Joseph Henrich, a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University, whose research and writings span anthropology, biology, and economics, has followed an unconventional academic and ...

Joseph Henrich, 57, a professor in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, said, “During the Roman Republic, low birth rates emerged as male elites avoided marriage, but ...

Four emerging technologies — artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, advanced energy systems and sensor networks — are set to reshape global labour markets, according to a new World Economic Forum ...

Even techno optimists acknowledge that the skills children will need are evolving faster than schools can, and that the most utopic AI outcome will still be completely unrecognizable in its ...

US–China rivalry is reshaping global and regional trade, pressuring ASEAN countries with transshipment rules that risk fragmenting supply chains and undermining regional integration. ASEAN countries’ ...

Concern is higher in middle-income countries than high-income ones. A median of 75% across the nine middle-income countries surveyed say global economic conditions are a major threat, while a median ...

Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari warned that the path Israel is on now threatens to bring a "spiritual catastrophe" that could destroy Judaism itself. YUVAL HARARI: I think this could be one of the ...

The global economy is, to put it mildly, in a state of flux. Before the most recent U.S. elections, it was already being buffeted by geopolitical shocks and the prospect of transformative ...

Does the rise of artificial intelligence mean the decline—and even end—of Homo sapiens? That’s the question we posed to author, historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, who sees the potential for ...

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and ...

Breakthroughs happen all the time in the tech world, but only a select few manage to make a lasting impact. Predicting which innovations will shape the future is always a challenge. On Tuesday, the ...