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Calculators didn’t replace mathematicians, and AI won’t replace humans AI re-allocates low-level, repetitive tasks to machines, allowing workers to focus on higher-level functions. Circular economy: Ancient populations pioneered the idea of recycling waste But for most of the past, most things were not in abundance, and so a core practice of a circular economy was adopted. This…

From Alibaba to Zynga: 40 Of The Best VC Bets Of All Time And What We Can Learn From Them These venture bets on startups that “returned the fund,” making firms and careers, were the result of research, strong convictions, and patient follow-through. Here are the stories behind the biggest VC home runs of all…

Which Countries Are Leading the Data Economy? Data is the fuel of the new economy, and even more so of the economy to come. A woman who studied 600 millionaires discovered where you choose to live has 2 effects on your ability to build wealth If you live in a pricey home in an affluent…

How Estonia blazed a trail in science A small nation found strength in research after joining the European Union. @nresearchnews Detailed data show the value of land under homes across the country Why it’s a problem that dirt in Brooklyn is so much more expensive than dirt in Arkansas. @andrewvandam New York and Moscow ranked…

The Great Divide in How Americans Commute to Work We are cleaving into two nations—one where daily life revolves around the car, and the other where the car is receding in favor of walking, biking, and transit. Big Cities No Longer Deliver for Low-Skilled Workers Why are cities no longer lands of opportunity for middle-skilled…

Where the Streets Have MLK’s Name More than 1,000 roadways worldwide honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a reflection of his enduring impact across cultures. Highlights in Geography 2018 Looking back at the past year to inspire the future: Springer’s Editorial Team share a selection of the top downloaded books & articles in 2018, together…

The Geography of the Global Super-Rich The super-rich are concentrated in a small number of metros around the world. The #Ai 100 List 2018 Over the last month or two, the team at Us Ai, and the Ai Think Tank I chair, put their head together to bring you a list of the 100 people…

Why You Should Care About Quantum Neuroscience Quantum science promises giant leaps forward instead of the baby steps we have grown accustomed to through everyday science. ‘They Own the System’: Amazon Rewrites Book Industry by Marching Into Publishing The retail giant, the world’s largest public company, commands an unrivaled customer base for the books, e-books…

Cooking with numbers: lessons from a food Food for thought: access to nutrition is about more than counting calories. The Tech Education Con Big tech companies are spending millions to get young people into coding and STEM — not out of altruism, but to create a future supply of cheap labor. The Neuroscience of Creativity:…

Machine learning can offer new tools, fresh insights for the humanities From the French Revolution to the history of the novel, Big Data makes its mark. How climate change caused the world’s first ever empire to collapse The stories of abrupt climate change in the Middle East therefore echo over millennia to the present day.…