To Preserve Tradition, a Village in Fiji Turns to VR for Sustainable Development by Drew Turney The small island community in Vorovoro, Fiji, uses modern tools such as drones and virtual reality to promote sustainable development that will keep traditional customs alive.
Education How a Mexico Nonprofit Is Elevating Society by Changing Disability Employment by Graciela Baduel
Manufacturing This Visionary VR Surgical Simulation Could Reduce Doctors’ Radiation Risk by Kimberly Holland
Manufacturing The Reskilling Revolution Is Coming: How Manufacturers Can Survive Industry 4.0 by Missy Roback
Ideas & Vision Will a Smarter Social Safety Net Help People Survive the Age of Automation? by Andrew Anagnost How can workers reinvent themselves to stay relevant—and employable—in the new age of automation? Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost believes “universal basic support” is a good place to start.
Respect At 102, Visionary Architect I.M. Pei Has Known Controversy—and Vindication by Jeff Link Artists ahead of their time don’t always see history’s comeuppance. An exception is centenarian architect I.M. Pei, whose once-controversial modernist marvels are now universally lauded.
Engineering Why Ready Player One Is a Beautiful Prophecy for the Future of VR Collaboration by Andrew Anagnost Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One is a prophecy for the future of VR collaboration: New generations will seek work that merges the physical and virtual to help them design and make a better world.
Architecture How a University Tech Incubator Is Preparing Students for an Automated Future by Jeff Link If the future of jobs trends toward automation, should education follow suit? The Kaplan Institute says yes—and is creating a campus and program that’s both a tech incubator and design hub.
Education Why Data-Protection Legislation Will Help Start-Ups and Companies Innovate by Andrew Anagnost If consumers trust advertiser data collection, they’ll be more open to participating—and can even reap value from the process. Is national data-protection legislation the answer?
