In the final weeks of 2019, a virus slipped furtively from animal to human somewhere in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This inauspicious moment marked the sounding of a starting pistol, unheard […]
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FLI seminar “Behind the scenes of influencers” is postponed due to Coronavirus
Organising committee: The Future Leadership Institute Rotterdam The Future Leadership Institute Rotterdam will be organizing their first session in the nearest future at the Student Hotel, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. At the moment this event […]
Is learning from your mistakes a myth?
New research from Chicago Booth finds that failure can undermine learning. Failure may not be the great teacher that conventional wisdom says it is. Contrary to common belief, new research from the […]
New research shows why narcissism is a ‘mixed blessing’ when it comes to emotional dysregulation
A study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences provides new insight into the relationship between narcissistic personality traits and the ability to monitor, understand, and modify one’s emotional states. The new research […]
March 4, 2020: FLI seminar about the future of social media influencing
Organising committee: The Future Leadership Institute Antwerp The Future Leadership Institute Antwerp will be organizing a session on the 4th of March 2020 at the prestigious Paleis op de Meir, Antwerp, Belgium. Topic: This session of the […]
Will the 4-Day Workweek Take Hold in Europe?
Work four days a week, but get paid for five? It sounds too good to be true, but this debate is front and center within numerous European economies, not only because of […]
Darwin’s finches and honeycreepers
Darwin’s finches are among the most celebrated examples of adaptive radiation in the evolution of modern vertebrates and their study has been relevant since the journeys of the HMS Beagle in the eighteenth century […]
Skipping breakfast linked to lower test scores
Researchers from the University of Leeds have for the first time demonstrated a link between eating breakfast and GCSE performance for secondary school students in the UK. Adding together all of a […]
What makes Uber and Airbnb different in the eyes of the EU – and why it matters
Digital platforms such as Uber and Airbnb have revolutionised the services we use. But progress rarely comes without a price and a certain amount of controversy. Recently, both companies found themselves (separately) in […]
The Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race Seminar is cancelled due to Coronavirus
On March 29, the legendary Cambridge-Oxford Boat Race will take place in London. Each year, the Future Leadership Institute partakes in the celebration and this year will not be different. We will […]
Deep Learning Applied in Artificial Intelligence
Partner organisation IMPACT26 organizes a seminar and diner with Jonathan Berte, the CEO of Robovision. The subject of this session in February 2020 will be Artificial Intelligence. Jonathan Berte will tell us more about Deep […]
NASA space data can cut disaster response times, costs
In the first NASA study to calculate the value of using satellite data in disaster scenarios, researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, calculated the time that could have […]
Darwin’s Drink: Join the celebration on February 12
The Future Leadership Institute celebrates the birthday of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin: 12 February 1809 – 12 February 2020 Venue: The Zoological Institute at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Address: Charles Deberiotstraat […]
Why do people overlook income inequality?
In 2012, the late Alan Krueger, who was at that time the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, gave a speech that highlighted income inequality as one of the major causes […]
