The WEF acknowleged that finding solutions to provide nutritious food to nearly 10 billion people by 2050 without destroying the planet is one of the greatest leadership opportunities of our generation. And yet almost half the world's food ends up in landfill every year. This US-based company (founded from a Gates Foundation grant) has found a way to reduce food spoilage, inspired by nature's strategy for preservation. https://blog.apeelsciences.com/learn-more-about-apeel-in-the-new-documentary-power-trip-the-story-of-energy Image by hellotimothytyndale from Pixabay

Our online behaviour in this pandemic has confused AI machine learning (ML) systems according to a new MIT report. In one example, an organisation that uses ML to detect credit card fraud had to tweak their algorithm to account for a huge spike in interest in gardening equipment & power tools.Also large swings in consumer behaviour (toilet paper one week to gym equipment the next!) exposed the brittle nature of AI algorithms and the need for human intervention.https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/11/1001563/covid-pandemic-broken-ai-machine-learning-amazon-retail-fraud-humans-in-the-loop Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay

After years of research and experimentation, the wave energy industry has reached a stage of development where pairing wave &

The Reserve Bank of Australia should consider buying "zero coupon perpetual bonds" from our federal and state governments over the next two years. This is, in effect, a no-interest and non-repayable loan from the Reserve Bank to fund public works while the economy is sub-par.It could fund a capital spending surge over two to three years for constructing social housing, schools, hospitals, roads and railways. This increase in the money supply and public spending would underpin the private sector’s recovery.https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-free-ride-we-can-t-afford-to-spurn-how-the-rba-can-jump-start-our-economy-20200519-p54uju.html

auticon Ltd, a consultancy that employs autistic adults, adapted its guidance documents for neurodiverse employees when told they

Your mobile rings; it’s from a journalist asking for a response to a damaging story being published in an hour or two. What happens next is a frantic scramble.The Challenge: give accurate information and maintain integrity.This is especially relevant for accident-prone organisations: airlines, hospitals, aged care facilities, mines, amusement parks, and more.https://www.wilkinsonbutler.com/negative-media-no-time-9-tips/