People Making a Difference – Page 16

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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”

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Caltech’s ‘toilet of the future’ is built so anyone can repair it

June 25, 2015

For the 2 billion people in the world who still lack sanitation, Caltech is creating a cheap, safe, and clean toilet. But building this cool product is really the easy part.

Continue reading… “Caltech’s ‘toilet of the future’ is built so anyone can repair it”

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Airing – world’s first hoseless, maskless, cordless CPAP device

June 25, 2015

Your whole day can be ruined by missing out on a good night’s sleep. Your mood can be affected, you can find it hard to focus, and it can be nearly impossible to shake the sleepy feeling.

Continue reading… “Airing – world’s first hoseless, maskless, cordless CPAP device”

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Solving a Billion-Person Problem

May 10, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: My friend, Peter Diamandis, likes to say, “The best way to become a billionaire is to solve a billion-person problem.”

When I first heard this phrase, I had difficulty imagining what a billion-person problem looked like. Continue reading… “Solving a Billion-Person Problem”

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Some hospitals are allowing patients to be hospitalized at home

May 5, 2015

The program provides hospital-level care while sparing the patient the possible discomforts of a hospital stay.

When 82 year old Martin Fernandez went to Mount Sinai Hospital’s emergency room recently with a high fever and excruciating abdominal pain, he and his family were asked an unexpected question. He would have to be officially admitted to receive intravenous antibiotics for his urinary tract infection. But he could stay at Mount Sinai, or he could receive treatment at home.

Continue reading… “Some hospitals are allowing patients to be hospitalized at home”

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Planting a billion trees a year using drones?

May 1, 2015

By using drones to plant forests of seedlings, a start-up plans to help solve the world’s climate problems. Lauren Fletcher, the founder of BioCarbon Engineering says, “We are going to counter industrial scale deforestation using industrial scale reforestation.” Continue reading… “Planting a billion trees a year using drones?”

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When the “Things” we buy know more about us than we know about them

April 23, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: What if the things you were thinking about buying already knew you were considering a purchase? Much like going on a date, where the person you were dating wanted to look their best for you, what if the product went through a similar process, primping it’s hair and donning an inviting smile to present itself in the best possible light? Continue reading… “When the “Things” we buy know more about us than we know about them”

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Three Laws of Exponential Capabilities – Video

April 20, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: We are entering into a world where driverless vehicles will eliminate millions of driving positions; robotic systems will work relentlessly day and night eliminating millions of manufacturing, welding, painting, and assembly positions; and things that seemed impossible to automate in the past will have computers and machines replacing people’s jobs.

At the same time, the amount of time it takes to build ships and skyscrapers, create massive data storage centers for all our growing volumes of information, or produce global wireless networks for all our devices has dropped significantly. But along with each of these drops is a parallel increase in our capabilities and our expectations. Continue reading… “Three Laws of Exponential Capabilities – Video”

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All those Damn Laws! Over 18 Million Laws in the U.S… and climbing!

March 30, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: How many laws are affecting you as you’re reading this today? If you think you know the answer, I will tell you you’re lying, and there is a law against lying about how many laws there are. Continue reading… “All those Damn Laws! Over 18 Million Laws in the U.S… and climbing!”

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Living the Life of Bubble People and Unlocking the Next Phase of Human Existence

March 19, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: Having been born and raised on a small rural farm in South Dakota, I grew up with a very narrow perspective of the rest of the world. With only two TV channels and three radio stations to pick from, our news options were very limited. As a teenager, watching the nightly newscasts on television, I was thoroughly amazed at all of the things happening around the world, and yet none of them were happening near me. I truly felt like I was living in a bubble, far away from all the excitement. Continue reading… “Living the Life of Bubble People and Unlocking the Next Phase of Human Existence”

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The Great Cow Epiphany and the Six Immutable Laws of Information

February 27, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: Recent comments by Vint Cerf, vice president of Google and one of the founding fathers of the Internet, about the long-term viability of our data has many wondering what will happen to our digital information over the next 100, 200, or even 1,000 years. Continue reading… “The Great Cow Epiphany and the Six Immutable Laws of Information”

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Liter of Light project helps to illuminate Filipino homes with old plastic bottles

February 16, 2015

Can something as simple as a used plastic bottle filled with water could be the difference between light and darkness for a lot of people? This almost no-cost solution is raising the quality of life of thousands of families in the Philippines with no access to electricity that mostly use very dangerous kerosene lamps indoors. Continue reading… “Liter of Light project helps to illuminate Filipino homes with old plastic bottles”