A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
In the near future most everything could be “connected”. Image that every bottle of shampoo, detergent, and medication container, there was a wireless sensor attached to the bottom. These sensors could tell you how much product is left and trigger a replacement order once it gets to 10% full or approaches its expiration date. Continue reading… “The internet of things could turn any product into a service”
Just believing you can get smarter is enough to make you smarter.
Having smarts is all the rage now. We aren’t just talking about street smarts but we’re talking about brainy smarts. Unfortunately, getting smarter involves work and work is something smart people prefer to avoid. Fortunately, appearing smarter is much easier than actually being smarter.
Continue reading… “Top 10 lazy ways to appear smarter than you are”
If you do lots of push-ups, you get stronger – but if you do a lot of mental exercises, do you get smarter?
For most of human history, it’s accepted that you’re either born smart or (sadly) not and that there’s no amount of Sudoku that will make you smarter (sure you can be more knowledgable – say by educating yourself, but not intrinsically more intelligent).
But that common wisdom may be wrong: studies show that you can increase your smarts by improving your memory through certain types of games…
Continue reading… “How to make yourself smarter”
Competition will range from community groups, to corporate teams, to int’l teams
On Tuesday evening the Longmont City Council gave the green light to DaVinci Quest CEO Karl Dakin to proceed with the 2010 Smarter, Safer, Greener House Competition where teams from around the world will compete to retrofit existing homes to maximum efficiency. DaVinci Quest is now issuing an open invitation for teams to sign up to compete for the $500,000 prize.
Continue reading… “$500K Retrofit Housing Prize Competition Now Open for Team Registration”
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Does your dog know how to shoot pool?
There are apparently some rare skills that only a few elite dogs can master. This is one of them. Are dogs truly smarter than what we give the credit for? Second fun video after the jump.
Continue reading… “Halo the Pool Dog”
A rifle is being developed that will fire radio-controlled ‘smart’ bullets that will target enemies no matter where they hide.
The XM25 rifle uses bullets that explode when they have travelled the set distance showering the people below. Soldiers will be able to use them to target snipers hidden in trenches rather than calling in air strikes.
Continue reading… “Smart Rifle That Fires Radio-Controlled Bullets”
Our understanding of the future is greatly improved when we have clear images of what it might be like. Here are some images from the future that are nothing short of total genius. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Futurist Visions of the Future”
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1.) Mythbuster’s Pancaked Car
In this amazing video, the Mythbusters pancake a car using a rocket sled. A must see. Finding a great video is like having a good friend give you a warm hug. Your mind goes crazy with anticipation. Consider this weeks list some of the ten best hugs you’ll ever receive. (Videos)
Continue reading… “Top 10 Videos of the Week”
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An absolute necessity for any pet training is to understand the animal’s needs and to know about its generic behavior, since appropriate animal training is only based on certain natural habits. For mouse agility, this means e.g. their great spatial orientation abilities and spatial memory which is worth bringing to light by relevant trick training.
Continue reading… “World’s Smartest Mouse”
Wondering what Montreal-based Matrox has been doing since it conceded the graphics card wars to NVIDIA and ATI a few years ago? Besides building lots of great video editing equipment, the company has been working on Iris GT, a smart camera that’s packed with processing power and might just be a body part of our future robot overlords.
Continue reading… “Smart Camera That May Someday Be A Robot’s Eye”
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This one is just amazing. Turn off the obnoxious music and just watch the dog. Second video after the jump.
Continue reading… “The Great Dog Escape”
