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Parallels 2015
A mysterious building is the gateway to infinite parallel Earths.
Director: Christopher Leone.
Writers: Laura Harkcom (story), Christopher Leone (story), 1 more credit »
Stars: Mark Hapka, Jessica Rothe, Eric Jungmann | See full cast and crew ».
Dubai has given the green light to yet another outrageous building project — a 4,000-acre complex of towers inspired by characters from Arabian Nights, including Aladdin and Sinbad the Sailor.
“Aladdin City” will feature six towers, some designed to resemble Aladdin’s magic lamp, linked by air-conditioned bridges with moving walkways (magic carpets?).
Construction will begin next year, and although the total cost has yet to be revealed, Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, told the Future of Dubai website that it had the funds to finance the project.
The Microsoft founder’s forecasts have proved eerily prescient–and a few of them could still turn out to be great startup ideas.
In 2025, in accordance with Moore’s Law, we’ll see an acceleration in the rate of change as we move closer to a world of true abundance. Here are eight areas where we’ll see extraordinary transformation in the next decade:
Britain’s battleship of the future: torpedoes that travel at almost 350 mph, an electromagnetic rail gun, drones made on board and a holographic control room.
Philip E. Tetlock presents findings from the Good Judgment Project:
In 1984, Tetlock began holding “forecasting tournaments” in which selected candidates were asked questions about the course of events. Accuracy rates have exceeded IARPA’s expectations.
To arrive at the edge of the world’s knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves.
Over half a century after the dawn of the space age, getting to space remains an epic challenge. Twice this year, the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket met a fiery end on the Atlantic Ocean—both attempts to recover and reuse rockets to reduce launch costs. A third rocket never made orbit, exploding on ascent.
Lets go for 7 billion likes on this one.
This video is dedicated to Shia LaBeouf, for reminding us all that if we want to do something, we should JUST DO IT.
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