Lifeboat Foundation — Futurism Update — Feb/24/2015

Researched By Andres Agostini at https://www.AMAZON.com/author/agostini

LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 23, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/eaGRVES

Lifeboat Foundation — Futurism Update — Feb/23/2015 — https://lifeboat.com/blog/2015/02/future_up_feb_23_2015

Aubrey de Grey — Catalyzing Future Day — Progress in Regenerative Medicine — CRISPR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIDhBKxBOgo

HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY? DER SPIEGEL: The Grexit Dilemma: What Would Happen if Greece Leaves the Euro Zone? https://lnkd.in/eH9jsKq

FRANCE 24: Bangladesh ferry sinking death toll rises to 65: police http://f24.my/1Da0iaw

IBM: From Nothing to a Running App in the Cloud with IBM Bluemix DevOps Services https://developer.ibm.com/bluemix/2015/02/20/nothing-running…-services/

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: The Israeli Navy of the future http://i-hls.com/2015/02/the-israeli-navy-of-the-future/

GEOSPATIAL NEWS: UAVs w/ the capabillity to fly LIDAR transforms the way researchers study data in fields like #Archaeology. http://bit.ly/191AGCA

WASHINGTON TIMES: Robert Knight says blaming #terrorism on #economics gives the #Islamist killer a free pass http://bit.ly/1zyeE0w

REUTERS: U.S. refinery strike affects one-fifth of national capacity http://reut.rs/1El45nd

INC-COM: The key to filing your business taxes the right way. http://bit.ly/1zSN41R

RAND CORPORATION: Did you miss last week’s myth re #drones/#UAVs? Here it is: http://on.rand.org/JpNIg

GIGAOM: How Spotify is ahead of the pack in using containers http://bit.ly/1GhJcZ9

FAST COMPANY: 7 lessons in creativity from the brilliant code breaker of “The Imitation Game” http://f-st.co/N3OCJSL

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: These fossil rings are 492 million years old and come from Wisconsin [VIDEO]. http://ow.ly/Jtznl #science

MASHABLE: s augmented reality the future of family computing? This video might have the answer http://on.mash.to/1FMYnME

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Canadian drugmaker Valeant agrees to buy US rival Salix for about $10 billion in cash: http://apne.ws/1D9LkRT

CNN MONEY: The typical billionaire has $3.1 billion. Where do most of them live? http://cnnmon.ie/1Jx9vA1

THE ECONOMIST: The faster language changes, the less new generations will be able to understand what their forebears wrote http://econ.st/1vmrh2p

NEW SCIENTIST: This is what ichthyosaur birth looked like. The full story is 248 million years old and at http://ow.ly/Jp0sB

MIT SLOAN: The Hard Work of Invention http://ow.ly/JpodE

CNBC: Climate change will cause millions of people to flee this area: http://cnb.cx/1LfCh5v

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: The machines are taking over! Or are they? http://wef.ch/1AWBmFa #AI

PHYS-ORG: Fever alarm armband: A wearable, printable, http://phy.so/343742630

FORBES: Does all legacy software need to be migrated to the cloud? http://onforb.es/18e5z6K

THE MOSCOW TIMES: Kiev Accuses Russia of Sending More Tanks to Eastern Ukraine http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russian-military-…16285.html

THE MOSCOW TIMES: Poroshenko Says Evidence Shows Kremlin Aide Surkov Directed Snipers in Kiev http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/poroshenko-says-e…16310.html

FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: Obama’s Libya Debacle. How a Well-Meaning Intervention Ended in Failure http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143044/alan-j-kuperma…ya-debacle

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks — http://i-hls.com/2015/02/dhs-to-rely-on-big-data-to-protect-…MaMyv.dpuf

The Conscious Web: When the Internet of Things Becomes Artificially Intelligent http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-balkam/the-conscious-w…21862.html

TED: How to go to space, without having to go to space: http://t.ted.com/EWodUUw

INC-COM: How women are bringing sustainable investing to Wall Street http://bit.ly/1CH7uJG

BBC: Deaths in detention ‘avoidable’ http://bbc.in/1GjtI70

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: Cyber-Security Threats: Joint Initiative Accelerates Development and Adoption of Mature Technologies http://i-hls.com/2015/02/cyber-security-threats-joint-initia…H38RR.dpuf

