Detailed research across 39 countries reveals impact of match loss for investors. A poor England performance in the FIFA World Cup may not only depress fans, it may also depress the stock […]
FIFA World Cup Elimination Will Wipe Billions From Stock Markets
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In many African countries mobile phones outnumber adults, with the near universal coverage allowing direct communication with entire populations. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows mobile technology, […]
NASA Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates […]
Stanford Study Casts Doubt On The Predictive Value Of Earthquake Foreshocks
A Stanford-led study questions previous findings about the value of foreshocks as warning signs that a big earthquake is coming, instead showing them to be indistinguishable from ordinary earthquakes. No one can […]
Revolutionizing Everyday Products With Artificial Intelligence
Mechanical engineering researchers are using AI and machine learning technologies to enhance the products we use in everyday life. “Who is Bram Stoker?” Those three words demonstrated the amazing potential of artificial […]
Meet Three New Genes That May Have Influenced Human Brain Size
Three brain development genes are found only in humans and may have helped drive the rapid expansion of the brain starting roughly three million years ago. A newly discovered set of genes […]
June 03, 2018: The Future Leadership Institute Lunch Combined With ‘Into the Woodlands’ Exhibition At The Museum Of Natural History
Topic: In 1217, some 800 years ago, the Charter of the Forest or Carta Foresta was sealed. The Charter gave rights to the free men of Britain to access the Royal Forests. […]
June 06, 2018: The Future Leadership Institute Lunch Combined With ESMT Berlin Annual Forum
Two day program in Berlin, Germany. Program June 6, 2018: Private program for members of The Future Leadership Institute, Berlin Program June 7, 2018: ESMT Annual Forum ‘Technology Managing The Future’, Berlin […]
NASA Awards $43.5 Million to US Small Businesses for Technology Research, Development
NASA has selected 304 proposals from U.S. small businesses to advance research and technology in Phase I of its 2018 SmallBusinessInnovationResearch (SBIR) program and 44 proposals for the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, totaling $43.5 […]
Study by Columbia Business School Finds Search Tools Like Broad Match Can Hurt Advertisers More Than It Helps
Researcher Kinshuk Jerath argues search engines are the only real winners NEW YORK – Advertisers spend a lot of money on paid search. By 2019, paid search ad spending will reach nearly $40 billion […]
Why Chinese Start-ups Should Focus First On China
LBS alumnus Dickie Liang-Hong Ke explores the challenges that Chinese tech players face. Chinese tech firms with an “ingrained home-country mindset” should focus on their domestic market before entering global territories, according […]
Princeton Researchers Crowdsource Brain Mapping With Gamers, Discover Six New Neuron Types
With the help of a quarter-million video game players, Princeton researchers have created and shared detailed maps of more than 1,000 neurons — and they’re just getting started. “Working with Eyewirers around […]
How Companies Can Use the Data They Collect to Further the Public Good
By the end of 2017, Yelp had amassed more than 140 million reviews of local businesses. While the company’s mission focuses on helping people find local businesses more easily, this wealth of […]
Mental Health Awareness Week: Which Generation Is Most Stressed?
Millennials and Generation X are both feeling burnt out, suggest findings. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, the MHF surveyed more than 4,500 people on stress in the UK. Those aged […]
