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.
Continue reading… “Seniors who walk 3mph or more can outpace the Grim Reaper”
As part of the holiday party at DaVinci Institute we will be having a Live and Online – Silent Auction Fundraiser, both for DaVinci Institute and the Museum of Future Inventions.
With over 40 items listed and new items being added daily, this is a great way to get unique holiday gifts for that difficult-to-buy-for geek or mad scientist on your list as well as support your favorite futurist organization. Here are just a few items on the list:
Google Zeitgeist is a massive trending tool that displays the most popular search queries. So it is no surprise that at the end of 2011 we have been presented with a Google Zeitgeist 2011 recap video. Take a look and see if some of your search queries are included…
Continue reading… “Google Zeitgeist 2011: How the world searched”
3D art bringing it from below.
Street painting, also commonly known as pavement art, chalk art, sidewalk art, is the performance art of rendering artistic designs on pavement such as streets, sidewalks, and town squares with impermanent and semi-permanent materials. Street painting has been recorded throughout Europe since the 16th century.
Here is another great collection of the art form…
Google Chrome
Google’s Chrome browser just become the globe’s most popular according to what StatCounter is reporting.
Continue reading… “Google’s Chrome tops Internet Explorer 8 in popularity”
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.
Continue reading… “Dental office could be good place for medical checkup: study”
“The Importance of DNS” is a humorous short educational animation about the history and importance of the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS), the system responsible for translating numerical IP addresses into human-friendly domain names like www.impactlab.com
More travelers are splurging in the air and scrimping on the ground.
A new study by American Express Business Insights finds that spending on first- and business-class airline tickets increased by 9.1% and 5.4%, respectively, in the third quarter. But on the ground, travelers spent more of their dollars — an additional 10.5% — on economy lodging vs. only 2.2% more on luxury hotel accommodations in that time.
Continue reading… “More travelers splurging on luxury in the sky”
Historian Toby Lester, In a book soon to be published, says Leonardo DaVinci used to travel with a small notebook hanging from his belt, and “whenever something caught his eye,” he would make a note, or begin “sketching furiously.”
The Erector set is one of the most popular toys of all timcenture.
If you haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet, you only have one week left. With only a week left in the shopping season shoppers are beginning to feel the pressure of the holidays. I haven’t even begun to start my shopping and will probably wait until a couple of days before Christmas to get it done. I have done some browsing online when I get a chance. The gift selections we have these days are crazy!
Continue reading… “Infographic of the top 50 Christmas toys of the past 100 years”
There’s the potential for the next generation of touchscreen LCD vending machines to be an all out assault on our senses. So here’s hoping more companies will take this subtly animated approach instead of horrifying advertisements.
This concept machine, created by Sanden, Okaya Electronics, and Intel, uses a monstrous 65 inch transparent HD display that still lets shoppers see the actual products being sold. And instead of just playing full screen commercials with music blaring, a series of simple silhouetted animations and menus are used to entice shoppers to give up their pocket change…
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)
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
Learn More about this exciting program.