government, Money Talk

Swiss government to pay every adult basic income of $2,800 a month

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The 2,500 francs would work out to be an income of 30,000 Swiss francs per year.

Every Swiss adult may start getting a salary of over $2,800 (2,500 francs) per month whether they work or not. Switzerland has based this on the idea that their citizens will have more time to devote to things they are intrinsically interested in, instead of spending the majority of their time worrying about how they are going to survive, as many individuals with entry level positions find it hard to meet their needs.  The income initiative promises every Swiss citizen a living wage , so they can always survive without basic financial worry.

 

 

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Analysis, Breakthrough Thinking, New Discoveries, Science & Technology News

Amplituhedron may revolutionize the future of physics

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Amplituhedron

Understanding exactly what happens after subatomic particles collide has been a long struggle for physicists. For decades, the best tool involved basic sketches (called Feynman diagrams) of each possible result. For all but the simplest scenarios, this method fills pages with drawings and equations.

 

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Analysis, Business, Internet, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Internet of Things will bring promise and problems by 2025

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The Internet of Things will impact the daily lives of most people who live in developed areas by 2025.

Experts predict that the “Internet of Things” will bring improvements in convenience and efficiency by 2025, but at the expense of privacy, social divisions and complex problems.

 

 

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Analysis, Human Behavior, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

The persuasive pressure of peer rankings

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Here’s what you might see on a typical week when users took part in a friendly competition to rank themselves against their friends and colleagues in weekly step counts.

When introducing a new product it is essentially an exercise in persuading people to change their behavior. Many companies try to tackle this challenge by making the functional benefits of the new seem so much more compelling than the old. But this approach rarely works. After all, how many of us as children enjoyed eating our vegetables just because our moms said they were better for us than dessert?

 

 

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Analysis, Robots, Science & Technology News

U.S. military wants to teach robots how to make moral and ethical decisions

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How do you code something as abstract as moral logic into a bunch of transistors?

Are robots capable of moral or ethical reasoning, knowing right from wrong? Not yet. But the U.S. government is spending millions on developing machines that understand moral consequence.

 

 

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Analysis, Latest Trend

Colorado alcohol DUI arrests at weekend checkpoint led marijuana busts 21 to 1

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Colorado Department of Transportation’s “Drive High, Get a DUI” campaign.

Legal sales of recreational marijuana began in Colorado on January 1, 2014.  Since then, state agencies have made a big push in regard to so-called stoned driving. Witness the Colorado Department of Transportation’s “Drive High, Get a DUI” campaign, which features a series of public-service announcements with a light touch.

 

 

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Analysis, Energy, Green Friendly, Record Breaker, Science & Technology News, Solar Power, Wind Power

Germany generates 74% of power needs from renewable energy

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An offshore wind turbine near Rostock. Germany.

Germany’s impressive streak of renewable energy milestones continues, with renewable energy generation surging to a record portion — nearly 75 percent — of the country’s overall electricity demand by midday last Sunday. With wind and solar in particular filling such a huge portion of the country’s power demand, electricity prices actually dipped into the negative for much of the afternoon, according to Renewables International.

 

 

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Fashion, Great New Product, Great Videos, Science & Technology News

Chromosonic color-changing fabric could turn you into a chameleon

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Color-changing fabric

We haven’t quite figured out how to make a real invisibility cloak yet, we are coming up with better ways to camouflage ourselves. And what better way to do that than taking a cue from nature? Wouldn’t it be cool if we could change the color of our clothes like the chameleon changes the color of its skin? Textile designer Judit Eszter Karpati may have found a way to do that, thanks to the use of an experimental fabric she created that changes color on the fly. (Video)

 

 

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Alternative Transportation, Business, Science & Technology News

Google’s self-driving car tech may be available in Ford, GM, Toyota and other vehicles within 6 years

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Google’s self-driving car

Within about six years, Google’s self-driving car technology may appear in Toyotas, Fords, and other widely available vehicles. It all depends on how the latest rounds of talks between Google and the automakers play out.

 

 

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Alternative Transportation, Science & Technology News, Space

Boeing’s futuristic CST-100 space capsule tourists won’t hate

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Boeing CST-100 space capsule

When private space is an established industry in the not-so-distant future, different carriers will provide distinctive customer experiences for space tourists—just as Jet Blue and Delta airlines provide different inflight amenities. At least that’s what Boeing is banking on with its recently unveiled interior designs for the CST-100 space capsule.

 

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