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Aug 15, 2017

This gene-editing breakthrough could change life on Earth

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, evolution, genetics

One of the scientists behind CRISPR discusses the daunting responsibility of altering evolution.

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Aug 15, 2017

9 Proofs You Can Improve Your Brain Power

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

The human brain is probably the most mysterious organ in our body, scientists keep learning new facts about its work, but it still hides lots of secrets. There are a few simple ways to boost your intellect and improve your brain power and they will surely surprise you!

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Aug 15, 2017

Future of Food | San Francisco Chronicle

Posted by in categories: food, futurism

“Tracing the next generation of farms, restaurants and kitchens in the Bay Area and beyond”

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Aug 15, 2017

6 ways to make sure AI creates jobs for all and not the few — By Stephane Kasriel | World Economic Forum

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

“If, as The Wall Street Journal suggests, we think of AI as a technology that predicts, it’s much easier to map its impact. We must push ourselves to do that and understand the future of work.”

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Aug 15, 2017

Rethinking Innovation and Scale | Stanford Social Innovation Review

Posted by in categories: governance, innovation

“An organization, and ultimately its impact, can be fundamentally defined by how it manages the dual challenge of innovating and building on its existing strengths, or ‘scaling’ as Johanna Mair and Christian Seelos suggest in their new book, Innovation and Scaling for Impact.”

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Aug 15, 2017

Massachusetts takes on leadership role with new greenhouse gas-cutting regulations — By Mark Hand | ThinkProgress

Posted by in categories: environmental, governance, government

“Clean energy purchases projected to reach 80 percent by 2050.”

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Aug 15, 2017

Falling Robots Are Funny, but That’s How They’ll Learn to Take Your Job

Posted by in categories: employment, robotics/AI

New clip of ATLAS, having some problems but interesting to see.


If at first you don’t succeed, try again—and, if you’re a robot, again and again and again and again and again and again. Because it’s worth remembering that unlike many humans, automatons will keep at a task until they do achieve success.

This GIF of Boston Dynamics’s Atlas robot taking a tumble, sliced from a TED talk published Monday, has gone viral. Presumably, that’s because when humans aren’t fretting about how they’ll steal our jobs, we sure do seem to enjoy laughing at robots falling over.

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Aug 15, 2017

The Fundamental Limits of Machine Learning — By Jesse Dunietz | Nautilus

Posted by in category: machine learning

“She thought her solution was obvious. Her colleagues, though, were sure their solution was correct—and the two didn’t match. Was the problem with one of their answers, or with the puzzle itself?”

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Aug 15, 2017

CARNE y ARENA (Virtually present, Physically invisible) | Exhibition by Alejandro G. Iñárritu | LACMA

Posted by in categories: media & arts, virtual reality

“Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s conceptual virtual reality installation CARNE y ARENA (Virtually present, Physically invisible) explores the human condition of immigrants and refugees.”

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Aug 15, 2017

Instagram’s Kevin Systrom Wants to Clean Up the Internet — by Nicholas Thompson | WIRED

Posted by in categories: governance, internet

“To Systrom, it’s pretty simple: Freedom of speech does not mean the freedom to @&#$post.”

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