Apr 21, 2017
Thomas Pesquet, Space Photographer | Thales Group
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: space
“Over the last few months, Thomas Pesquet has been able to bring Space into thousands of households, especially their younger members.”
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Apr 21, 2017
Special Address: Rajiv Shah, President, Rockefeller Foundation | Global Philanthropy Forum
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: innovation
“Rockefeller Foundation president Raj Shah discusses today’s “watershed moment for philanthropy.””
Apr 21, 2017
How Global Value Chains Push and Pull U.S. Companies on Climate Action — By Emilie Prattico | Business for Social Responsibility
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, energy, environmental
“But for most companies operating within global value chains, the pull and push of climate action also comes from abroad, and many U.S. companies now understand the potential to demonstrate global leadership through climate action.”
Apr 21, 2017
Quantum Cryptography Is Unbreakable. So Is Human Ingenuity — By Joshua Holden | Singularity Hub
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: security
“But that’s not really true. What is true is that pretty much anyone can get hold of software that, when used properly, is secure against any publicly known attacks. ”
Apr 21, 2017
Breakthroughs arise from a precise mix of old and new knowledge, say scientists — By Eoin O’Carroll | The Christian Science Monitor
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: science
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Analysis of millions of studies and patents found that the most influential science draws a clear line to the work of previous generations of scientists, a pattern that was ‘nearly universal in all branches of science and technology.’”
Apr 21, 2017
Daisy Robinton — The Fight Against Aging
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, business, genetics, life extension, neuroscience
Primarily talking about CRISPR.
Daisy Robinton explores bioengineering and its potential to end ageing.
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Apr 21, 2017
Shanghai planning huge vertical farm, looking to change the way it feeds its 24 million residents
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: food, sustainability
Another article to go with this:
http://inhabitat.com/shanghai-is-planning-a-massive-100-hect…on-people/
As Shanghai continues to expand outward, replacing agriculture with urbanization, a US-based design firm is looking to reimagine the way that Shanghai grows food to feed its 24 million people.
Cylon Prototype?
Russia’s new gunslinging robot is not The Terminator, but it sure does looks like it.
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Apr 21, 2017
One Big Question: What will space exploration look like in 2040?
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: futurism, satellites
The 33rd annual Space Symposium wrapped up recently in Colorado and New Atlas was on hand to check out some of the exhibits and talks. Amidst the rocket models, jet engines and satellites, we found a quiet corner to sit down with Scott Fouse, the vice president of Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center. For our One Big Question series, we wanted to get his thoughts on what reaching for the stars will look like in the future, so we asked him: What will space exploration look like in 2040?
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Apr 21, 2017
Crosswise Summer Experience
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: evolution, transhumanism
An event on #transhumanism at a Christian university in Southern California in June. Looks interesting:
Humanism is “our most sympathetic understanding and treatment of human nature.”
TRANShumanism is “the drive to fundamentally revolutionise what it means to be human by way of technological advancements.”
