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• (An excerpt from my old ebook) 'Artful Survival'

  I was reviewing some old writing and serendipitously decided to review my first ebook from 2009 (th…

  221 views 0 comments 1 point Started by marz62 April 2020
• Daniel Susskind's new book

  Has anyone read Daniel Susskind's new book - "A World Without Work"? I would love to know…

  11 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by marz62 April 2020
• Don't forget the 'Green New Deal' -- A Green Economy is the Way Forward

  The back drop to the current pandemic is Climate Change (which scientists tell us will cause more e…

  1 view 1 comment 0 points Most recent by marz62 April 2020
• Expect More Jobs And More Automation In The Post-COVID-19 Economy

  From Forbes: Click here to read more.

  11 views 0 comments 1 point Started by NickOttens April 2020
• Which science fiction books / movies best describe the future of work?

  Which science fiction books / movies best describe the future of work? Personally, I like Walkaway…

  31 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by AdrianFC April 2020
• A.I., Automation, and Demographics

  In a recent article released by the Brookings Institution, the authors laid out the nuanced distinc…

  31 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Roey February 2020
• Competing with Robots: Firm-Level Evidence from France

  A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research that may be of interest: Click here…

  11 views 0 comments 0 points Started by NickOttens February 2020
• How the Spatial Web Will Transform Every Element of Our Careers

  The latest blog of our founder, Peter Diamandis, is on the future of work! Click here to read the…

  11 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by Roey February 2020
• The Skills Companies Need Most in 2020

  LinkedIn Learning surfaced timely data from its network of 660+ million professionals and 20+ milli…

  41 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Roey February 2020
• Interesting popular science books on the employment effects of automation/digitalization

  I enjoyed the following popular science books on the effects of automation and digitalization and l…

  21 views 6 comments 1 point Most recent by Klaus February 2020
• The great divide: how many jobs will be lost to automation?

  How many jobs will be lost to automation by 2035? That's a pretty loaded question, and every foreca…

  31 views 4 comments 3 points Most recent by Klaus January 2020
• Report from 2014 explains the federal government just can't retrain everyone

  In 2014 Joe Biden issued the “Ready to Work” Federal report, which explicitly mentions that the U.S…

  11 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Roey January 2020
• A great report about AI and the future of work

  If you're interested in the future of work in the age of advanced AI, I strongly recommend The Futu…

  11 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Roey January 2020
• The End of the Working Class

  Recommend this long read by Brink Lindsey, vice president and director of the Open Society Project …

  31 views 0 comments 0 points Started by NickOttens January 2020