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FEBRUARY 01/2014 UPDATES. By Mr. Andres Agostini at www.Future-Observatory.blogspot.com
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A brain area unique to humans is linked to strategic planning/decision making/multitasking
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-brain-area-unique-to-humans-is-l…ltitasking

Physicists create synthetic magnetic monopoles
http://www.kurzweilai.net/physicists-create-synthetic-magnetic-monopoles

Stress turns ordinary cells pluripotent
http://www.kurzweilai.net/stress-turns-ordinary-cells-pluripotent

Natural plant compound prevents Alzheimer’s disease in mice
http://www.kurzweilai.net/natural-plant-compound-prevents-al…se-in-mice

First one-way acoustic circulator lets you hear without being heard
http://www.kurzweilai.net/first-one-way-acoustic-circulator-…eing-heard

First weather map of a brown dwarf
http://www.kurzweilai.net/first-weather-map-of-a-brown-dwarf

Chemical imaging brings cancer tissue analysis into the digital age
http://www.kurzweilai.net/chemical-imaging-brings-cancer-tis…igital-age

Your Next Apartment Might Be Inside A Power Plant
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3025669/your-next-apartment-might…ower-plant

500 million biometric sensors projected for “Internet of Things” by 2018

500 million biometric sensors projected for “Internet of Things” by 2018

The Pattern Library: A Great New Resource For Designers (And Wannabes)
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3025724/the-pattern-library-a-gr…-designers

The Booming Industry Of Startups Serving Startups
http://www.fastcolabs.com/3025887/the-booming-industry-of-st…g-startups

Congrats, Millennials. Now It’s Your Turn to Be Vilified
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/01/thompson_generation/

NSA pursues quantum technology
http://www.sciencecodex.com/nsa_pursues_quantum_technology-127101

Driverless Trucks Will Keep Army Safe From IEDs
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2014/01/driverless/

Timeline of the Future
http://money.cnn.com/technology/interactive/timeline-of-the-future/

One day a drone might throw you a life preserver
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/01/3…preserver/

A Perspective on Artificial Intelligence: The Machine-Reading Revolution is Coming
http://www.atomrain.com/it/

DAILY QUOTE: “…In summary, the future is a phenomenon that will be completely real someday even though it does not exist today .… Even if the future is approximately equal to today, it will also differ dramatically from today in many particular ways…”

RECOMMENDED BOOK:

Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization by K. Eric Drexler

ISBN-13: 978–1610391139

Best Regards,

Mr. Andres Agostini

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By Miranda Prynne, — The Telegraph

Exhibitors of the Google company work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany

The development of artificial intelligence — thrown into spotlight this week after Google spent hundreds of millions on new technology — could mean computers take over human jobs at a faster rate than new roles can be created, experts have warned Artificial intelligence could lead to mass unemployment if computers develop the capacity to take over human work, experts warned days after it emerged that Google had beat competitors to buy a firm specialising in this kind of technology.

Dr Stuart Armstrong, from the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford, gave the stark warning after it emerged that Google had paid £400m for the British artificial intelligence firm DeepMind.

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JANUARY/31/2014 UPDATES:
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Neanderthal Genes Linked to Human Health
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303743604579350653841134542

Attitudes about Aging: A Global Perspective.
In a Rapidly Graying World, Japanese Are Worried, Americans Aren’t
http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/01/30/attitudes-about-aging-a-global-perspective/

27 Dimensions! Physicists See Photons in New Light
http://news.yahoo.com/27-dimensions-physicists-see-photons-light-115226866.html

Scientists use fruit flies to detect cancer
http://www.gizmag.com/fruit-flies-detect-cancer/30665/

Physicists Create Synthetic Magnetic Particle

Physicists Create Synthetic Magnetic Particle

Timeline of the far future
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140105-timeline-of-the-far-future

World risks deflationary shock as BRICS puncture credit bubbles
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_prit…bbles.html

Swarms of drones could be the next frontier in emergency response
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/swarms-drones-could-be-nex…2D11988741

