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Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

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Transparent Billboard By PSP

November 19th, 2008 at 9:43 pm » Comments (0)

Amazing Billboard
Check out this creative marketing campaign for Sony’s PSP gaming console. Have you seen one in your neighborhood? I’m guessing no, since this is actually a concept for a PSP campaign made by a fan.



Energy To Power Video Games Could Power San Diego For A Year

November 19th, 2008 at 9:38 pm » Comments (0)

Playing Video Games Wastes A Lot Of Power
A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council titled “Lowering the Cost of Play: Improving Energy Efficiency of Video Game Consoles” reveals that video game consoles across America collectively suck up “an estimated 16 billion kilowatt-hours per year – roughly equal to the annual electricity use of the [...]



Searaser Uses Wave Power To Store Energy

November 19th, 2008 at 9:58 am » Comments (0)

 
 Searaser
We’re stoked about that wave farm off the coast of Portugal, and now along comes another innovation that could top that: Searaser, a buoy-like device attached to the sea floor that uses wave power to pump water 650 feet uphill. When the energy is needed, that same water flows through a downhill pipe, powering a [...]



Doctors Perform Windpipe Transplant With Stem Cells

November 19th, 2008 at 9:47 am » Comments (0)

 
 A patient’s collapsed lung, at right, is seen prior to a windpipe transplant which used tissue grown from the patient’s own stem cells.
Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. “This technique has great promise,” said Dr. Eric Genden, who did [...]



Flexpetz: Rent A Dog You Can Love But Only Part Time

November 19th, 2008 at 9:33 am » Comments (0)

 
Miss having the companionship of a furry friend, but don’t have the life circumstances that allow you to have one of your own?



Wearable Hummingbird Feeder

November 19th, 2008 at 9:10 am » Comments (0)

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The feeder is based on a Professional Grade Fully Adjustable Full Face Face Shield. These cost $20, are built sturdily with an excellent Hi-Impact and very clear face shield. But they only come in blue. We put several coats of red Krylon on the head piece after we drill some holes for attaching the upper [...]



Scientific Blunder Raises Question About Alarm Over Global Warming

November 19th, 2008 at 8:50 am » Comments (0)

 
 October snow in London
A surreal scientific blunder last week raised a huge question mark about the temperature records that underpin the worldwide alarm over global warming. On Monday, Nasa’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), which is run by Al Gore’s chief scientific ally, Dr James Hansen, and is one of four bodies responsible for [...]



Find Environmental Resources Through Green Map System

November 19th, 2008 at 8:45 am » Comments (0)

Eco Tourism At Its Best

When you consider visiting or moving to a place, wouldn’t it be great to know where the environmentally-friendly places are? The revolutionary Green Map System allows just that with its ecomaps. The maps will let you know where to shop green, recycle, and where the green spaces are, among the resources [...]



Today is World Toilet Day

November 19th, 2008 at 8:15 am » Comments (0)

Holy Crap! This is a big problem.

Did you know?
2.5 billion people do not have somewhere safe, private or hygienic to go to the toilet.
One gram of faeces can contain 10 million viruses, one million bacteria, 1,000 parasite cysts and 100 parasite eggs.
The simple act of washing hands with soap and water after going to the [...]



Pop Culture Propaganda Posters

November 19th, 2008 at 8:08 am » Comments (0)

It’s a Bob, Bob, Bob world out there.

Propaganda posters may or may not have served their purpose for the Soviet Union, but they sure have inspired artists in other parts of the world! The form has been co-opted and remixed with pop culture icons for laughs.