It’s not new that many vegetarians are known as climate alarmists and radical environmentalists who are obsessed and hysterical about the planet being destroyed. The University of Graz in Austria is pretty sure they’ve discovered why: an “unhealthy” diet.
Continue reading… “Vegetarians are unhealthier, more mentally disturbed than meat-lovers”
It’s been speculated for years that online instruction would overtake traditional higher education, however it’s been seldom explained how this would happen. This specific scenario is told through the vantage point of Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com CEO, in 2030. It’s clear that Amazon is making moves that could suggest it to be a competitor to existing colleges and universities.
Continue reading… “Amazon could destroy college as we know it”
Avatar relationship manager, data hostage specialist, 3D food printer chef, drone docking designer. These are all jobs that don’t exist yet – but one day might, according to futurist Thomas Frey.
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Continue reading… “Planning for the global and out-of-this world job opportunities”
France is currently planning to build 1000 kilometers of road with specially designed solar panels. 5 million people in France will be supplied with electricity if it is successful. Although solar experts are skeptical of this project, the french government has given the go ahead.
Continue reading… “France will build 1000km of solar paneled roads”
This new, miniature handheld microscope is being developed by mechanical engineers at the University of Washington. The microscope could allow neurosurgeons to distinguish between cancerous and normal brain cells and determine where to stop cutting.
Continue reading… “Microscope could ID cancer cells in doctor’s offices and operating rooms”
For the first time, a computer has beaten a human professional at Go. Go is an ancient board game that’s been viewed as one of the greatest challenges for AI, and up until recently has had a hefty handicap for computers.
Desert Control, a Norwegian start-up, is looking to turn deserts into a blooming, fertile ground. What normally takes 7 – 15 years to transform soil to fertile land, they have managed to do in just 7 hours.
Continue reading… “Desert Control to make the desert bloom”
When you notice that your smartphone or laptop is getting hot, it’s a good indicator that it’s crunching a lot of data. So just imagine the amount of heat generated by the racks of servers that process all of the world’s digital information. Tech companies like Facebook and Google have chosen to move their data centers to colder countries in order to help keep the servers cooled, however Microsoft has found a better home: under the sea.
Continue reading… “Microsoft’s underwater data centers”
Coworking has had a major influence on mainstream office design within the past few years. So much, in fact, that it has fundamentally changed the way office space is consumed.
NOTE: Visit DaVinci Institute’s new coworking space located between Boulder and Denver, Colorado.
Continue reading… “Coworking is reshaping office design in ways you might not think”
The mostly male students in the classroom lift their virtual aircrafts into the air. This is all part of a new cottage industry that’s rapidly growing in China: drone pilot schools.
Continue reading… “China’s drone schools to field pilots for new sector”
If you don’t need a separate dishwasher from a dish dryer, why would you need one for laundry? This is the question that Glenn Reid of Marathon Laundry – former Apple employee who worked with Steve Jobs – has been trying to answer for six years.
Continue reading… “Marathon Laundry will completely change appliances and the way we use them”
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