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The audio of the fascinating talks & panel at the Future Day Melbourne 2020 / Machine Understanding event:
Kevin Korb — https://archive.org/searchresults.php Wilkins — https://archive.org/details/john-wilkins-humans-as-machines (John, sorry about the audio — also do you have the slides for this?) Hugo de Garis — https://archive.org/details/hugo-de-garis-future-day-2020 Panel — https://archive.org/…/future-day-panel-kevin-korb-hugo-de-g…
Jun 25, 2020
Professor Brian Cox says humans will soon be living on Mars
Posted by Lola Heavey in categories: futurism, space
Mankind has no choice but to colonise Mars if human beings are to have a future, physicist and science populariser Brian Cox has said. Currently a professor at Manchester University in the UK, Cox has found global fame as a presenter of documentaries, taking millions of viewers on virtual journeys through the galaxy.
INews.co.uk reports:
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Jun 25, 2020
Earthquake Swarm Reveals Complex Structure of a California Fault Line
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
In 2016, fluid broke into the cracks of a fault system, setting off a four-year-long swarm of mini earthquakes.
Jun 24, 2020
Indian jets fly over Galwan as China again blames India for clash
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
Indian forces engage in show of strength over flashpoint Himalayan area as China repeats India provoked June 15 clash.
Jun 24, 2020
Microsoft’s redesigned Windows 10 Start menu is a big improvement
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Windows 10 has been around for five years now, and although Microsoft has introduced a number of big changes over the years, the Start menu doesn’t look hugely different from how it was when the OS debuted back in 2015.
That’s all about to change though. Microsoft is planning to overhaul the menu, and it’s released a number of new images to give us a clearer idea of how it will look.
Jun 24, 2020
House’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill packed with pro-solar, pro-storage provisions
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
In addition to making the stand-alone energy storage investment tax credit (ITC) eligible and extending a 30% solar ITC through 2025, the House bill creates a direct pay mechanism that can be used in lieu of the ITC.
Jun 24, 2020
The Lancehead F1 Torsion Limb Crossbow Aims to Revolutionize Archery
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
In the archery world, few technologies have evolved as rapidly as crossbows. Manufacturers continue to make them lighter, faster and more reliable with each new release. There has also been a reduction in the profile of these bows with the trend moving towards more compact reverse limb bows in recent years.
Now there’s a company making a crossbow with an entirely new limb system that makes for a slimmer package than ever before.
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Jun 23, 2020
Tropical Storm Dolly becomes 2nd earliest D-named storm in Atlantic
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
Subtropical Depression Four has formed offshore of the northeastern United States, and it may briefly acquire the name Dolly during what will be a short lifespan.
Jun 23, 2020
Why aren’t people smarter? The dubious benefits of intelligence, real or artificial
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Intelligence — real or artificial — is supposed to be a big advantage. But we’ve had millions of years to evolve real intelligence and dumbness is rampant. Which raises the question: If intelligence is so good, why aren’t we more like Mr. Spock and less like Captain Kirk?
