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The New Industrial Revolution

Season 2021 Episode 1 | 55m 06s

In addition to illuminating the ongoing drivers for disruptions to the world of work – AI, robotics, platform technology, globalization, labor practices -- the pandemic has been a driver of change. Unemployment flipped from lowest in 50 years to highest in a century.

Aired: 08/31/21 | Expires: 09/29/21
Extras
As the landscape of work shifts, do we need a drastic rethinking of social safety nets?
Can we future-proof jobs against robots, AI, racial & economic disparities, and pandemics?
The pandemic has been a driver of changes to the already shifting world of work.
Can we future-proof jobs against robots, AI, racial & economic disparities, and pandemics?
As the landscape of work shifts, do we need a drastic rethinking of social safety nets?
With U.S. unemployment sky-high, a majority of Americans are concerned about the future.
Can we future-proof ourselves for jobs that don’t yet exist?
Growing numbers of nomadic workers in the U.S. confirm the decline of the American Dream.
Is Youngstown, OH a bellwether for the effects of technology and globalization everywhere?
Find out why domestic workers may just be the future of the economy.