Sep 15, 2015
How to Turn a Hobby Into a Career — Without Regrets
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: business
Hobbies can run up a big bill and take up a lot of time. So why not turn your hobby into a profitable business? Plenty of reasons.
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Sep 15, 2015
Vijayanagara — The City Of Devas — ‘The Shining Ones’ — Place Where Mythology And History Coexist — MessageToEagle.com
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
MessageToEagle.com – It is time to visit remarkable Vijayanagara, one of the most beautiful ancient places and one of the kingdoms of the Shining Ones.
Vijayanagara is probably the most mysterious city in India, the lost land of a thousand gods, holy texts and marvellous temples.
Hampi, originally called Vijayanagara, (“City of Victory”, in Sanskrit) was once the flourishing and beautiful capital of the Vijayanagar Empire.
Sep 15, 2015
Samsung’s first foldable smartphone could launch this January
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: mobile phones
After showcasing its bendible technology for the last few years, Samsung’s first foldable smartphone could finally launch in January 2016.
Sep 15, 2015
Facebook wants to put virtual reality on your phone
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, mobile phones, virtual reality
Facebook FB is working on a stand-alone app that would support 360-degree—or “spherical”—video, allowing users to alter their viewing perspective with the mere tilt of their phones.
The app is still in early development, and would be available for both Apple AAPL and Android operating systems if it proves to be a go, sources close to the project told The Wall Street Journal.
Typically compiled from multiple cameras, the video format allows users to change their viewing perspective by tilting their phones, the Journal reported.
Sep 15, 2015
Boeing rolls out R2-D2-themed 787 Dreamliner
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI
If there’s one thing R2-D2 knows, it’s flying. The astromech droid has provided air support for both Anakin and Luke Skywalker who know a few things about piloting.
However, the blue and white robot’s next flight will be on Earth thanks to the newly themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner made to look like the lovable Star Wars staple. Here’s hoping that the flights are more comfortable than some of R2’s space dog fights or dodgy landings on Dagobah.
Starting on October 18, Japanese carrier ANA will fly the newly minted plane between Tokyo and Vancouver before extending the service to include Munich, Paris, Seattle, Sydney and beyond. The 215-seater plane isn’t just Star Wars-y on the outside, though. In addition to featuring all six Star Wars films on the seat back screens, the cups, headsets, and napkins will also carry the theme on inside.
Sep 15, 2015
Sex robots should be banned because they will harm humanity, say campaigners
Posted by Scott Davis in categories: robotics/AI, sex
The Campaign Against Sex Robots
Companies should be stopped from developing sex robots with artificial intelligence for fear of harming humanity, according to campaigners.
Many engineers are looking to add artificial intelligence to sex toys and dolls in an attempt to make them more like humans, and therefore more attractive to customers. But such moves are unethical and will harm humanity, according to a new campaign.
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Sep 15, 2015
Physics-Astronomy: LOCKHEED: We Made A Huge Breakthrough In Nuclear Fusion
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: innovation, nuclear energy
Sep 15, 2015
Can A Healthy Gut Help You Live Longer?
Posted by Roy in categories: biotech/medical, food, health, life extension
Our gut and the microbiome play a crucial role in our health, but could better understanding of that role help us avoid disease and live longer?
The microbiome weighs 2–3 pounds and contains 10 times more cells than our own, but we’ve neglected our microbial tenants for a long time. These little denizens help us break down food, provide key nutrients and even play a role in inflammation and the integrity of our intestinal tract. It’s no surprise then that fermented foods and probiotics are gaining popularity as we become more aware of how important our gut is. Recent evidence even links poor digestive health to chronic inflammation and Parkinson’s disease.
New research suggests that both gut integrity, and the amount and type of bacteria that reside within it, can actually predict an individual’s health. They may even quicken or slow the pace of aging.
Sep 15, 2015
What is a Blockchain?
Posted by Philip Raymond in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, economics, finance, government, internet, transparency
This short post is not about Bitcoin. It’s about a new method of organizing and arbitrating communications that is at the heart of Bitcoin
We hear a lot about the blockchain. We also hear a lot of misconceptions about its purpose and benefits. Some have said that it represents a threat to banks or to governments. Nonsense! It is time to form a simple, non-political, and non-economic explanation…
What is a Blockchain?
The blockchain is a distributed approach to bookkeeping. It offers an empowering, efficient and trusted way for disparate parties to reach consensus. It is “empowering”, because conclusions built on a blockchain can be constructed in a way that is inherently fair, transparent, and resistant to manipulation.
Sep 15, 2015
The Imminence of Transhuman Technologies
Posted by Dan Faggella in categories: bioengineering, ethics, existential risks, genetics, health, innovation, neuroscience
Progress always seems to ride a slippery slope. Innovations generally bring a plethora of potential benefits and just as many dangers, the obvious and the hidden. Technologies that tamper with our biological constructs is well underway in the neuro- and biotech industries. Historically, innovations in medicine have usually been beneficial on the aggregate.
But these new breakthroughs go beyond preventing and healing pre-existing causes. Transhuman technologies hold the promise of enhancing who we are as individuals and potentially as an entire species, and the decisions surrounding these technologies are far from simple. Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan, a philosopher, neuroscientist, and director of the Geneva Center for Security Policy, believes we should be acting now to prepare for the inevitable and the unpredictable ramifications.
Framing Human Motivation
Considering our mixed track record as a species in rolling out groundbreaking innovations, discussing and finding potential solutions to many of the hidden dangers, and obvious ones, seems more than reasonable. One of the more puzzling questions is, where do we begin to have a pragmatic conversation on the ethics of these technologies?
There are plenty of theories about what drive human decisions, not least because human morality is infinitely complex and our minds crave frames through which to make sense of chaos. Dr. Al-Rodhan has his own conception of what drives human motivations. He makes meaning using the lens of “5 P’s” – Power, Pride, Profit, Pleasure, and Permanence – which he posits drive human motivations. “This is my view, the foundation of my outlook…this perceived emotion of self interest drives our moral compass.”
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