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A Global Affairs Media Network VO L UME 13 I ISSUE 1 I J AN UARY 2019
BLOCKCHAIN THE CRISIS OF SYMBOLS AND
THE AGE OF VALUE TRANSFER
HUMANITY
DIPLOMACY
TECHNOLOGY
SOCIETY
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE
A CONTEMPORARY DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF THE URBAN 20
DIGITAL BATTLEFIELD AND THE FUTURE OF WAR
SIX REPORTS ON THE FUTURE OF WORK
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COVER STORY BLOCKCHAIN
Blockchain: The Crisis of Symbols and the age of Value Transfer By Jacksรณn Smith
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CROEV FE RU G S TEOERSY BLOCKCHAIN
“imagine anyone in the world suddenly has the ability to create their own currency symbol, map it through logic onto their own inherent values, and then organize anyone, anywhere in the world around that value. That’s the power of blockchain.”
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WORK REPORTS
By Meg Evett
Arup Foresight: The Campus of the Future Sodexo Global: Global Workplace Trends Village Capital: Can Automation and Artificial Intelligence Benefit the Workforce? Gallup: The Real Future of Work Bridge: 7 Trends for Workforce 2020 EPSC: 10 Trends Transforming Education As We Know It
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WORK REPORTS
The Future of Work
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