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Nov 19, 2018

The Tragedy of the Commons, Revisited

Posted by in categories: climatology, governance

Over two decades, I’ve worked with many collaborators studying infrastructure commons and knowledge commons. We developed the Governing Knowledge Commons framework, adapting Ostrom’s empirical approach to the special characteristics of knowledge resources. Understanding how communities share and develop knowledge is crucial in today’s “information society.” And, of course, sharing and developing knowledge is critical to successful governance of natural resources, especially on a global scale. Using the GKC framework, we’ve made substantial progress toward an empirical picture of knowledge-related commons governance. But it’s not nearly enough. Here’s why.


A classic study of the perils of resource sharing, with implications for how we deal with climate, has been updated.

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Nov 19, 2018

World’s first full-body medical scanner generates astonishing 3D images

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, electronics

After over a decade of development, the world’s first full-body medical scanner has produced its first images. The groundbreaking imaging device is almost 40 times faster than current PET scans and can capture a 3D picture of the entire human body in one instant scan.

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Nov 19, 2018

Can quantum computing prevent an encryption meltdown?

Posted by in categories: computing, encryption, government, quantum physics

Even with government and industry working on quantum-resistant encryption, getting any solutions rolled out will take time and a massive effort.

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Nov 19, 2018

Patch delivers medication

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

We’ve already heard about “microneedle” patches that near-painlessly deliver medication through the skin. Well, scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have now taken the same approach to treating eye diseases. They’ve developed a tiny patch laden with even tinier needles, which get poked into the eyeball.

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Nov 19, 2018

‘Pinwheel’ system may upend star death theory

Posted by in category: space

A newly-discovered massive star system, perhaps the first of its kind found in our galaxy, challenges existing ideas about how large stars eventually die.

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Nov 19, 2018

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Posted by in category: futurism

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Nov 19, 2018

How to Control a Machine with Your Brain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, robotics/AI

Jan Scheuermann was one of the first volunteers on DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics program and became a pioneer in the field of brain-machine interface, controlling first an advanced robotic arm, and then a simulated jet, with her mind alone. The New Yorker tells her story in exquisite detail, along with the story of Nathan Copeland, the volunteer who followed Jan in the research and put his own spin on how it unfolded.


A neuroscientist’s research into the mysteries of motion helps a paralyzed woman escape her body.

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Nov 19, 2018

Thousands Flee As Guatemalan Volcano Erupts Again

Posted by in category: futurism

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire killed more than 100 people when it erupted in June. Now, thousands are evacuating their homes as the volcano once again spews ash and hot rocks.

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Nov 19, 2018

Virgin Orbit flies its rocket into the skies for the first time

Posted by in category: transportation

For the first time, Virgin Orbit has strapped its 21-meter rocket to a modified 747 aircraft and taken to the skies. The company performed this “captive-carry” test flight on Sunday in Victorville, located to the northeast of Los Angeles.

“The vehicles flew like a dream today,” Virgin Orbit Chief Pilot Kelly Latimer said in a news release. “Everyone on the flight crew and all of our colleagues on the ground were extremely happy with the data we saw from the instruments on-board the aircraft, in the pylon, and on the rocket itself. From my perspective in the cockpit, the vehicles handled incredibly well, and perfectly matched what we’ve trained for in the simulators.”

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Nov 19, 2018

The Times of the Global Screen and the Posthuman Subjectification

Posted by in category: futurism

Without realizing, a new human being has been born in the brief time since WWII. He does not have the same body, does not have the same life expectancy, does not live in the same space, does not communicate in the same way, does not perceive the same outside world, no longer lives close to nature; born under epidural and with a scheduled birth, he does not face the same death, due to palliative care. He does not have the same mind as his parents and acquires knowledge differently. https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/the-times-of-the-global-scre…ification/ https://paper.li/e-1437691924


The global screen has begun: an era in which these devices change the way we are and how we interact with the world.

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