Hi, I am in my late twenties and was wondering how can I maximize my positive impact by inquiring:<p>What do you think are the most important issues bothering the world which should be addressed within the next decade?<p>What is the most impactful thing a person with a CS degree can do to address one of these problems?
(Personally I am mostly interested in data science and engineering but other sub fields of CS are more than welcome)<p>I encourage you to join the discussion and hope this thread will get a lot of attention because the more opinions the better. I believe a certain style of a reply to my question consisting of a pair problem-solution is preferable but feel free to use a different style should you wish.
- Post truth era<p>- Lifestyle diseases (anxiety, obesity…)<p>- Disappearance of anonymity and privacy<p>- Loliness epidemics<p>- Climate change<p>- US-China decoupling<p>And many others. Also see:<p>bbc.com/future/article/20170331-50-grand-challenges-for-the-21st-century
Media businesses are eternally interesting and important.<p>Social media and communication will continue to be important and impactful especially as people look for alternatives to existing options.<p>There also seem to be interesting things happening in healthcare.
- boomers retiring<p>- overpopulation<p>- immigration<p>I am not sure if "solving specific problems" is a fruitful strategy though. Attacking problems head-on often does not work (faster horse etc). The solutions almost always come from side channels.