News and Conference Highlights
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In this free webinar with Diana Verde Nieto and Bettina Fetzer on January 27, we’re exploring ways to make sustainabile consumption more desirable. Join us live!
Good sleep is essential to good health. Experts Elizabeth Klerman (Harvard) and Till Roenneberg (LMU) share insights about living in sync with your body’s natural rhythm.
Author Azeem Azhar explains which new technologies bring the next opportunities – and disruptions. And why all of us need to participate in shaping the world of tomorrow.
Highlights of the year in DLD: Open each door to reveal a video that will brighten your days even on long winter nights.
Waste is expensive, and saving resources opens a whole new world of opportunities for entrepreneurs. Find out why the circular economy is the future.
Who’s behind the Covid-19 vaccine? Which foods strengthen your body’s immune system? What’s next in AI, gene editing and medicine? Get answers from DLD’s community of expert speakers.
The bestselling author and MIT economist suggests better ways to battle climate change and how Europe could improve its speed of innovation.
Misinformation keeps spreading wildly on social networks. What to do? DLD speakers offer solutions on how to manage one of the most troubling developments in technology and society.
Nobel Prize Laureate Daniel Kahneman explains why distractive “noise” is a huge – often undetected – problem in life and business.
Our innovation conference on July 1 brought together top speakers from science, business, culture and politics. Watch all videos on our dedicated DLD Summer page.
Bestselling author and investor Kai-Fu Lee explains why China has an advantage in benefitting from artificial intelligence and what Europe can do to catch up.
Recent Articles
Business in the Exponential Age: “You Have To Take On More Risk”
In this DLD interview, Azeem Azhar, author of “Exponential”, explains why change keeps speeding up – and what all of us can do to master the challenges ahead.
The Art of Planetary Storytelling
Discover highlights from our arts and culture talks at DLD All Stars, with international top speakers from culture, science, politics and business…
Maria Ressa’s Fight for Democracy in the Digital Age
“A lie told a million times becomes fact”, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa told the DLD audience in 2020. Her fight against disinformation is more important than ever…
Sleep Research: What You Need To Know About Your Body Clock
Leading scientists Elizabeth Klerman and Till Roenneberg explain why sleep is vital to good health and how lifestyle choices can interfere with a good night’s rest…
Make Uncertainty Your Friend!
Don’t try to fight uncertainty, learn to manage it, author and consultant Margaret Heffernan says. Watch her DLD Sync session with Niki Kolev about better ways to deal with risk.
Universal Basic Income
Handing out money to all citizens, no questions asked, so that everyone can pay the rent and no one needs to worry about tomorrow’s lunch:
Discover DLD Sync!
DLD Sync is our interactive webinar format that brings together outstanding speakers and our DLD community online. Find upcoming events and an archive of video recordings on our dedicated DLD Sync page.
DLD Holiday Calendar 2021
One highlight per day: In our holiday calendar we’re presenting outstanding talks and inspiring moments of the year in DLD. Take a look!
DLD Summer 2021 Preview: Speakers and Topics
Find out what the future holds: DLD Summer on July 1, 2021, brings together top speakers from science, business and politics for a free online conference anyone can join…
Key Insights: What We Learned at DLD All Stars
A world in crisis is also a world of opportunities. This was on full display at DLD All Stars, our three-day online conference that featured
Insights from DLD Speakers
“It’s business as usual which created the pandemic. It’s business as usual which is leading to climate change, to escalating inequality.”
“Regulation should not stifle innovation – but we should be very careful not to put innovation in a higher order of significance than democracy.”
“I believe that technology can make the world a better place – but we’ve forgotten that. In our pursuit of billions, we have forgotten our humanity. And that is a tragedy.”
“I always thought space was somewhere else – but space is part of where we live.”
“There was a social norm of having to be at the office. I think that has changed … Maybe we find a better reason than just going to the office.”
“We’ve created a system that sucks all the wealth and brings it to the door of some select people. It’s a ticking time bomb – socially, politically and economically.”
“Uncertainty is an absolutely defining quality in life, and we should stop fighting it and learn how to make it our friend.”
“A farm, overall, is the highest example of circularity. You can have as much as the Earth lets you have there.”
“Music is a universal connector. It encompasses everything that is stimulating to us.”
“Robotics is not dangerous. Robots are a tool to help us and make us more powerful.”
“We’re going to see big tech partner with universities. In ten years, a school like MIT will not welcome 3,000 students to its freshman class but 30,000.”