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks — http://bit.ly/1zZBzkC

2 Social Media Marketing Automation Tools With Amazing ROI And Bad Design http://shar.es/1aCdfr

THE ECONOMIST: Putin says he’ll protect Russian speakers everywhere. We took that to its logical conclusion http://econ.st/19KSthT

GIGAOM: Engineers at Columbia have created a smartphone HIV test that only costs $35 http://bit.ly/1EjPisQ

To build a startup, entrepreneurs need a laser focus on providing an innovative solution to a real problem: http://onforb.es/1LegDP2

NEW YORK TIMES: Document Reveals Growth of Cyberwarfare Between the U.S. and Iran http://nyti.ms/1DakF7t

THE ECONOMIST: There is little evidence that gentrification is responsible for displacing the poor or minorities http://econ.st/17GYyKB

THE VERGE: This is the Samsung Galaxy S6 http://theverge.com/e/7852708

THE ECONOMIST: Oil is back over $60 a barrel. Is the market returning to normal? http://econ.trib.al/SqKFqUD

DELOIETTE: European retailers are the most globally active of the Global Powers of #Retailing Top 250 http://deloi.tt/15tEWso

NEW YORK TIMES: A less daunting approach to interval training. Thanks, http://nyti.ms/1MAvghm

BUSINESS INSIDER: The Australian military is now training to use Reaper drones http://read.bi/1MMn6m4

FAST COMPANY: Workplace bullying can be so demoralizing to its victims that they’re unable to cope with future bullying http://f-st.co/WsHa8Ls

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks http://i-hls.com/2015/02/dhs-to-rely-on-big-data-to-protect-…-networks/

INC-COM: 7 Functional Ways to Manage in a Dysfunctional Workplace http://bit.ly/1zMiwdj

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: Most cars are vulnerable to hacking or privacy intrusions http://i-hls.com/2015/02/most-cars-are-vulnerable-to-hacking…Co8t3.dpuf

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: Developments in the Global Oil Market Strategic Significance http://i-hls.com/2015/02/developments-global-oil-market-stra…gk12q.dpuf

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: Developments in the Global Oil Market Strategic Significance http://i-hls.com/2015/02/developments-global-oil-market-stra…gk12q.dpuf

INC-COM: 6 Tactics to Quickly Boost Your Cash Flow @mauimasterminds http://bit.ly/1vknH8R

TED: “Numbers are the musical notes with which the symphony of the universe is written.” http://t.ted.com/DhH9i7D

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: “Internet of Things” – an end to privacy? http://i-hls.com/2015/02/internet-things-end-privacy/

CAPGEMINI: Hear how we’re helping CAIXA Bank to focus on #mobile http://ow.ly/InPz3

BLOGS OF WAR: Turkey Defers Air Defense Missile Decision As China Talks Continue http://goo.gl/fh9lw7

WHARTON SCHOOL: WhartonGrad @CaroIssa works her MBA on the runway: http://bit.ly/1LsIgC9

GUARDIAN NEWS: Greece draws up €7.3bn tax hit list aimed at oligarchs and criminals — report http://d.gu.com/8hVs4q

INC-COM: 5 Travel Essentials for Startup Entrepreneurs http://bit.ly/1MveIan

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: What cold war? The U.S will buy rocket motors from Russia http://i-hls.com/2015/02/what-cold-war-the-u-s-will-buy-rock…om-russia/

INSIDE DEFENSE: DOD Official: Cruise Missile, ICBM Recap Quantities Depend On Future Treaties. Story by @JamesDrewNews: http://ow.ly/JpDhG

FAST COMPANY: 7 key habits for building better relationships http://f-st.co/TswyOwa

MAYO CLINIC: HeartDisease risk factors can be hereditary + habits and lifestyle. http://mayocl.in/1COszDd

GIGAOM: This drone caught insane footage of frozen Niagara Falls http://bit.ly/1AjrK5F

POPULAR MECHANICS: Stop Reading This and Go Build Your Own Board Game http://bit.ly/1GjFZbr

THE TIMES OF LONDON: A feeble West emboldens the forces of chaos, writes @MelanieLatest http://thetim.es/1zZH9mR

CNBC: The school that prepares kids to be future money moguls: http://cnb.cx/1Ek5QRx

