Will computers do our jobs better than we can in the future?
Almost half of U.S. jobs are vulnerable to being taken over by computers as artificial intelligence continues to improve, according to a recent study released by Oxford University.
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Gene Wade, CEO and founder of UniversityNow.
UniversityNow is receiving $20.4 million in funding to bring U.S. education out of a “code red.”UniversityNow is building a network of accredited, online universitieswhere students earn undergraduate and graduate degrees at a low cost and in a flexible environment. Its goal is to make higher education more affordable and accessible for people everywhere through the intelligent use of technology.
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A system of tubes contemplated for the U.S. Postal Service.
Raymond Alvarez: Travel in the 19th Century was dusty, smokey and slow – very slow. But commuters these days may be wondering if it was better. In Beijing, the roads have become so snarled that commuters abandon their vehicles in traffic that doesn’t move for days. Here in the U.S., many young adults don’t even contemplate owning a vehicle. They prefer cycling or walking.
An example of Contour Crafting.
Researchers at the University of Southern California believe that within a couple of years 3D printing techniques will be used to construct entire buildings in less than a day. (Video)
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By 2020, 40 percent of labor in the U.S. will be comprised of contingent/independent workers.
The federal jobs report that came out recently may have looked bleak, but there is a large and growing group of people who have a sure place in this economy — freelancers. And Elance had debuted its Private Talent Cloud to help companies hire, manage, and pay their freelancers on demand.
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A high-speed rail station in China.
Less than four years ago when the cavernous rail station for China’s new high-speed trains were nearly deserted when it opened they opened. But, not anymore.
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The aim of open online massive courses is to provide instruction similar to what students can get in a traditional college atmosphere, only more cheaply and conveniently.
Why would you pay thousands of dollars to sit in a university lecture hall as a professor drones away in front of bored students when you could instead take some of the world’s greatest courses online? For free?
Continue reading… “Is the traditional university lecture dead?”
Futurist Thomas Frey: Last year the DaVinci Institute launched a computer programmer training school, DaVinci Coders, and one of the key people we tapped to be one of our world-class instructors was Jason Noble. On Friday I attended a talk given by Jason at the Rocky Mountain Ruby Conference in Boulder, Colorado titled “From Junior Engineer to Productive Engineer.”
Continue reading… “Trimming the Fat – Introducing the Lean Micro-College Model for Education”
All websites must give minors in California an option to delete user activity.
Google’s Eric Schmidt suggested earlier this year that the internet should have a “delete” button for individuals that wanted to remove troubling information from the web, and thanks to a new law minors in California will get that chance.
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Jaktogo is a “luggage jacket.”
We all want to avoid paying for an additional piece of luggage when we travel. Airlines have been on a constant hunt to make a dent in our travel budgets. With U.S. airlines such as Spirit and Frontier charging travelers for carry-ons, it is only a matter of time before other airlines hop on the bandwagon.
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A few weeks ago, the fourth annual National Beard and Moustache Championships, sponsored by Just for Men, took place in New Orleans. More than 150 people competed in the championship in 17 categories, including Amish, natural full beards, free-style, imperial mustache, and English mustache. (Photos)
GameCase
People are more likely to play smartphone and tablet games these days than buy a separate console to satisfy their inner gaming geek. Yet even casual gamers might want more control over their little addiction. That’s where the GameCase controller steps in.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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