Are ideas more powerful than armies? Big advancements in technology, the climate and global equality have the ability to transform our lives in 2024.
This could be the year… a Big Idea is born
Bright minds: Scientists, researchers and writers whose theories might shape our future. Glossary
Karl Marx - A 19th-Century German economist and philosopher who argued that capitalism was doomed to collapse.
Theory of Relativity - General relativity is the basic idea that instead of an invisible force that attracts objects to one another, gravity is a warping of space. The more massive the object, the more it warps the space around it.
Culture wars - A cultural conflict between groups in a society.
Diplomat - An official representing a country abroad.
Decarbonisation - Removing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the output of the economy.
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.
Inflation - An increase in the price of goods in an economy.
Cost of living - The money that someone needs to afford basic food, housing and clothes.
Identity politics - Politics based on a particular identity, for example race or ethnicity, gender or sexuality, nationality or social background.
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.