NEW YORK TIMES: How an identical brainstorming exercise produced very different results in two distinct cultural contexts http://nyti.ms/1vmbsc9

NATIONAL WILDLIFE: The strong “zygodactyl” feet of woodpeckers are designed to easily grasp onto trees: http://bit.ly/1Ale9e5

REUTERS: Asian shares flat as investors digest Greek deal http://reut.rs/1GjHyq5

THE ECONOMIST: Some programmers are even being wooed by talent agencies that normally represent pop stars http://econ.st/1DFFmuR

NEW YORK TIMES: Once-Popular Car Technologies at the End of the Road http://nyti.ms/1ElqwZt

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: IDF: new “Google-Glass”-style goggles will provide soldiers with combat data http://i-hls.com/2015/02/idf-new-google-glass-style-goggles-…rO7nw.dpuf

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: Technion Presents: The Printer of the Future http://i-hls.com/2015/01/technion-presents-printer-future/

WHARTON SCHOOL: The @WhartonSocial Impact Initiative exists first and foremost because students demanded it: http://whr.tn/1yVE5s9

GIGAOM: Win two tickets to Structure Data in NYC! RT & follow back for a chance to win http://bit.ly/1LroaIE

BBC: Australia Post’s profit down 56% http://bbc.in/1GjPt6z

NSA has the ability to hide spying software deep within hard drives, cyber researchers say http://huff.to/1yRmtNF

INC-COM: Why Business Travel Is Never Going to Be the Same After 2015 http://bit.ly/1t8vBRN

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: What to do when senior managers won’t collaborate: http://s.hbr.org/1CWUsJs

BLOOMBERG: ‘‘Australia has had the biggest food explosion I’ve ever seen in the world.” http://bloom.bg/17jEH43

FAST COMPANY: How American Giant is breathing new life into U.S. apparel manufacturing http://f-st.co/qx7Z4uK

FORBES: How to use LinkedIn to advance your career: http://onforb.es/1zZjpiU

BLOOMBERG: A Harvard scientist wants to sell you ice cream with skin http://bloom.bg/1zT6peE

FINANCIAL TIMES: Emerging market investing isn’t simple and isn’t getting easier. http://on.ft.com/1JudX2s

BLOGS OF WAR: Expanded Central Military Commission Meeting Held http://goo.gl/X6fGPf

THE ECONOMIST: A first-class cock up with United Airlines’ ticketing system may cost it dear http://econ.st/1DFHwKK

BBC NEWS: Greece to unveil debt deal reforms http://bbc.in/1Elsmtc

WORLD BANK: How to reach the poorest & most vulnerable ppl in SS #Africa w/ targeted #safetynet programs: http://wrld.bg/Jt3ig

ENGADGET: LG’s new midrange smartphones are made for selfie sticks http://engt.co/1D1JPme

THE ECONOMIST: China’s changing attitudes towards Myanmar’s border groups http://econ.st/1JtF1ip

THE ECONOMIST: Dinosaurs and dark matter: a new theory unites two science-story favourites http://econ.trib.al/58NDVkE

LOCKHEED MARTIN: Kick-starting the week @Avalon2015 airshow! Follow our activity: http://lmt.co/1BaB9yL

TIME: 5 reasons Brazil is getting close to the brink http://ti.me/1EGXrpo

STRATFOR: Ukraine’s economy needs Russia and both Kiev and Moscow are aware of the possibilities and risks of dependency. http://social.stratfor.com/E0y

FAST COMPANY: How drug company Gilead outpaces its competitors http://f-st.co/axnG2o7

FORBES: There is unprecedented demand for physician assistants: http://onforb.es/1zZDIMU

CNN: At least 68 people are dead after a ferry capsized in Bangladesh: http://cnn.it/1EH2XYX

THE ECONOMIST: Have the wheels come off Rolls-Royce? http://econ.st/1vOTeej

CARNEGIE EUROPE: Most read from @Carnegie_Europe this week? http://ceip.org/194BVRq Our director @jan_techau on Europe’s security

THE VERGE: This incredibly complex machine can play the violin http://theverge.com/e/7849694

TECHCRUNCH: Fogo’s modular flashlight launches on Kickstarter http://tcrn.ch/1EktJbQ

THE ECONOMIST: #NarendraModi, the first Indian PM born after the partition, appears more confrontational than his predecessor http://econ.st/1D7V52Y

