admin – Page 323 – Impact Lab

Breakthrough Thinking, DaVinci Institute, Future, Futurist, People Making a Difference, Robotics, Robots, Science & Technology News, Tom Frey

The Great Mannequin Vs. Fashion Model Showdown

June 30, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: If it weren’t for their glowing eyes, I would have sworn they were live fashion models dancing in the store window.

Moving smoothly to match the music playing in the background, each of the seven perfectly proportioned mannequins swayed to a carefully choreographed set of moves designed to draw attention to the clothes they were wearing.

The eerie feeling that they were watching me as much as I was watching them was not a mistake. They were indeed looking at me. Continue reading… “The Great Mannequin Vs. Fashion Model Showdown”

Food, Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Medical Breakthrough, Medicine, Science & Technology News

Amazing connection between gut bacteria and cognitive functioning

June 30, 2015

Oregon State University researchers have discovered a new link between cognitive functioning and gut bacteria. In recent years the science involving bacteria in the gut and its link to health and cognitive functioning has boomed. Parkinson’s disease has even been linked to changes in gut bacteria. Published in the journal Neuroscience, a new study shows that diets high in fat and sugar are probably impacting cognitive functioning, because of their impact on the type of bacteria that thrive on high-fat and high-sugar diets. Continue reading… “Amazing connection between gut bacteria and cognitive functioning”

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Robots, Science & Technology News

Surviving the robot apocalypse

June 30, 2015

At first glance, these things might not seem connected: the struggling economy, our struggling democracy, the income gap, and technology and artificial intelligence. but upon closer inspection, I find they’re all part of one impulse, and together they create the web of humanity—and our future. Continue reading… “Surviving the robot apocalypse”

Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Medical Breakthrough, Medicine, Science & Technology News

First 3D heart printed using multiple imaging techniques

June 30, 2015

Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital congenital heart experts have successfully integrated two common imaging techniques to produce a three-dimensional anatomic model of a patient’s heart. Continue reading… “First 3D heart printed using multiple imaging techniques”

Business, Culture, Economy, Employment, Future

Planning for the future: Generation Z

June 30, 2015

A mart HR manager is already looking at the generation Z, oldest of whom are turning 18 and slowly entering the workforce, while a lot of companies are still struggling with millennials. Continue reading… “Planning for the future: Generation Z”

Business, Entertainment, Internet, mobile apps, mobile technology, Science & Technology News

Within a year, Netflix will be watched more than all the major TV networks

June 29, 2015

Analysts predict, with Netflix’s popularity soaring around the world, it will have a larger audience than all the major broadcast networks within a year. Continue reading… “Within a year, Netflix will be watched more than all the major TV networks”

Science & Technology News

What are emotion-reading computers learning about us?

June 29, 2015

Cambridge- and MIT-trained scientist and leader in facial emotion recognition technology, Rana el Kaliouby, is concerned about how computers are affecting the emotional lives of her two small children. Continue reading… “What are emotion-reading computers learning about us?”

Military, Science & Technology News, Space

DARPA says they are engineering the organisms that will teraform Mars

June 29, 2015

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is investing heavily in genetic engineering and synthetic biology, that could excite or terrify you depending on how you feel about the military engineering totally new life forms. Continue reading… “DARPA says they are engineering the organisms that will teraform Mars”

Business, facebook, Internet, Marketing, Science & Technology News, Twitter

The 5 trends that will change how social media is used in 2015

June 29, 2015

According to a recent Duke University study, social media spending at companies, currently represents 9% of marketing budgets, and that’s forecast to rise to nearly 25% within five years, but half of marketers interviewed said they couldn’t show what impact social media had on their business – at all. Continue reading… “The 5 trends that will change how social media is used in 2015”

Alternative Transportation, Automobiles, Business, Climate Change, Environment, Science & Technology News, Transportation

Tesla Model S drivers have traveled over one billion all electric miles

June 29, 2015

It’s easier than ever to ‘drive 65’ in an electric luxury vehicle, with nearly 200 Tesla Supercharger stations strategically placed throughout the continental U.S. and another 150 elsewhere on the planet. Continue reading… “Tesla Model S drivers have traveled over one billion all electric miles”

Science & Technology News

MetaMind gives computers a dose of common sense

June 26, 2015

It can be a frustrating experience when talking to a machine over the phone or through a chat window. However, several research groups, including some at large technology companies like Facebook and Google, are making steady progress toward improving computers’ language skills by building upon recent advances in machine learning.

Continue reading… “MetaMind gives computers a dose of common sense”

Analysis, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News, Virtual Reality

Virtual reality therapy may reduce cravings for alcohol and tobacco

June 26, 2015

A new study that appears in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs suggests virtual-reality therapy may help to reduce people’s craving for tobacco and alcohol.

Continue reading… “Virtual reality therapy may reduce cravings for alcohol and tobacco”