💡 Optimist’s Edge: The hack to solve all of humanity's major problems
If all people lived in democracies the major problems of humanity would be solved or be dramatically smaller.
🚰 Wayout and Alfa Laval show sustainable water production in Dubai
A micro-factory that produces clear and clean water is the invention of Swedish impact startup Wayout. Together with Alfa Laval, they are now opening a showroom in Dubai.
🔌 Jonas Birgersson: "All the electricity you need for a low, fixed fee"
Jonas Birgersson became an internet pioneer by promising and delivering all the internet you need for $20 a month. Now he believes that the same thing can be done with electricity. "For a low, fixed price, you have all the electricity you need."
🌅 Obama is community organizing for the future
Warp News got a peek behind the scenes when former President Barack Obama workshopped in Copenhagen, with young leaders from the Obama Foundation.
🧠 Our collective intelligence shows why the future is bright
How can you know that the future is bright? Because there is no stronger force for improvement than people's ideas - and thanks to democracy and technology, we now have access to more ideas than ever before.
💰 Wall Street legend: “Pessimists sound smart – optimists make money”
Jim O'Shaughnessy is a legendary investor on Wall Street. He shares what he thinks is the biggest opportunity for the future and explains how the world is going through a great reshuffle.
🌐 Wikipedia shouldn't work, but does so thanks to our collective intelligence
Wikipedia should not work. It should be better with experts writing an encyclopedia, instead of just anyone. Democracy should not work. Experts should make better decisions on the budget and legislation. But it does work. Why is that?
🥤 The United States has reached Peak Stuff
The US economy now consumes fewer resources than it used to, and not more. It seems the United States has reached Peak Stuff. This shows the power of digitalization, and shows that continued development is the path to an environmentally sustainable society.
🧐 Launching a new series: Too bad to be true
One reason for the large predominance of negative news is that journalists often only investigate from one perspective: Too good to be true. Therefore, Warp News is launching a series of articles from the other perspective: Too bad to be true.