has patented autonomous robot bees https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/autonomous-robot-bees-are-being-patented-by-walmart 22 comments worldnews
- Why does Sweden produce so many startups? https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/why-does-sweden-produce-so-many-startups 12 comments europe
- India has banned all forms of disposable plastic in its capital https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/india-bans-disposable-plastic-in-delhi 14 comments worldnews
- Which countries are on the right track, according to their citizens? https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/which-countries-are-on-the-right-track-according-to-their-citizens 26 comments india
- Stockholm safest city in Europe (and 4th in the world) according to study by the Economist https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/12/the-worlds-15-safest-cities-according-to-the-economist 94 comments europe
- Young people are growing up poorer than their parents. How did it go so horribly wrong? https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/there-s-a-generation-growing-up-poorer-than-their-parents-a-new-study-explains-why 158 comments politics
- Why tiny Portugal has given us so many global leaders https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/4-reasons-why-tiny-portugal-has-given-us-so-many-global-leaders 22 comments europe
- Chinese Miner Talks About Bitcoin at the World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/events/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2016/sessions/fintech-fizz 3 comments btc
- Astronomers discovered unexpected activity on an asteroid https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/03/astronomers-have-discovered-unexpected-activity-on-an-asteroid 3 comments space
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- Oxfam seeks 'new deal' on inequality from world leaders - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21094962 2046 comments
- Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex? | Japan | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/young-people-japan-stopped-having-sex 973 comments
- Oxfam seeks 'new deal' on inequality from world leaders - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21094962?print=true 345 comments
- 4ocean Removes A Staggering 25 Million Pounds Of Trash From The Ocean Setting A World Record - World Animal News https://worldanimalnews.com/florida-based-4ocean-removes-25-million-pounds-of-trash-from-the-ocean-setting-a-world-record/ 150 comments
- European Parliament rapporteur quits in Acta protest - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16757142 125 comments
- Y Combinator's Chief Startup Whisperer Is Demoting Himself | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-y-combinator-michael-seibel-startup-whisperer/ 124 comments
- The growing wealth gap is unsustainable | Editorial | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/03/capitalism-reform-essential 111 comments
- The Top Ten Emerging Technologies of 2016 - WSJ http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2016/08/18/the-top-ten-emerging-technologies-of-2016/ 37 comments
- Indians are getting richer faster than people of any other economy, but there’s a problem https://theprint.in/economy/indias-mega-rich-are-on-the-rise-and-they-are-a-minority/259475/ 30 comments
- Russia is charging foreign business execs over $25,000 to attend its version of Davos — but nobody really wants to be seen there in the first place https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-charging-foreign-business-execs-093446133.html 27 comments
- World Economic Forum Praises Environmental Benefits of Bitcoin Mining - TheNewsCrypto https://thenewscrypto.com/world-economic-forum-praises-environmental-benefits-of-bitcoin-mining/ 25 comments
- Top nature and climate news: Green energy keeps 1.5°C alive | World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/10/green-energy-climate-and-nature-stories-to-read-this-week/ 23 comments
- Davos 2013: Joseph Stiglitz attacks US 'inequality' - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21183987 22 comments
- Trump Cancels Davos Trip, Citing Battle Over Border Security at Home - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/us/politics/trump-davos-world-economic-forum.html 22 comments
- Strict environmental laws ‘push’ firms to pollute elsewhere https://news.osu.edu/strict-environmental-laws-push-firms-to-pollute-elsewhere/ 18 comments
- US likely to hike interest rates again in May: Economy news | World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/04/economy-stories-you-need-to-read-this-week/ 18 comments
- Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex? | Japan | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/young-people-japan-stopped-having-sex?cmp=twt_gu 17 comments
- For Helping Immigrants, Chobani’s Founder Draws Threats - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/business/for-helping-immigrants-chobanis-founder-draws-threats.html?amp%3Baction=click&%3Bclicksource=story-heading&%3Bmodule=first-column-region&%3Bpgtype=homepage&%3Bregion=top-news&%3Bwt.nav=top-news&hp= 13 comments
- For the New Superrich, Life Is Much More Than a Beach - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/business/for-the-new-superrich-life-is-much-more-than-a-beach.html 13 comments
- Davos 2012: Capitalism debate sets WEF agenda - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16720254 11 comments