What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and why should you care? In this quick guide, Risk Bites takes a look at how new technologies are radically changing our world and leading to what the World Economic Forum calls a "fourth industrial revolution", and the unique challenges and opportunities that we're facing as a result. These include the challenges of socially responsible engineering and innovation, technology regulation and governance, ensuring the benefits of advanced manufacturing capabilities, and grappling with engineering ethics. (The 4th industrial revolution is sometimes referred to as Industry 4.0, or Industrie 4.0) Visit ASU's School for the Future of Innovation in Society at http://sfis.asu.edu/ for more information on research and education programs focusing on science, technology and the future The video is part of Risk Bites series on Public Interest Technology - technology in the service of public good. USEFUL LINKS School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University http://sfis.asu.edu/ The Fourth Industrial Revolution: what it means, how to respond. Klaus Schwab (2016) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-what-it-means-and-how-to-respond The fourth industrial revolution: what does WEF's Klaus Schwab leave out? Andrew Maynard (2016) https://theconversation.com/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-what-does-wefs-klaus-schwab-leave-out-53049 Articles and resources from the World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/archive/fourth-industrial-revolution/ Navigating the Fourth Industrial evolution. Andrew Maynard, Nature Nanotechnology (2015) http://rdcu.be/EEZm #4IR #technology #innovation RISK BITES Risk Bites videos are devised, created and produced by Andrew Maynard, in association with the Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society (http://sfis.asu.edu/). They focus on issues ranging from risk assessment and evidence-based decision making, to the challenges associated with emerging technologies and opportunities presented by public interest technology. Risk Bites videos are produced under a Creative Commons License CC-BY-SA Backing tracks: Blue and Green by RimskyMusic. https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/blue-and-green Mandolin Highway by Olive Musique https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/mandolin-highway Risk Bites is your guide to making sense of risk. We cover everything from understanding and balancing the risks and benefits of everyday products, to health science more broadly, to the potential impacts of emerging technologies, to making sense of risk perception. If you enjoy our videos, please subscribe, and spread the word! _____ Professor Andrew Maynard is a scientist, author, and leading expert on risk and the ethical and socially responsible development and use of new technologies. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, serves as co-chair of the Institute for the Advancement of Nutrition and Food Science (IAFNS) Board of Trustees, is a member of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research President’s Research Council, has served on a number of National Academies of Sciences committees, and has testified before congressional committees on several occasions. As well as producing Risk Bites, Andrew’s work has appeared in publications ranging from The Washington Post and Scientific American, to Slate, Salon, and OneZero. He co-hosts the podcasts Mission: Interplanetary and Future Rising, and is the author of the books Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies, and Future Rising: A Journey from the Past to the Edge of Tomorrow. Andrew received his PhD in aerosol dynamics from the University of Cambridge in 1993, and is currently a professor in the Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society, and an Associate Dean in the ASU College of Global Futures. More at http://andrewmaynard.net/