Levy, a British researcher who recently earned a Ph.D. from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, believes that by 2050, robots and humans will be able to marry legally in the United States. He predicts that Massachusetts will lead the ...
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It's been reported that Twitter mining leads to better box office prediction results than HSX.com. This is a big deal for the evolution of online prediction markets. Expect more people to start mining Twitter for 1) predictions in other fields, ...
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Harvard's Joseph Nye, author of the book "Soft Power" argues that American power in the 21st century will be different, but "not one of decline." But this formulation ignores the many elements of domestic and international dec...
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By Jason M. Vaughn
Citizens of the late-2009 Earth
Pardon my husky voice. It’s dusty here, or I’ve got a Supercold and the future’s all out of throat lozenges; take your pick.
I realize th...
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I have written about the future of college before. However, after reading this article suggesting that universities will be irrelevant by 2020 my interest has been piqued again.
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In a recent interview Prof. Chris Bizer from FU Berlin gave some insights into the commercial opportunities of linked data. In the short run he predicts three application areas...
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Thursday predicted good times ahead for Android, the company's mobile phone OS and software.
"Overall, it looks like Android is going to have a very strong year," he said during the company's first quarter i...
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