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Evidence of abundance.
Peter Diamondis is an optimist. He believes we’re entering a new age of abundance. This beautiful PDF report highlights the evidence behind his belief. | learn more
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The wisdom of a universal basic income.
In this article, two Cambridge students makes a case rebutting the shade thrown at UBI. Does their case hold up? I’d love to hear what you think. | learn more
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Bill Gates digging deep into Alzheimer’s.
“Bill Gates shares his thoughts on Alzheimer’s disease and his hopes for accelerating progress to find a breakthrough.” | learn more
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IBM’s Watson for Oncology is falling short of expectations.
“Three years after IBM began selling Watson for Oncology to recommend cancer treatments, it’s falling short of the lofty expectations IBM created for it.” After reading this, I feel like the criticisms are valid, but mostly a mismatch of marketing […]
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A trillion dollar space industry by 2040.
“Morgan Stanley estimates the space industry, worth about $350 billion today, will grow into an economy worth more than $1.1 trillion by 2040, a team of analysts wrote in a note Thursday. … A diversified list of stocks emerges as Morgan […]
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The future bodyNET.
“Electronics are set to merge with our bodies to extend our perceptions. Smartphones and watches will give way to the bodyNET: a network of sensors, screens and smart devices woven into our clothing, worn on our skin and implanted in […]
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Scientists find half the universe’s missing matter.
“Two separate teams found the missing matter – made of particles called baryons rather than dark matter – linking galaxies together through filaments of hot, diffuse gas.” | learn more
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YCombinator Research to run basic income experiment.
We need more initiatives like this! “We tentatively plan to randomly select 3,000 individuals across two US states to participate in the study: 1,000 will receive $1,000 per month for up to 5 years, and 2,000 will receive $50 per […]
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Austrians and Chinese team up for first-ever quantum encrypted video call.
“The two Academy presidents Chunli Bai and Anton Zeilinger tested quantum encrypted communication between Beijing and Vienna in a live-experiment. The quantum key was transmitted via the Chinese quantum satellite Micius.” | learn more