Futurist Thomas Frey: Humanity will change more in the next 20 years than in all of human history.
By 2030 the average person in the U.S. will have 4.5 packages a week delivered with flying drones. They will travel 40% of the time in a driverless car, use a 3D printer to print hyper-individualized meals, and will spend most of their leisure time on an activity that hasn’t been invented yet.
Continue reading… “33 Dramatic Predictions for 2030”
The drunkest state in America.
Figures from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) which has released its latest analysis on the state of the drinking union, show the states most likely to have a cocktail or two. By tallying sales of alcoholic beverages divided by census population data (all those aged 14 and older so don’t discount those underage guzzlers), the Institute has brewed the numbers and come away with a per capita rate.
Continue reading… “Top ten drunkest states in America”
Apple stores can already pinpoint your location with unprecedented accuracy.
2014 will be the year that the “internet of things”—that effort to remotely control every object on earth—becomes visible in our everyday lives. But most of us don’t recognize just how far the internet of things will go, from souped-up gadgets that track our every move to a world that predicts our actions and emotions.
Continue reading… “Will the Internet of Thing replace the web?”
More than eight in ten people still drive to work.
It’s been said a thousand times, but we’ll say it again: Driving is in decline.
Continue reading… “How Americans get to work”
Genomes use the genetic code to write two separate languages.
A secret second code hiding within DNA which instructs cells on how genes are controlled has been discovered by scientists. The amazing discovery is expected to open new doors to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, according to a new study.
Continue reading… “Secret code discovered in human DNA”
The Reserve Bank of India says it is “closely watching” the growth of bitcoins.
The virtual currency, Bitcoin, has been gaining popularity globally this year and is catching the attention of India’s youth.
Continue reading… “India is the next country to catch Bitcoin fever”
The Northeast region shows a kind of wealth belt unmatched even on the West Coast.
America is a tremendously unequal place at the county level. In 2012, the median household income in the poorest county (Wilcox County, Alabama) was $22,126. In Falls Church, Virginia, where highly educated defense contractors and federal government workers cluster, the median income last year was $121,250, more than five times higher.
Continue reading… “Northeast corridor is the wealthiest region in the U.S.”
Sixty-one percent of all website traffic is now non-human, while a mere 38.5 percent represents humans clicking things, according to a new report from security content delivery network Incapsula,. This is a 10 percent increase in non-humanness just since a similar study in March.
Continue reading… “Bots dominate 61.5% of all website traffic”
America is on track to install more solar capacity this year than world leader Germany.
In the U.S., the outlook for solar power is bright and sunny. The solar industry in America has recorded its second largest quarter ever in the third quarter of 2013, and the largest quarter ever for residential installations. (Infographic)
Continue reading… “2013 has been a record breaking year for solar power in the U.S.”
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What if you were able to visit the Louvre, the Rijksmuseum and the Guggenheim all in one day? Imagine looking at the world’s most famous masterpieces from your favorite chair in your own home. Imagine being able to look around museums and visit heritage sites that you otherwise might never be able to see because you can’t afford it, or aren’t physically able to travel, or just don’t have the time. Then imagine creating your own museum, populating it with your favorite works of art and sharing your creation with others.
Continue reading… “Virtual reality and museums of the future”
Mary Pickford’s movies survive because she owned them, and donated them to the Library of Congress in 1946.
Seventy percent of America’s silent films are lost and most of the remaining ones are in great shape, according to a study conducted by the Library of Congress. Only about 3,300 of the 11,000 films made before “talkies” are left. Of those, 17 percent are incomplete, and some, like the only missing Greta Garbo feature, The Divine Woman, are down to a single remaining reel. What happened?
Continue reading… “70 percent of America’s silent films are lost forever: Study”
Mary Barra will become GM’s new CEO.
General Motors announced that it had chose a woman to lead the company. The same day, new research showed the automaker’s new chief executive is still the exception rather than the rule.
Continue reading… “Women still rare in top leadership positions”
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