According to a new study, millions of Americans who have been labeled as overweight or obese are in fact perfectly healthy. Prior to this finding, a person was able to calculate their body mass index (BMI) to determine if they were in a healthy range or not, however this may not be the case anymore.
Want the brightness of an LED and the warmth of a candle? Kickstarter, Lumir, has created an LED lamp that’s powered solely by the heat of a tiny tealight candle.
Continue reading… “Lumir C is a battery-free LED lamp powered by candle flame”
With the help from Google founder, Larry Page, Luxembourg will plan to go into space and mine minerals from asteroids. The US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 states that any materials that any American individuals or companies find on an asteroid or the moon is solely theirs to keep and do with as they please.
As officers raced to a 911 call in regards to a man threatening his ex-girlfriend, police operators were consulting software that scored the suspect’s potential threat level. This is very similar to what you would find a bank doing to run a credit report.
Continue reading… “Police are now surveilling you by calculating your threat ‘score’”
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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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.
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