Are ideas more powerful than armies? Some say big thoughts on technology, climate change and more have the power to change our lives in 2024.
This could be the year… a Big Idea is born
Mind over matter: Ideas change the world, say some. Not without action, say others. Glossary
Karl Marx - A 19th-Century German economist and philosopher who argued that capitalism was doomed to collapse.
Marie Curie - A Polish-French pioneer in the study of radioactivity and the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Isaac Newton - A central figure of the Scientific Revolution (1642-1726). His influence was huge, but he is most remembered for coming up with the theory of gravity when an apple fell on his head.
Century - 100 years.
Expert - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Misleading - Giving the wrong idea.
Artificial Intelligence - Artificial intelligence, or “AI,” is the ability for a computer to think and learn. With AI, computers can perform tasks that are typically done by people, including processing language, problem-solving, and learning.
Outpacing - Going faster or improving faster than.
Ugandan - Somebody from Uganda, a country in East Africa with a population of nearly 46 million.
China - A country in East Asia, home to 1.4 billion people.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
John Maynard Keynes - One of the most influential economists of the 20th Century, best known for his Keynesian economic theories on the causes of unemployment.
Philosophers - People who ask big questions about the meaning of life and how we should live.