January 2018 – Page 6

Video game addiction will become a recognized mental health disorder in 2018

January 7, 2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) has included “gaming disorder” in a draft of its upcoming 11th International Classification of Diseases—a book used by researchers and doctors to track and diagnose disease—describing it as “a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour” that may include impaired control over gaming activities, and is severe “to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities.”

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Analysis, Healthcare, Medicine

Why American doctors keep doing expensive procedures that don’t work

January 7, 2018

The proportion of medical procedures unsupported by evidence may be nearly half.

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Analysis, Healthcare, Medical Breakthrough

Stool-sample-sniffin’ electronic nose detects diseases

January 7, 2018

Typically, colon-related illnesses such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are diagnosed via invasive tests. Thanks to a new “electronic nose,” however, it may soon be possible to detect such disorders by analyzing a whiff of the patient’s feces.

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Big Problems, Ecological Products, Environment

Norwegian billionaire funds worlds largest yacht to scoop up plastic

January 7, 2018

The vessel will be able to scoop up around five tons of plastic every day, and then melt it down – all in yet another private effort to help clean up the ocean.

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Business, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News, Shopping

A tsunami of store closings is about to hit the US — and it’s expected to eclipse the retail carnage of 2017

January 6, 2018

More than 12,000 stores are expected to close in 2018 – up from roughly 9,000 in 2017, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

A rash of bankruptcy filings and announcements to close stores are expected at the start of the year, when retailers are flush with cash from the holiday season.

Among the companies most likely to file for bankruptcy within the next year are Sears, Bon-Ton Stores, Bebe Stores, Destination Maternity Corp., and Stein Mart.

The closings would push hundreds of shopping malls to the brink of death.

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Analysis, Business, Ecological Products, Science & Technology News

American reams: why a ‘paperless world’ still hasn’t happened

January 5, 2018

In a world seduced by screens, the future of paper might seem uncertain. But many in the industry remain optimistic – after all, you can’t blow your nose on an email.

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Science & Technology News

Cargo industry tests seaplane drones to deliver freight

January 5, 2018

Two years after World War II, billionaire Howard Hughes personally piloted his “Spruce Goose” troop transport aircraft on the first and only flight of the largest seaplane ever built. It lasted barely a minute. Now, more than 70 years later, a U.S. startup is testing a new seaplane concept—one that could evolve into huge cargo drones that fly 109 metric tons of freight across the Pacific, touch down autonomously over water, and unload at ports around the world.

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Energy, Engineering, Future, new technology, Science & Technology News

The long wait for fusion power may be coming to an end

January 5, 2018

Some experts think commercial fusion reactors could begin operation as soon as 2030.

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3D Printer, China, Healthcare, Robotics

Some brave soul volunteered for a completely robotic dental surgery

January 4, 2018

The robot implanted 3D-printed teeth into a woman without help from dentists.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Machine Learning, Medicine

Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks

January 4, 2018

Doctors have lots of tools for predicting a patient’s health. But—as even they will tell you—they’re no match for the complexity of the human body. Heart attacks in particular are hard to anticipate. Now, scientists have shown that computers capable of teaching themselves can perform even better than standard medical guidelines, significantly increasing prediction rates. If implemented, the new method could save thousands or even millions of lives a year.

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Breakthrough Thinking, DaVinci Institute, Science & Technology News, Tom Frey

Strategic Futurism: Get ahead of the future

January 3, 2018

Unique and powerful methods designed for investors, advisors, planners, and strategists.

To be an influential and effective leader, strategist, or investor, you first have to think like a futurist. The forces of technology-driven- change are sweeping across every industry, disrupting cities, businesses, products, and professions. Advisors, investors, planners, and strategists can no longer make decisions by projecting current trends forward.

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