Can People Survive Without Smartphones? [Statistics]
http://mobidev.biz/blog/can_people_survive_without_smartphon…cWu8B.dpuf

Will flying cars ever take off?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140126-will-flying-cars-ever-take-off

20YY: Preparing for War in the Robotic Age
http://www.cnas.org/20YY-Preparing-War-in-Robotic-Age#.UuruiLTSmHc

‘Robot Land’ – South Korea’s robot theme park to open in 2015
http://www.impactlab.net/2014/01/29/robot-land-south-koreas-…n-in-2015/

Edison supercomputer electrifies scientific computing
http://phys.org/news/2014-01-edison-supercomputer-electr…tific.html

There Is No More B2B or B2C: There Is Only Human to Human (H2H)
http://socialmediatoday.com/bryan-kramer/2115561/there-no-mo…-human-h2h

[2014 trends] The changing landscape of design
http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/424/107945.html

No Longer Science Fiction: Start-Up Unveils Radical Consciousness Technology
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gregory-weinkauf/no-longer-sci…88935.html

West African Inventor Makes a $100 3D Printer From E-Waste
http://inhabitat.com/west-african-inventor-makes-a-100-3…m-e-waste/

U.N. sounds alarm on worsening global income disparities
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/us-global-economy-…FD20140129

DAILY QUOTE: Robert Theobald reasons: “…Our future is determined by the actions of all of us alive today. Our choices determine our destiny…”

RECOMMENDED BOOK:

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil
ISBN-13: 978–0143037880

Regards,

Mr. Andres Agostini
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by Miriam Kramer — Space.com

Waypoint 2 Space Company to Train Spaceflyers
Do you want to fly on a suborbital space plane? What about a rocket launch all they way into orbit? A new commercial spaceflight training company wants to help you develop the right stuff for flying to space.
Waypoint 2 Space — a Houston-based company aimed at helping commercial astronauts train for spaceflight — just received Federal Aviation Administration safety approval for their plan to train would-be astronauts. Officials with the company hope to start training commercial spaceflyers for private trips to space in spring of this year. People holding tickets aboard a private spacecraft or space fans interested in learning how to fly to space are eligible to purchase a training package.

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www.FUTURE-OBSERVATORY.blogspot.com JANUARY/30/2014 HEADLINES. By Mr. Andres Agostini

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Cancer Researchers Identify New Drug to Inhibit Breast Cancer

Cancer Researchers Identify New Drug to Inhibit Breast Cancer

Russia, US to join forces against space threats
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_01_29/Russia-US-to-join-f…eats-1145/

The rise of artificial intelligence
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-ne…317g3.html

MIT and Harvard release working papers on open online courses
http://www.kurzweilai.net/mit-and-harvard-release-working-pa…-282009765

13 Quotes That Show Why Libertarian Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Is A Scary Genius
http://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-quotes-2014-1?op=1#ixzz2rr4DD75T

Quantum cloud simulates magnetic monopole
http://www.nature.com/news/quantum-cloud-simulates-magnetic-monopole-1.14612

North Korea possesses two-thirds of the world’s rare earths
http://www.impactlab.net/2014/01/24/north-korea-possesses-tw…re-earths/

Recent discovery of quantum vibrations in microtubules inside brain neurons corroborates controversial theory of consciousness
http://www.impactlab.net/2014/01/21/recent-discovery-of-quan…ciousness/

The internet population in China hit 618 million in 2013 with 81% connected via mobile internet
http://www.impactlab.net/2014/01/20/the-internet-population-…-internet/

The Bitcoin ATM Has a Dirty Secret: It Needs a Chaperone
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/01/bitcoin_atm/

Can Science Save Modern Art?
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3025595/asides/can-science-save-modern-art

Welcome to the 2020s (Future Timeline Events 2020–2029)

2070–2079 timeline
http://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2070-2079.htm

Lemur Studio Design develops mine detector in a shoe
http://www.gizmag.com/lemur-studio-saveonelife/30569/

CERN experiment produces first beam of antihydrogen atoms for hyperfine study
http://phys.org/news/2014-01-cern-antihydrogen-atoms-hyperfine.html

