2015 – Page 57 – Impact Lab

The best economic news in human history

March 19, 2015

Andrew McAfee, the associate director of the Center for Digital Business at the MIT Sloan School of Management has revealed “the best economic news in human history,” claiming that we’re on the brink of the possibility of rising living standards for everyone on earth. He says that technological progress means humanity will soon solve the problem of ‘increasing scarcity’, meaning that there are, in theory, enough goods and wages for everyone in the world. Continue reading… “The best economic news in human history”

Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Medicine

Mysteriously rising death rates among white women

March 19, 2015

For the past 15 years, death rates in the U.S. among white women have mysteriously soared. New research seems to have found a culprit: prescription painkillers. Continue reading… “Mysteriously rising death rates among white women”

DaVinci Institute, Futurist, People Making a Difference, Tom Frey

Living the Life of Bubble People and Unlocking the Next Phase of Human Existence

March 19, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: Having been born and raised on a small rural farm in South Dakota, I grew up with a very narrow perspective of the rest of the world. With only two TV channels and three radio stations to pick from, our news options were very limited. As a teenager, watching the nightly newscasts on television, I was thoroughly amazed at all of the things happening around the world, and yet none of them were happening near me. I truly felt like I was living in a bubble, far away from all the excitement. Continue reading… “Living the Life of Bubble People and Unlocking the Next Phase of Human Existence”

Coding, Coding Schools, DaVinci Coders, Education, Internet, Science & Technology News

New Nanodegree program for iOS developers from Udacity

March 17, 2015

Online education provider Udacity launched its Nanodegree program last year. Partnering with AT&T, the initiative’s goal is to help people develop focused vocational specialties in a short period of time.

NOTE: Anyone interested in learning to code, DaVinci Coders offers multiple courses designed to get you into the rapidly growing technology industry. For more info please visit davincicoders.com. Continue reading… “New Nanodegree program for iOS developers from Udacity”

Biotech, Nanotechnology, Science & Technology News

Nanodevice can defeat drug resistance and release cancer drugs

March 17, 2015

Developed by MIT researchers a new nanodevice can help overcome cancer cell drug resistance (after chemotherapy) by first blocking the gene that confers drug resistance, then launching a new chemotherapy attack against the disarmed tumors. Continue reading… “Nanodevice can defeat drug resistance and release cancer drugs”

Nanotechnology, Science & Technology News

Shrinking cameras and holographic displays with paper-thin lenses

March 17, 2015

A new nanostructured material could make it possible to replace bulky lenses and other optical devices with a thin sheet of material such as silicon. Continue reading… “Shrinking cameras and holographic displays with paper-thin lenses”

Internet, Science & Technology News

Visa: we’re all going to have internet-connected fridges in the future

March 17, 2015

Jonathan Vaux from Visa says that soon we’re all going to be buying things with our fridge. Continue reading… “Visa: we’re all going to have internet-connected fridges in the future”

Business, Economy

How much you need to earn to buy a home in 27 U.S. cities

March 17, 2015

San Francisco’s real estate market is insane and here’s definitive proof. Mortgage research site HSH.com has estimated how much salary you need to earn to afford the principal, interest, taxes and insurance payments on a median-priced home in 27 metro areas. Continue reading… “How much you need to earn to buy a home in 27 U.S. cities”

Energy, Environment, Science & Technology News

UK university unveils electricity generating toilet

March 16, 2015

The University of the West of England has developed a prototype toilet that can convert human urine into electricity. They hope this technology can be useful is refugee camps. Continue reading… “UK university unveils electricity generating toilet”

Environment, Science & Technology News, Transportation

Charging electric cars on the go with heat-gathering concept tire

March 16, 2015

Electric-car-range anxiety is a real thing. No one wants to be stranded with an empty battery. A new tire concept by Goodyear tries to help the problem, a way to charge an electric car while going down the road. Continue reading… “Charging electric cars on the go with heat-gathering concept tire”

Science & Technology News

Inserting DNA into cells with amazing nanoinjector

March 16, 2015

This incredible nanoinjector was created at Brigham Young University, is capable of penetrating a cell wall and delivering DNA. Continue reading… “Inserting DNA into cells with amazing nanoinjector”