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Aug 15, 2017
Edinburgh University scientists find 91 volcanoes under Antarctic ice
Posted by John Gallagher in category: futurism
A team of scientists unearthed a volcanic region previously hidden under ice sheets, with the geologist who led the team warning of destabilising consequences.
Edinburgh University researchers uncovered almost 100 volcanoes – with the highest almost as tall as Switzerland’s 3,970-metre Eiger.
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Aug 15, 2017
Future of Food | San Francisco Chronicle
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: food, futurism
“Tracing the next generation of farms, restaurants and kitchens in the Bay Area and beyond”
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 Odette Bohr Dienel 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.”
The Associated Press is launching a series of stories called Future of Work that explore how workplaces across the U.S. and the world are being transformed by technology and global pressures. As more employers move, shrink or revamp their work sites, many employees are struggling to adapt. At the same time, workers with in-demand skills or knowledge are benefiting. Advanced training, education or know-how is becoming a required ticket to the 21st-century workplace.
Aug 12, 2017
Why It’s Taking Less and Less to Manufacture More of the Things We Want
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: futurism
A wide range of fast-improving technologies are driving manufacturing productivity higher—which means we can now make many more things with less and less.
Aug 11, 2017
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Posted by Dan Kummer in category: futurism
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Aug 10, 2017
Futurist Gray Scott: We Can’t Ignore Our Psychological Future
Posted by Johnny Boston in categories: computing, disruptive technology, education, ethics, futurism, innovation, internet, media & arts, mobile phones, nanotechnology, philosophy, robotics/AI, software, transhumanism, virtual reality
Why are we often so wrong about how the future and future technology will reshape society and our personal lives? In this new video from the Galactic Public Archives, Futurist Gray Scott tells us why he thinks it is important to look at all aspects of the future.
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Aug 10, 2017
Paul Spiegel: Beyond retirement, a new social compact for the age of longevity
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: futurism, life extension
LEAF director Paul Spiegel at the recent ILC Sumit in Madrid discusses the society of the near future where people will exponentially increase their life expectancy. Aspects of work, leisure, pensions are discussed and the need for a new social contract.