This engaging 15 minute video explains some of the challenges we will face with traditional jobs being replaced by computation, robotics and advanced AI.
This article in the Chronicle of Higher Education presents a good discussion of the state of research into addressing humanity's preparedness for super-intelligent machines.
This site is a useful guide that includes country and regional facts about the world. It is similar to the CIA World Factbook, but focused more on cultural issues and less on demographic and political information.
Instructor and international coordinator of Leadership Studies at Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS. I've been part of the Global Engagement (formerly Seven Revolutions) initiative since 2007.