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Spread the Digital Wealth There are plenty of ways to deliver tech jobs to rural communities. ‘Wallet biopsy’: Organ transplant often depends on patient’s finances “The ability to pay for post-transplant care and life-long immunosuppression medications is essential to increase the likelihood of a successful transplant and longevity of the transplant recipient”. The most sought…

How the Great Recession influenced a decade of design Examining the inextricable, complicated relationship between the economy and how things look. Amazon’s Autodidact Streak In her job as the director of learning sciences, Candace Thille has found a way to make a job out of the thing she is most passionate about. How Much of…

Knowledge Is Power, But Not In The Way You Think Knowledge is power. But she was wrong about what do to with it. Actually, knowledge can change the world—or the company—but only when it is shared, and shared in the right ways. Learning a New Hobby Has Never Been Easier Digital tools, apps and communities…

Building Resilience into Milan’s 2030 City Plan By 2030, Milan will be a city increasingly connected to its larger metropolitan area as well as the globe. How to be authentic in the perfectly curated world of Instagram Star power works, but it’s also expensive. Fortunately, your brand doesn’t need it as much as you think it does.…

Intellectual curiosity and confidence help children take on math and reading Children’s personalities may influence how they perform in math and reading, according to a new study. 5 Charts That Explain the Global Economy in 2018 The global economy started 2018 on a positive note but the momentum lost steam. Dwindling Legacy Income in Rust…

A New Way of Seeing 200 Years of American Immigration To depict how waves of immigrants shaped the United States, a team of designers looked to nature as a model. Inside Shenzhen’s race to outdo Silicon Valley Shenzhen flooded the world with cheap gadgets. Can it now become what Silicon Valley never did—a global hub…

The Rise of Knowledge Economics What is knowledge? How does it disseminate? And what’s its value? Ericsson releases its 10 hot consumer trends for 2019 The latest edition of the annual report evaluates consumer thoughts and predictions on near-future technology including AI, VR, 5G and automation. The report reveals that autonomous and mood-predictive technology could…

Ecuador faces a huge budget deficit because of loans it received from China Rafael Correa wanted to fast-track development projects when he was president of Ecuador, so he borrowed billions of dollars from China. The World’s Top 50 Women In Tech The 2018 Inaugural Top 50 Women In Technology lists identify three generations of forward-thinking…

Digital influencers have changed advertising. They’re changing journalism, too. It’s a newish term, used to describe social media users whose online clout enables them to engage with and advertise to their followers in more direct ways than traditional media figures. Freelancers, Get Ready For The Coming Recession What are smart freelancers doing to get ready…

How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing A number of U.S. cities continue to dominate the global landscape, including the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Boston, and Los Angeles, but the rest of the world is gaining ground rapidly. The state of Singaporean Venture Capital Venture capital went from being a boutique…