Self-optimisation

The healthcare system is undergoing a fundamental transformation. More precise data and artificial intelligence are empowering patients and caregivers to perform analyses and treatments that previously could only be handled by specialists. Will jobs disappear as a result?

People have always suffered illness. Nothing will change that in the near future. What will change is how we deal with it personally. In the future, we will continuously evaluate our health indicators.

Medical treatment is becoming mobile, moving away from the doctor's office and hospital and taking place everywhere: at home, in the supermarket, at work, at the airport and at school. What does this mean for patients?

What if the known society is gone in the year 2050? What should we be capable of?

"Social life, health data, consumption: Everything that can be measured will be measured," said Steffen Mau, Professor of Macrosociology, in the webinar "Quantification: Keeping Score in a Metric Society" with GDI researcher Jakub Samochowiec.

People don’t make decisions based on math. In this video, Gerd Gigerenzer explains the worlds of risk and uncertainty and how to make smart decisions.

The beverage industry is preparing for an alcohol-free future. Investments are being made in cannabis. A GDI study describes how the herb sheds its image as a pothead drug and evolves into a high-tech drink.

People need community to survive. In an increasingly networked world, we should be doing better and better–our social well-being should be great. However, this is actually not true, write GDI researchers in a study and explain why.

Artificial intelligence can recognise and anticipate our feelings and moods with increasing accuracy. For algorithms, we have become an open book. No psychiatrist could sketch as precise a picture of our minds as this technology.

The global market for cosmetic products is expected to reach over USD 800 billion by 2023. But it is not just this industry that is booming: the pursuit of personal wellbeing in any situation is the standout trend of our time. This is demonstrated by the report "The Big Business of WELL", published by New York-based strategy consultancy WSL. Results from the report will be presented here and at the GDI on 10 May 2019.