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: The scientific explanation behind those happy tears. http://ow.ly/JrV5s

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Electrical stimulation vs. medication: Which would you use? http://ow.ly/JrTND

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Scientists can now detect dengue, yellow fever, and Ebola by using this simple paper test. http://ow.ly/JrEgZ

POST WORLD: Two killed in Ukraine bombing on anniversary of president’s flight http://wapo.st/1D1CaEz

BLOOMBERG: Tokyo nursing homes face spending cuts at the worst possible time http://bloom.bg/187cFtQ

FORBES: “Don’t spread your ideas around the company.” More toxic HR beliefs: http://onforb.es/1DF2PdU

Lone billionaire hits much, much higher limit for campaign contributions http://huff.to/1wb7Nyt

SYMANTEC: 8 Google Projects To Watch in 2015. http://symc.ly/1ElbXVR

MICROSOFT: Should data sharing be more like gambling? colleagues explore this area http://ow.ly/2UWmXr

REUTERS: Breastfeeding may protect babies from arsenic exposure http://reut.rs/1GjW7K9

GUARDIAN: There’s no evidence e-cigarettes are as harmful as smoking http://gu.com/p/462tn

Looking to pick up marketing skills? Free access to 60,000 online tutorials for 30 days. http://bit.ly/sfeed_marketing

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: How 50 countries stack up in terms of readiness for a digital economy: http://s.hbr.org/1CWUrVZ

WORLD BANK: Why should we include childcare in youth #employment projects? Find out by reading @WorldBank report http://bit.ly/1AcKeVC

“Your traction statistics are a classic trap.” — http://entm.ag/1z5tBGn

FAST COMPANY: A new study shows how office bullies grind their victims down and keep the cycle going http://f-st.co/MSfmYlU

THE GUARDIAN: Hospital psychiatric detainees more at risk of preventable death http://trib.al/F67ThAS

SoftLayer virtual servers outperform those other servers. Try one free to see for yourself. = http://sftlyr.com/5j5

BLOOMBERG: Tokyo nursing homes face spending cuts at the worst possible time http://bloom.bg/187cFtQ

MSNBC: Edward Snowden documentary snags Oscar: http://on.msnbc.com/1a2hchE (Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty)

FINANCIAL TIMES: Asia’s economic prospects: steady as she goes http://on.ft.com/1GjV7FW

WORLD BANK: Organized crime is killing wildlife on an industrial scale: Get #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime http://www.wildlifeday.org

INC-COM: An Unusual Hiring Strategy That Could Lead You to the Right Candidate http://bit.ly/1E22QHd

WALL STREET JOURNAL: U.S. Units of Deutsche Bank, Santander Likely to Fail Fed Stress Test http://on.wsj.com/188IodU

THE ECONOMIST: Planning your exit from the top job: a guide for bosses http://econ.st/19KGzV1

CAPGEMINI: Traditional #bigdata strategy is ancient history http://ow.ly/JcENO

FINANCIAL TIMES: Holcim says Lafarge merger ‘on track’ for H1 http://on.ft.com/1ElF2Aj

REUTERS: Exclusive: Local bankers emerge as Fed ally in fight against audit bill http://reut.rs/1GjYRaj

REUTERS: Bank of America chips away at brokerage industry truce http://reut.rs/1ElEZ7z

REUTERS: Exclusive: Local bankers emerge as Fed ally in fight against audit bill http://reut.rs/1GjZfpj

FRANCE 24: Arsenic levels higher in formula-fed babies: study http://f24.my/1a2pJkT

Looking to pick up marketing skills? Free access to 60,000 online tutorials for 30 days. http://bit.ly/sfeed_marketing

FORBES: Apple Loop: Dying for your iPhone, Google infects iOS, Motorola slams Apple http://onforb.es/1LlDpCV

BOSTON CONSULTING ON EDUCATION: Tiny Raspberry Pi Computer Hits Big Sales Milestone http://bit.ly/19KF0Xi

The Ultimate Guide to Buying Inventory: http://bit.ly/1vWgiLs

CATO INSTITUTE: Russia’s actions in Crimea & Ukraine deserve condemnation, but the West’s hypocrisy is nothing short of breathtaking: http://j.mp/1DHEYvI

