Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
This week’s top stories of the week include:
0:15 UN chief: How to save millions of lives today – From Gaza to Sudan, humanitarian workers are underfunded and overstretched. But with only 1% of what the world spends on defence, we could save millions of lives, says Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at UN OCHA.
2:36 Climate change fuels extreme weather – How is it that global warming leads to impacts as diverse as heatwaves, hurricanes, droughts, wildfires and brutal cold spells? If you’ve ever simply nodded along when someone has made the link between climate change and extreme weather, look no further: we’ve got the explainer for you.
4:56 4 skills every finance student needs – Humility and cultivation of mentors are among the attributes that New York University Shanghai Associate Professor Han Shen Lin says separate the strongest students from the rest. AI is changing the game in finance education, as in many subjects, he says – but now that students are swamped with information like never before, the benefits of a liberal arts education are once again coming to the fore.
7:43 Quantum unpredictability keeps data safe – At its heart, the universe is fundamentally unpredictable. Even Einstein found this mindboggling aspect of reality difficult to get his head around – but it is the key to a new breed of quantum-powered random number generators that will revolutionise cybersecurity, as Rami Shelbaya, CEO of Quantum Dice, explains.
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