Here are five indicators, observations or articles that caught the eye of FA futurists today.
Slate suggests that a combination of Uber-like car services and autonomous electric vehicles could drastically change cities.
Chinese researchers, using data from the Twitter-like social network Weibo, found that anger spreads more readily through social networks than joy, sadness, or disgust.
In the World Economic Forum’s 2013 report on top global risks, the latest in its authoritative Global Risks annual series, almost all of the top 50 risks identified in 2012 are now deemed to be both more likely and to have greater potential impact.
For the first time, the CDC has quantified the impacts of antibiotic resistance on Americans. At least 2 million fall ill from antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year, and at least 23,000 die from those infections.
Michael Porter of Harvard and Thomas Lee of Press Ganey argue for a preferred future for the global healthcare system in which the core goal is to maximize value for patients—“achieving the best outcomes at the lowest cost.” They offer a six-part strategic agenda to achieve this transformation.