Earth’s population will be forced to colonise two planets within 50 years if natural resources continue to be exploited at the current rate, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). In addition, the IPCC special report on the impact of our planet warming estimated that a lift in temperature of just 1.5°C will result in catastrophic effects of climate change. The evidence gives us just 12 years to halt this rise.

Drug shortages are a global issue. Between 2014 and 2019, the U.S. had roughly 150 to 300 drug shortages every quarter. Shortages can happen due to issues with manufacturing, supply-and-demand forecasts or natural disasters. Other shortages are simply outside a drugmakers control.

In 2017, Facebook announced that it was working on a brain-computer interface designed to let users type by simply ‘thinking words’. Explaining the idea in a Facebook blog post, the company says; “Imagine a world…where you could connect with others in a meaningful way, regardless of external distractions, geographic constraints, and even physical disabilities and limitations.”