In the next six months, more than 265 million people will suffer acute hunger globally (data from the World Food Programme). The previous projection for
Read more
Category: Leadership
What are the most Critical Global challenges facing humankind in the next 50 -100 years? (part 2)
This is the second part of my series about the four most critical global challenges facing humankind in the next 50 – 100 years. In the previous post, I went into more detail about “#1. Climate change / ecological collapse” and “#2. War between civilizations”. Today it will be about “#3. Impact of technology” and “#4. Global inequality”.
Read moreUS economy has not worked for the majority of Americans over the past 40 years
While the overall US GDP has grown almost three times since 1979 – 2018, the median real wage (50th percentile) increased by only 6.1% during the same period. For Men, the median wage decreased by 5.1%. It hit the low-income (bottom 10th percentile) worker group the hardest with a decrease of 13.3%.
Read more
Steven Pinker and Yuval Noah Harari in conversation
A 45-minute conversation between two brilliant thinkers of our time.
Read more
A heart-wrenching and uplifting book by Melinda Gates “Moment of Lift”
Before we start, let me tell you the story about how I got to know this book. I have been following Bill’s book recommendations for
Read more