Futurist Thomas Frey: Over the past month I have hosted a series of meetings to discuss the topic of global elections. The purpose of these discussions was to help expand our understanding of the topic. I also truly believe that someone will begin to produce global elections, in a meaningful way, sometime very soon.
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100th birthday party
Not long ago, turning 1oo years old jaws would have dropped. There would have been TV and newspaper reporters at Lonny Fried’s door. She would have been fussed over and given a big party. Turning 100 isn’t such a big deal anymore.
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High levels of chemical flame retardants found in pet dogs.
Levels of flame retardants that are five to ten times higher than typically found in humans have been found in the blood of pet dogs, researchers at Indiana University have discovered. Dogs could be the canary in the coal mine for how accumulating polybrominated flame retardants will affect humans.
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The brain is not always entirely asleep or awake.
Contrary to popular opinion the brain is not always entirely asleep or awake but parts of it can go “offline”, researchers have discovered.
Extreme Light Infrastructure project
The construction of three gigantic new research lasers has been approved by the European Commission, with the option for a fourth that would, for an instant, be several hundred times more powerful than the entirety of the power generated by our civilization. The hope is that the project, called the Extreme Light Infrastructure, will be enough energy to actually conjure virtual particles out of nothingness.
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More than 50 people participated in Germany’s third annual office chair championships on April 16th, racing each other on a downhill course in the town of Bad Koenig, The contestants were free to adapt their office chairs for race conditions, but were not allowed motors to propel them down the cordoned-off road. Most had mounted inline skater wheels for greater speed…
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David Hu and Nathan J. Mlot of the Georgia Institute of Technology investigated claims that when flooded out, fire ants will link together to form effective rafts…
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A handful of venture capital firms and other companies are expected to make News Corp. offers for one of its most disappointing properties:MySpace.
News Corp. declared it was ready to sell MySpace in an earnings call in February. At that time, in spite of significant layoffs and a massive redesign, the company “recorded a $275 million pre-tax charge for the impairment of goodwill related to the Digital Media Group and an organizational restructuring at MySpace…
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Designing cruise ships today to meet the
wants, needs, and desires of future generations
Futurist Thomas Frey: Having just returned from a holiday cruise on the Mexican Riviera, I became intrigued with the prospects for this behemoth industry, and the long-term implications of designing ships today that mesh well with the changing attitudes and fickle interests of traveling consumers many years in the future. (Photos)
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Lasers could replace spark plugs.
Spark plugs have powered internal combustion engines for more than 150 years. Car manufacturers are one step closer to being able to replace this long-standing technology with laser igniters. The laser ingniters will enable cleaner, more efficient, and more economical vehicles.
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A woman smoking an electronic cigarette.
On Monday, the U.S. government said it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.
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IQ scores reflect motivation as well as intelligence.
A new study suggests that if you want to improve your child’s chances of getting into Mensa then bribe them during their IQ test. Offering a financial reward for doing well on an IQ test can increase their score by up to 20 points on the scale where the average is 100 and Mensa membership is around 150, according to scientists.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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