FINANCIAL TIMES: Ito stands down as Honda CEO http://on.ft.com/1ElGJxM

ORACLE DATABASE: Innovation Online Forum & learn from product experts. http://ora.cl/dJf

CISCO: TV could be a thing of the past as #mobile video-viewing skyrockets: http://cs.co/60130V63

CISCO DATA CENTER: Your Design Engineers Need Support and ‘Expertise on Tap’ Too! http://cs.co/60170nwL

CISCO ENTERPRISE: More Choice and Value in How Customers Consume Their Software via @TechTarget http://cs.co/60150Xg9

MICROSOFT: Invest in ongoing optimization of your website to make it easy for prospects to find you: http://part.ms/aWzanz

REUTERS: Rent walkouts point to strains in U.S. farm economy http://reut.rs/1Gk1gSs

INTUIT: Honored to be listed in such a great lineup of companies that prioritize community engagement http://intuit.me/1CWK30g

BBC NEWS: Fertility clinic at hospital reopens http://bbc.in/1ElI8UX

Rockefeller Fdn: Rapid #ClimateChange has @theNASciences investigating drastic but #innovative engineering and intervention #tech http://ow.ly/Jdo42

THE TIMES OF LONDON: Greece is closer than ever to leaving the euro, writes @mattwridley http://thetim.es/1zZHYw6

ISRAEL’S HOMELAND SECURITY: Are unmanned firefighters for real? http://i-hls.com/2015/02/unmanned-firefighters-real/

FAST COMPANY: Tactus’s amazing shape-shifting screen technology is arrving soon in an iPad case http://f-st.co/PzJVxpH

CNET: Strange “double blob” atop Martian atmosphere puzzles scientists http://cnet.co/1AdEMSn

THE VERGE: This chart shows how quickly startup valuations are skyrocketing http://theverge.com/e/7839094

THE ECONOMIST: Germany’s vaunted apprenticeship system wrongly excludes minorities http://econ.st/1LjRDE8

TECHCRUCNH: Peer-To-Peer Rental Service NoBroker Grabs $3M To Battle India’s Property Brokers http://tcrn.ch/1ElJ6R7

Corporate pension funds weigh derisking vs. re-risking http://trib.al/9eAgQSf

INC-COM: How two self-taught jewelry-makers built a brand that outfits everyday fashionistas and high-profile stars alike http://bit.ly/1EhTeI4

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Hundreds of Muslims in Oslo formed a symbolic protective barrier around a Jewish synagogue http://on.wsj.com/1vVXJn6

SLATE: Might ISIS collapse before America can destroy it? http://slate.me/1B2X8Gd

ENGADGET: Art exhibit lets you draw on a 3D self-portrait http://engt.co/1w0UgUm

INC-COM: 61% of consumers say they trust peer reviews online more than expert reviews http://bit.ly/1LkFIWH

THE ECONOMIST: Spain: A lack of larger firms means fewer jobs, and a less resilient economy http://econ.st/1DFEsyf

DEFENSE NEWS: UK Seeks To Expand Training in Mideast http://ift.tt/1D1YH3T

CNET: Human DNA gives mice bigger brains http://cnet.co/1B465zg

SYMANTEC: Endpoint security becoming critical focus area. http://symc.ly/1CTcjyx

BLOOMBERG: The biggest Nordic buyout fund warns unprecedented monetary stimulus is inflating asset prices to extreme levels http://bloom.bg/1GcVx0H

WORLD BANK: What Shell & 2 other energy companies have been doing to prepare for carbon pricing: http://wrld.bg/Jpl0e

FINANCIAL TIMES: Earnings providing false hope for groups http://on.ft.com/1EkLHuB

CIO-COM: Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour wins Oscar http://trib.al/B3PALPv

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: What kind of financial shocks caused the Great Recession? http://wef.ch/1zSVFwO

FRANCE 24: Japan crown prince warns on ‘correct’ history http://f24.my/1a2AvYk

POST WORLD: U.S. weighs more sanctions against Russia over violations in Ukraine http://wapo.st/1D1CCCD

THE DIPLOMAT: Cambodian Land Conflicts Surge http://bit.ly/1wel5dJ

FORBES: It’s not just Apple and Google — a lot of tech companies are moving into cars: http://onforb.es/1zZykJG

POPULAR MECHANICS: Soon your eyeball is going to replace your passwords. Here’s how: http://popme.ch/60150wKN