Architects build the jellyfish house around a floating pool

wiel arets architects build the jellyfish house around a floating pool

Monitoring Drugs Flowing in the Bloodstream
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/01/monitoring-drugs-flowing-bloodstream

$1.7 million personal submarine lets you ‘fly’ underwater
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/17-million-personal-submarine-le…nderwater/

Computing with silicon neurons: Scientists use artificial nerve cells to classify different types of data
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140128094539.htm

10 technology trends to watch in 2014
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/10-technology-trends-to-watch-2014/

The year ahead: Hot ICT tech trends in 2014
http://www.marsdd.com/2014/01/28/year-ahead-hot-ict-tech-trends-2014/

5 Futuristic Trends That Will Shape Business And Culture Today
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3025012/futurist-forum/5-futurist…ture-today

Stephen Hawking says there is no such thing as black holes, Einstein spinning in his grave
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science-technology/455880/Step…-his-grave

Google’s Ray Kurzweil predicts how the world will change
http://jimidisu.com/?p=6013

Celebrating water cooperation: Red Sea to Dead Sea
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/01/celebrating…03800.html

7 Trends For 2014
http://blogs.sap.com/innovation/innovation/seven-trends-2014-01242649

8 Quick Ways to Unlock Your Creative Potential
https://www.openforum.com/articles/8-quick-ways-to-unlock-yo…strecent-3

Exploring Mars Habitability – Opportunity Updates Our Understanding of Our Planetary Neighbour

Exploring Mars Habitability – Opportunity Updates Our Understanding of Our Planetary Neighbour

DAILY QUOTE: By Michael Anissimov utters, “…One of the biggest flaws in the common conception of the future is that the future is something that happens to us, not something we create…”

RECOMMENDED BOOK:

Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies — and What It Means to Be Human by Joel Garreau
ISBN-13: 978–0767915038

Regards,

Mr. Andres Agostini
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By — Digital Trends

Mark One 3D carbon fiber printer
We here at Digital Trends are big fans of 3D printing. Like so many others, we see it as one of the most potentially disruptive technologies currently on the market – something that could substantially change the way we shop, work, and create. Problem is, at the moment, consumer-level 3D printers are mostly an expensive way to make cheap plastic trinkets.

Of course, that will soon change – perhaps sooner than you think. This week, newly launched startup MarkForged announced the world’s first 3D printer capable of printing objects in carbon fiber, the super-strong and lightweight material. Dubbed the Mark One, the 3D printer also prints in fiberglass, nylon, and PLA (the common plastic filament used by many 3D printers).

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By — International Business Times
DeepMind Google Acquisition Goog AI Artificial Intelligence Robots

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) confirmed that it purchased DeepMind on Monday. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company reportedly paid upwards of $500 million for the artificial intelligence (AI) firm.

So what is Google getting for its half a billion? A company that’s very good at making computers that think and act as humans do. DeepMind has not yet developed any commercial products. Its main asset appears to be its personnel, including dozens of experts in machine learning, a branch of AI that attempts to teach computers to think like humans. It’s best-known project was a computer system it taught to master Atari video games.

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— Singularity Hub

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It seems that nearly every day, scientists connect another medical condition to atypical gut bacteria populations. Researchers have claimed that gut bacteria play a role not just in digestive health but even in basic brain function and mental health.

Certain bacteria are so clearly good for us that several companies are looking to market pills filled not with chemical drugs, but with bacteria.

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By James Hayes, Piers Bizony, Chris Edwards — Engineering and Technology Magazine

Graphic showing Darwin, Rees and Kurzweil by Laurence Whiteley

Will technology provide a perfect future for the ascent of man? Or is it wishful thinking by techno-pundits who want to believe human progress is all toward a utopian state of existence?

The history of human invention often seems precariously unplanned, yet the questing human mind remains bent on finding meaning in and for our grand schemes, however compelling the evidence for innovation via accident and randomness. Surely, human invention must be heading somewhere’- otherwise, what does it all mean?

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