21 Lessons for the 21st Century

From killing mosquitoes to killing thoughts.

The way from the fMRI scanner to the labour market is long and tortuous, but it can still be covered within a few decades.

Redundant drivers and doctors will just have to find something else to do.

If one human doctor makes a wrong judgement, he does not kill all the patients in the world, and he does not block the development of all new medications.

Many jobs are uninspiring drudgery, not worth saving. Nobody’s life dream is to be a cashier.

If we manage to combine a universal economic safety net with strong communities and meaningful pursuits, losing our jobs to the algorithms might actually turn out to be a blessing.

Big Data is watching you

Those who own the data own the future

Those who own the data own the future.

the merger of infotech and biotech might soon push billions of humans out of the job market and undermine both liberty and equality.