Economist Carlota Perez talk about the future of ICT.
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Universal basic income could arrive in Europe faster than you think
Several European countries are moving to adopt universal basic income schemes in the next few years. If any of them come to fruition we could finally get an answer to one of the most exciting questions in economics: whether basic income is the best way to end poverty and the welfare state:
China Aims to Retool Its Manufacturing Industry with Robots
China needs advanced robotics to help balance its economic, social, and technological ambitions with continued growth.
Meet Zoltan, the presidential candidate who drives a coffin
Excited to have a full feature on the BBC homepage on transhumanism and my growing presidential campaign. Transhumanist Party, speech at the World Bank, Immortality Bus, and universal basic income issues discussed:
Not many politicians running for the White House promise to end death. But not many politicians are Zoltan Istvan. Tim Maughan meets a man travelling America in a giant coffin-shaped bus to make his point.
Lessons from the PC video game industry — By Chris Dixon | Medium
“The subtitle to this post is a variation of William Gibson’s famous remark: “The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.” An obvious follow up question is: if the future is already here, where can I find it?”
Finland prepares universal basic income experiment
Pack a heavy coat, folks, we’re going to Finland. The Finnish Social Insurance Institution, also known as Kela, has begun work on a proposal that would guarantee a basic income to every citizen of the small Nordic nation. This system of a universal state-facilitated payment delivered to every Finnish person would transform the state’s welfare system and potentially provide a blueprint for other countries looking to build a different kind of economy.
The world just got closer to a ‘hypersonic space plane’ that will transform ‘the economics of space’
BAE just bought 20% of Reaction Engines. That’s a good indication it’s gonna happen!
BAE Systems, one of the world’s biggest aeronautics and defence firms, just made a significant investment in Reaction Engines.