UNESCO: Research workforce grew nearly 3x faster than global population
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-10-31
Peter Diamandis cites UNESCO data showing the world's research workforce expanded nearly three times faster than the global population between 2014 and 2018. More minds and more knowledge to build on, he argues, are reasons to expect breakthroughs on hard problems.
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