NOOA: It’s coming! #InvasiveSpecies Week is Feb. 23–27. LISTEN to our podcast to get ready: http://1.usa.gov/1fXiXLi

Edward Snowden releases statement following “Citizenfour” Best Documentary win http://huff.to/1weWMfE

FRANCE 24: Residents of shattered Ukraine town leave shelters in search of aid http://f24.my/1DbhVXu

FRANCE 24: Greece races to meet ‘inhuman’ deadline for reforms http://f24.my/1DbhVH0

MICROSOFT: Invest in ongoing optimization of your website to make it easy for prospects to find you: http://part.ms/aWzanz

CATO INSTITUTE: Russia’s actions in Crimea & Ukraine deserve condemnation, but the West’s hypocrisy is nothing short of breathtaking: http://j.mp/1DHEYvI

MIT TECH REVIEW: How Malware Can Track Your Smartphone Without Using Location Data http://bit.ly/1DbnpSa

FOX NEWS: Would-be ISIS fighters reportedly slipping through holes in Europe’s security net http://fxn.ws/17pjkyh

DEUTSCHE BANK: Finance sustainable projects and still earn competitive ROI? #GreenBonds make it possible http://ow.ly/Jo5ui #dbcr #sustainability

COMPUTING NOW: [industry news] Presentation: Consistency without Consensus: CRDTs in Production at SoundCloud: Peter Bourgon… http://bit.ly/1DblSeD

GIGAOM: Is this the fuel cell that will crack the code to the data center? http://bit.ly/1B39YEw

MARKET WATCH: Dollar wary ahead of testimony from Fed’s Yellen http://on.mktw.net/1ElKUtq

FAST COMPANY: Why putting on a brave face is killing your productivity http://f-st.co/6wdciMB

SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY: Hyperloop Is Coming http://singularityhub.com/2015/02/16/hyperloop-is-coming/

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: When to Bring in a Professional Coach http://s.hbr.org/1DBXjKJ

Lifeboat Foundation — Futurism Update — Feb/23/2015 — http://www.AMAZON.com/author/agostini

FORBES: Why Information Security Is Everybody’s Business Now http://www.forbes.com/sites/sungardas/2015/02/05/why-informa…iness-now/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Physics Week in Review (Valentine’s Edition): February 14, 2015 http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/2…A_Facebook

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: How to Choose the Form of an Infographic: It’s All about Context http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/2015/02/10/how…A_Facebook

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Has there been an erosion of trust in politics since the global economy crashed in 2008? http://wef.ch/1z1XoEy

FUTURISM UPDATE (February 13, 2015) — Mr. Andres Agostini, Amazon, LinkedIn

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: A Pancreas in a Capsule. Stem-cell advocates pin their hopes on an artificial pancreas to treat diabetes. https://lnkd.in/en6cPcu

ENGINEERING-COM: NASA Floats an Extraterrestrial Submarine Design https://lnkd.in/e9zem4u

ENGINEERING-COM: Does the Earth’s Core Have its Own Core? https://lnkd.in/eeN3bSB

ENGINEERING-COM: Snail Shells Inspire Better Batteries http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles…eries.aspx

PHYS-ORG: Switching superconductivity by light. A research team led by Prof. Hiroshi M. Yamamoto of the Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences has developed a novel superconducting transistor which can be switched reversibly between ON and OFF by light-irradiation. This achievement is a milestone for future high-speed switching devices or highly-sensitive optical sensors. https://lnkd.in/e4gUyZv

LINKEDIN: Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt noted https://lnkd.in/es4ttBA

PHYS-ORG: Warming pushes Western US toward driest period in 1,000 years. https://lnkd.in/eenpg-e

NEW SCIENTIST: Geoengineering would be ‘irrational and irresponsible’ https://lnkd.in/eWjuj5u

NEW SCIENTIST: Oceans swallowed 13 million tonnes of plastic in 2010 https://lnkd.in/eHGUb9A

NEW SCIENTIST: Both cause and cure for diabetes could be in your gut https://lnkd.in/etSARDt

PHYS-ORG: GM to build 200-mile electric car at Michigan plant https://lnkd.in/e5RW3q9

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Mutation Order in Tumor Genes Affects Cancer Outcome. Findings could one day lead to more personalized treatment decisions https://lnkd.in/eKeGb4z

