Archive for the ‘innovation’ category: Page 176
Jan 31, 2018
Tornadoes Of Sound Can Levitate Physical Objects
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: innovation, tractor beam
This tractor beam breakthrough means humans are one step closer to levitation. (via Seeker)
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Jan 29, 2018
African countries have taken the first major step towards cheaper continental flights — By Yomi Kazeem | Quartz
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: drones, governance, innovation, transportation
“Yesterday (Jan. 28), 23 African countries launched the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative by the African Union (AU). ”
Jan 26, 2018
New Silicon Probes Record Activity of Hundreds of Neurons Simultaneously
Posted by Roman Mednitzer in categories: innovation, neuroscience
Jan 24, 2018
Identical monkeys born through true cloning
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
Jan 23, 2018
Data Can Enhance Creative Projects — Just Look at Netflix — By Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang | Harvard Business Review
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: big data, innovation, media & arts
“Rather than killing creativity, perhaps big data is fostering a new golden age of creativity.”
Jan 22, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — HVMN Enhancement Podcast — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, disruptive technology, DNA, futurism, genetics, health, innovation, life extension
Jan 19, 2018
Activating a single gene is sufficient to change skin cells into stem cells
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
In a scientific first, researchers have turned skin cells from mice into stem cells by activating a specific gene in the cells using CRISPR technology. The innovative approach offers a potentially simpler technique to produce the valuable cell type and provides important insights into the cellular r…
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Jan 15, 2018
Garry Kasparov on Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Politics, and AlphaZero Chess
Posted by Müslüm Yildiz in categories: innovation, robotics/AI
Former world chess champion and human rights activist Garry Kasparov discusses artificial intelligence and the political and social implications of it.
Drawing on his recent book “Deep Thinking,” Kasparov outlines what he considers the potential of new technologies built on “machine learning.” Kasparov explains why free societies must prioritize technological progress and embrace the challenges associated with innovation. Finally, Kasparov considers the new artificial intelligence chess program, AlphaZero—what we can learn from it about chess, as well as the relationship between humans and machines.
