Nan Nelson, Economic Transformation Signals Team
The concept of personhood is important – “persons” have rights. The trend of expanding the concept of personhood (to include pets?) began in ancient times and is likely to continue. Let’s look at the arc of change and what the implications might be for food, medicine, computing (AI) and the law. Read about the rights of personhood.
Nan Nelson, Economic Transformation Signals Team
In late 2023, Schneider President and CEO Mark Rourke noted that the biggest problem to solve along the way to becoming the first carrier with one million zero-emission miles was high capacity, high speed charging for the battery-electric fleet based in California. The range is only about 200 miles, and weather is a big factor in holding a charge. Now the company is exploring a move to hydrogen fuel. Read about Schneider’s progress.
(Excerpts from Leatherby, Lauren. “How a Vast Demographic Shift Will Reshape the World,” New York Times, July 16, 2023.)
Excerpted by Phil Hauck, Envision Board and Economic Transformation Signals Team
The world’s demographics have already been transformed. Europe is shrinking. China is shrinking, with India, a much younger country, overtaking it this year as the world’s most populous nation.
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