FUNDAMENTALLY SOLVING GLOBAL CORPORATION’S OVERPARAMETERIZED PROBLEMS AND BE VICTORIOUS IN THE PROCESS! http://www.amazon.com/FUNDAMENTALLY-CORPORATIONS-OVERPARAMET…TJB73MY%29

A LOT OF KAIZEN? REUTERS: Record number of vehicles recalled in U.S. last year: regulator http://reut.rs/1FEKDR9

BBC FUTURE: ‘I emailed a message between two brains’. Could we one day hook up our brains to the internet? Rose Eveleth investigates a claim for the ‘first’ online message sent between two minds. https://lnkd.in/ejZjmXc

COMPUTERWORLD: Applied artificial intelligence: Mythological to neuroanatomical https://lnkd.in/eMeW89E

REUTERS: Record number of vehicles recalled in U.S. last year: regulator http://reut.rs/1FEKDR9

H-PLUS MAGAZINE: DARPA-funded Efforts in the Development of Novel Brain–Computer Interface Technologies http://hplusmagazine.com/2015/02/09/darpa-funded-efforts-dev…hnologies/

INTEL: Moving Data at the Speed of Light https://lnkd.in/eNuER68

WIRED: American Schools Are Training Kids for a World That Doesn’t Exist http://www.wired.com/2014/10/on-learning-by-doing/

COMPUTERWORLD: Applied artificial intelligence: Mythological to neuroanatomical http://www.computerworld.com/article/2879060/current-depths-of-ai-and-ml.html

TIME: China Is the Big Winner in the Conflict Between Russia and the West https://lnkd.in/eD2cTGD

THE ECONOMIST: Better than arms, the West must urgently give Ukraine as much aid as it needs to build a state http://econ.st/1J5eM1o

LINKEDIN: Scientific-Knowledge Doublings and Seven Canonical Milestones! https://lnkd.in/enFxDUb

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: New Particles Found at Large Hadron Collider. Two new “baryons” made of three quarks each are an exotic twist on normal protons and neutrons https://lnkd.in/ewyx88d

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Authored By Copyright Mr. Andres Agostini

White Swan Book Author (Source of this Article)

http://www.LINKEDIN.com/in/andresagostini

http://www.AMAZON.com/author/agostini

FUTURISM UPDATE (February 12, 2015) — Mr. Andres Agostini, Amazon, LinkedIn

LINKEDIN: The Future of Scientific Knowledge Doubling, Today! https://lnkd.in/eEYn9dR

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Our Fear of Artificial Intelligence. A true AI might ruin the world—but that assumes it’s possible at all. https://lnkd.in/eHq-w_7

TRIBUNE-COM: ‘Pakistan Foresight Initiative’ launched https://lnkd.in/e2zui_e

BLOOMBERG: The Return of Artificial Intelligence. Google, Facebook, Amazon spur rebirth of industry after decades of little corporate attention https://lnkd.in/ei3yxam

POPULAR SCIENCE: Right Now, You’re Breathing A Potentially Dangerous Substance. Air: It’s one of the world’s most important, least understood, and possibly life-saving substances https://lnkd.in/enY-esy

PHYS-ORG: A collaborative of researchers from several U.S. universities has published a new paper that explains the major contradictions presented by the prevailing cold dark matter (CDM) cosmological model, and proposes approaches for reconciling cosmological observations with the CDM model’s predictions. The paper, titled “Cold dark matter: Controversies on small scales,” was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in December. https://lnkd.in/eyGzxCb

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Don’t Block the Sun to Cope with Global Warming https://lnkd.in/e6jkNir

PHYS-ORG: Britain starts public trial of driverless cars https://lnkd.in/efGgtsC

PHYS-ORG: Europe said it had launched a prototype space plane Wednesday in a strategy to join an elite club able to both launch a spacecraft and return it safely to Earth. https://lnkd.in/euewPkr

PHYS-ORG: Novel high-power microwave generator. High-power microwaves are frequently used in civil applications, such as radar and communication systems, heating and current drive of plasmas in fusion devices, and acceleration in high-energy linear colliders. They can also be used for military purpose in directed-energy weapons or missile guidance systems. https://lnkd.in/ehv-qYB

