Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

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The Fun And Functional Thought Controlled Robot

January 5th, 2007 at 9:54 am » Comments (0)

The personal robotics industry may still be in its infancy, but it is being predicted that it will rival the automotive industry in size two decades from now.



Doctors say Red Tape Delays Surgery

January 5th, 2007 at 9:35 am » Comments (0)

Many British family practice doctors said patients could wait years for surgery because of forced referrals and the inability to use preferred consultants.



Appearance Of Digital Paper Just Around The Corner

January 5th, 2007 at 9:10 am » Comments (0)

The era of digital paper where we will wirelessly connect to purchase and download a book or pick up the latest edition of a newspaper is approaching fast with the news that Plastic Logic is to build the first commercial scale factory to manufacture plastic electronics.



iPhones: A Winning Idea

January 5th, 2007 at 8:17 am » Comments (0)

First, the iPod. Then the iPhone. Why not? According to Solutions Research Group (SRG), a lot of people think the idea makes sense.



U.S. Death Sentences Drop to 30-Year Low

January 5th, 2007 at 8:11 am » Comments (0)

The number of death sentences handed out in the United States dropped in 2006 to the lowest level since capital punishment was reinstated 30 years ago, reflecting what some experts say is a growing fear that the criminal justice system will make a tragic and irreversible mistake. Executions fell, too, to the fewest in a […]



Online Customers ‘Are’ Good for the Music Business

January 5th, 2007 at 8:03 am » Comments (0)

At one point not so very long ago, music executives thought that digital downloading would be their death knell, and they were locked in legal battles from coast to coast to stop the practice. But things change.



Mayo Clinic: Adding Activity to Video Games Help Fights Obesity

January 5th, 2007 at 7:56 am » Comments (0)

If playing video games makes kids less active — and contributes to obesity — why not create more video games that require activity? That’s the question prompted by a Mayo Clinic research study published in the current issue of the medical journal Pediatrics.