Category Archives: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Science and Technology from around the world and how we use it. The how, what, when and why of our global technological world.

CHINA IS LAUNCHING A FAKE MOON

CHINA IS LAUNCHING A FAKE MOON
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CHINA IS LAUNCHING A FAKE MOON

By:  Tripp Birne
CHINA IS LAUNCHING A FAKE MOON

Well, we all have our crosses to bare; whether you are a person or a city, you have things to do and people to answer to and financial obligations and decisions.

Recently, China, in its ever-expanding quest for being, is not only headed for space exploration on the dark side of the moon, but will, in 2020, via space, illuminate the city of Chengdu. Continue reading CHINA IS LAUNCHING A FAKE MOON

LOSING OUR INSECT POPULATION and SPECIES AT ALARMING RATES

LOSING OUR INSECT POPULATION and SPECIES AT ALARMING RATES

…when eco structures disassemble…

By: Mark Cohen

LOSING OUR INSECT POPULATION and SPECIES AT ALARMING RATES

What happens. What happens when eco structures disassemble and we begin losing our insect population and species at alarming rates. How does that effect the system? Continue reading LOSING OUR INSECT POPULATION and SPECIES AT ALARMING RATES

INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS, THE IOT HOME VERSION

INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS, THE IOT HOME VERSION

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Living in our metamodern world implies that the individual is in charge.  It implies that within our lifestyle, we have control over our environment, which we do, which we always have at the least, tried to have, and it also implies that technology will somehow be involved; including our intelligent buildings, the IoT home version is here now, and burgeoning.

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NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. SEROTONIN JUST GOT EVEN MORE INTERESTING.

Neuropsychopharmacology.  Serotonin just got even more interesting.

Metamodern Psychological Therapy for Modern  Independent Wellness

By:  Collin Fjord

“change your brain”, “think about it in a different manner”, “reframe your brain”

All of these sayings are saying the same thing, if you can retrain your brain, if you can make it think a different way, you can change your psycho make-up and be in control of your nerves and emotions. Continue reading NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. SEROTONIN JUST GOT EVEN MORE INTERESTING.

THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IS … THE INTERNET OF ACTIONS

 

THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IS … THE INTERNET OF ACTIONS

By:  Jennifer Kite-Powell

According to Todd Richmond, IEEE Member and Director of USC’s Mixed Reality Lab, the next impactful technology shift is the Internet of Actions (IoA). IoA is a vision of digital technology becoming a more effective partner for humans as we navigate through our increasingly mixed-reality worlds. Continue reading THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IS … THE INTERNET OF ACTIONS

GESTURE CONTROL USED TO DRIVE CARS

GESTURE CONTROL USED TO DRIVE CARS

Concept Vehicles, Your Living Room And Life

By: Forbes Contributor – Jennifer Hicks

Microsoft MSFT +0.57% started something when it rolled out the Xbox with Kinect in 2010. The optical sensors in Kinect allowed players to use gesture to control and play video games. Now, a long (or short depending on how you look at it) six years after that tech hit the gaming world, gesture is making its way into other markets, including your home, cars and other everyday life activities.

Continue reading GESTURE CONTROL USED TO DRIVE CARS

SENSORS, ROBOTICS, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AGRICULTURE

SENSORS, ROBOTICS, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AGRICULTURE

By:  Forbes Contributor: Jennifer Kite-Powell “Dantes

We need new ways to grow foods that are smarter and helps regulate our use of land, water and energy in order to feed the planet and avoid a global food crisis.

The world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. China and India, the two largest countries in the world, have populations totaling around one billion. In four years, by 2022, India is predicted to have the largest population in the world, surpassing China. Continue reading SENSORS, ROBOTICS, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AGRICULTURE

SUCKIN UP THE ETHER, CRYPTOCURRENCY LIVIN P2P

SUCKIN UP THE ETHER, CRYPTOCURRENCY LIVIN P2P

By:  Joseph Warren

The metamodern is the era of the individual and the end of the corporate-conglommoes running the global world.  The peer to peer network of the IoT is still in the beginning stages of complete uptake and overtake, but the ability now lives in every industry; especially in the financial industry.  Money is no longer gold or platinum or silver standards, MetaMoney is cryptocurrency, livin P2P because that’s what real digital currency provides. No middle-man conglommo to decide and pressure into their percentages, it’s about peer to peer, and no going back or complaining to anyone.

Continue reading SUCKIN UP THE ETHER, CRYPTOCURRENCY LIVIN P2P

AI …ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, still waiting for my martini

AI …Artificial Intelligence

By:  @MsMobileConverg

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere and it is only the beginning.  The convergence of human wants and needs and technology is indeed here.  As we review our own homes in our digital culture, we see that we have been using artificial intelligence already only we refer to them now as, robots. Continue reading AI …ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, still waiting for my martini

DRIVERLESS TRACTOR: #FARMTECH

DRIVERLESS TRACTOR

Farm Tech is Here

The tractor is an unmanned, fully autonomous tractor that can be monitored and controlled by the farmer’s desktop or tablet, giving them the ability to control the tractor or access data from different locations.

Pre-mapped private paths help the NHDrive concept tractor easily move around the farm. Continue reading DRIVERLESS TRACTOR: #FARMTECH

3D PRINTABLE LIQUID MATERIAL MADE OUT OF LIVING CELLS

3D PRINTABLE LIQUID MATERIAL MADE OUT OF LIVING CELLS

Imagine the possibilities if you could use 3D printable liquid material made out of living cells.  This material could be used for cartilage, implants, joints and as time and research continues, we could print vital organs.

Imagine a world of true body repair.  Imagine the new medicine where technology meets living cells and repairs the human body without transplant or inorganic materials that set off airport security. Continue reading 3D PRINTABLE LIQUID MATERIAL MADE OUT OF LIVING CELLS