Futurist Thomas Frey: very exciting year ahead. 2012 is a year where many competing trends will collide, and through those collisions we will see new pathways emerge.
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Students find high-tech ways to cheat
Everything’s going digital these days — even cheating.
Educators are on the lookout for new kinds of cheating as students gain access to sophisticated gadgets both at school and at home. Kids are finding new ways to get ahead when they haven’t studied, from digitally inserting answers into soft drink labels to texting each other test answers and photos of exams.
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Seniors who walk 3mph or more can outpace the Grim Reaper
Australian researchers have calculated the average walking speed of the specter of death — and it’s about 2 miles per hour.
A new study suggests, seniors who walk briskly may be able to delay death, essentially outrunning the Grim Reaper.
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Google’s Chrome tops Internet Explorer 8 in popularity
Google Chrome
Google’s Chrome browser just become the globe’s most popular according to what StatCounter is reporting.
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Dental office could be good place for medical checkup: study
You may get more than your teeth checked out at a future visit to your dentist.
20 million Americans each year see a dentist but not a general health care provider a new study shows. The finding suggests dental offices could be good places to screen patients for chronic health problems. By asking their patients a few questions or administering quick health test, dentists could identify those who are at risk for diseases such as diabetes.
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Electronic drum machine T-shirt
Electronic drum machine shirt.
An actual, functioning drum machine on a shirt. A drum machine that contains a real working looper and 9 different kits with seven professional-grade drum sounds each. A drum machine that allows you to record loops that last up to three minutes. A drum machine that comes with a working mini-amp that you can clip to your belt. (video)
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Google unveils top 10 searches of 2011
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Google created this video that it said provides an “overview of the search terms that captivated the world this year.”
The late co-founder of Apple and a mobile phone that never materialized found their way onto the list of the 10 most popular searches at Google in 2011.
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Stratolaunch vision – world’s largest aircraft will ferry passengers to space
Stratolaunch
On Tuesday, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced his plan to create a company that will bring “airport-like operations” to private spaceflight –thanks to the world’s biggest aircraft.
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1 in 9 teens using synthetic drugs: survey
Synthetic drugs, such as K2, mimic the effects of marijuana.
Almost one in nine high school seniors have gotten high in the past year on synthetic drugs, such as “K2” or “Spice,” second only to the number of teens who have used marijuana, according to a new survey.
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Workers are healthier, happier when they work a flexible schedule
When employers are more flexible about how and when a job gets done, workers are healthier and happier.
A new study shows, companies that focus on results rather than face time in the office may end up with healthier employees.
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Birds in cities sing at higher pitch: study
“Because sounds bounce and travel in different ways, birds have to use songs that can cope with this”.
Birds living in urban areas sing at a higher pitch to reduce the impact of echoes from surrounding buildings, a study claims. Higher-pitched songs travel further in built-up areas because their echoes fade more quickly, meaning the following notes are clearer and easier to pick out.