Larry Lessig, Creative Commons co-founder, believes the Internet masses can overcome political corruption in America. Lessig is crowdfunding political races in five congressional districts to elect representatives who will make campaign finance reform their political priority. His idea has already raked in $447,546 in 4 days.
A new study has found that an infusion of young blood can reverse some of the effects of aging.
Blood is the life force and we say that “young blood” can rejuvenate an aging culture or company; Dracula refreshes himself with the blood of young victims.
Continue reading… “Young blood recharges old brains”
TVs, toys, and DVD players are getting cheap.
What has gotten more expensive in the last ten years? What has gotten less expensive? Here’s a fascinating snapshot of the last decade in American prices…
Continue reading… “Essentials in America are getting more expensive while toys are getting cheap”
Millennials have embraced multiple ways of getting around.
The automobile was an American icon throughout the 20th century. It was a symbol of freedom and mobility. It gave people choices they never had before — new places to travel, new people to visit, and the like.
Continue reading… “Millennials shifting commuter trends”
Ununseptium – the 117th element
The discovery of the periodic table’s 117th element has been confirmed after four years of painstaking research. Element 117, otherwise known as ununseptium, was originally discovered back in 2010 by a group of American and Russian physicists with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR). However, it has taken years for the discovery to be replicated by another independent team, which the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) requires. Now the element, with the approval of the IUPAC, can be named and added to the periodic table, extending our understanding of transuranium elements.
Continue reading… “Scientists confirm existence of the periodic table’s 117th element”
The method could viably produce enough skin samples to be used commercially for drug and cosmetics testing.
The use of animal testing for medical research than for cosmetics testing is much easier to defend. Yet many cosmetics companies continue to test on animals to ensure that their products don’t produce negative outcomes for their human customers.
Play-i robot
Like no other tool, robots can capture a child’s imagination by creating a fun, physical learning process. With robots, kids learn programming via interactive play by moving a robot in various sequences and using intuitive, visual programming on a computer screen. The children also learn STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) by watching and interacting with robots that demonstrate the practical results of the day’s lesson.
Continue reading… “4 robots that teach children STEM in engaging ways”
When will robots replace our jobs? It will take some time, and there will always be some jobs that will, at least for the near term, always be the exclusive domain of humans, but lots of really smart people are predicting and anticipating a future where robots/automation do many of the jobs that people do today.
Continue reading… “When will robots replace your job?”
Deputy Attorney General James Cole
Thousands of nonviolent federal prisoners are expected to take up an offer by the Obama administration to apply for early release. It’s an effort to deal with high costs and overcrowding in prisons, and also a matter of fairness, the government says.
Continue reading… “U.S. weighs clemency for thousands of inmates jailed for 10 years”
Higher levels of education correlate with cognitive reserve.
Having a little education goes a long way toward ensuring you’ll recover from a serious traumatic brain injury. In fact, people with lots of education are seven times more likely than high school dropouts to have no measurable disability a year later.
Continue reading… “Education better equips the brain to recover from traumatic injury”
Graphene and carbon nanotubes can generate intense surface plasmons for use in nanoelectronics and cancer therapy.
Engineers at Monash University Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE) have modeled the world’s first “spaser” (surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) to be made completely out of carbon.
Continue reading… “Smartphones in the future could be printed on your clothes”
Aerographite
Scientists are always on the look out for lighter, stronger, and more energy-efficient materials. Here’s a glance at some materials that will change the way we build things in the future.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
Learn More about this exciting program.