LINKEDIN: The Future of Biotechnology and The Future of Bravado Futures, Now! https://lnkd.in/ebmBDMW

Deloitte Review: The creation of products and services derived from crowd-based insights is the foundation of the “billion-to-one” experience. Taking your characteristics and behavior and contextualizing them with data from many thousands of other individuals allows designers to deliver products and services that are, or at least feel, unique. https://lnkd.in/eD4m_nv

NATURE-COM: Hubble successor will struggle to hunt alien life. Exoplanet researchers will vie with astrophysicists for access to James Webb Space Telescope, which is not optimized for studying Earth-like worlds. https://lnkd.in/emnUvTZ

NEWSWEEK: Off-World 3-D Printing Is How Humans Will Colonize Space https://lnkd.in/esuazmG

LINKEDIN: Homer Simpson on Rocket Science and Bart Simpson on Hi-Tech https://lnkd.in/e2ArRek

FOREIGN POLICY: Why Arming Kiev Is a Really, Really Bad Idea http://ow.ly/ITBF4

NATURE-COM: Brittle intermetallic compound makes ultrastrong low-density steel with large ductility https://lnkd.in/ey9Cdxf

FINANCIAL TIMES: Greek bailout talks with Europe break down http://on.ft.com/1FAh8zY

LINKEDIN: The Personal Cosmology of Southern Europe and Eastern Europe! https://lnkd.in/e5kTZhk

FINANCIAL TIMES: Australia jobs market worse than expected in January http://on.ft.com/1FAjxuk

THE ECONOMIST: War against Islamic State needs not just guns and planes but the waging of a battle of ideas http://econ.st/1DFms5T

THE ECONOMIST: Several studies suggest that when immigrants arrive, crime goes down, schools improve and shops open up http://econ.trib.al/WzCB2Zd

STRATFOR: Can Greece implement the strategy Argentina used to save its struggling economy? http://social.stratfor.com/zSS

THE ECONOMIST: After a while, like any feel-good drug, debt becomes addictive http://econ.trib.al/69kbYX9

FORTUNE MAGAZINE: Tesla hits a speed bump as sales and big spending disappoints http://for.tn/1zNbkCl

THE ECONOMIST: If freeing crude exports makes America richer, its allies stronger and the world safer, what stands in the way? http://econ.trib.al/hOf0cxH

FINANCIAL TIMES: Private banks must be more than laundries http://on.ft.com/1FzE0zr

THE ECONOMIST: In recent weeks US airlines have been the victims of a dramatic spike in social-media bomb threats http://econ.st/1D2iL9M

MONEY-COM: Apple and Tesla are battling for this critically important resource http://money.us/1ITEOod

REUTERS: SpaceX rocket blasts off to put weather satellite into deep space http://reut.rs/1IWMaY2

REUTERS: Apple deal, tax change could spark corporate solar stampede http://reut.rs/1FAjkaJ

GIZMODO: Saudi Arabia is building a 600-mile wall along the Iraq border. http://gizmo.do/APTIiM9

FINANCIAL TIMES: Opinion: Differences that divide union in Europe http://on.ft.com/1Fze2fn

THE ECONOMIST: If freeing crude exports makes America richer, its allies stronger and the world safer, what stands in the way? http://econ.trib.al/hOf0cxH

THE ECONOMIST: You, and me, and baby makes three. So who’s this other lady? http://econ.st/1zC76gX

FORBES: Datto deals in the coma-inducing — but profitable — business of information recovery: http://onforb.es/1Chlybt

THE MOSCOW TIMES: Analysts: A Simple Cease-Fire Won’t Bring Lasting Peace to Ukraine https://lnkd.in/eF2QdB3

SCIENTIFIC AMERICA: Nicaragua [through China] Constructs Enormous Canal, Blind to its Environmental Cost https://lnkd.in/eE_fh8p

INC-COM: Robots Are Replacing Us Faster Than We Expected. As robots learn to react to the unexpected, the need for human workers continues to diminish. https://lnkd.in/eptUZMV

Harvard B-school opens the flood gates with online courses http://fortune.com/2015/02/10/harvard-business-school-expect…ign=buffer

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Authored By Copyright Mr. Andres Agostini

White Swan Book Author (Source of this Article)

http://www.LINKEDIN.com/in/andresagostini

http://www.AMAZON.com/author/agostini