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The Future of Human Evolution

(http://www.humansfuture.org) - scanned by: evo4ata over 2 years ago
Scientific and speculative articles about the future of human evolution regarding to artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, transhumanism, nanotechnology, space colonization, time travel, life extension and human enhancement More>>>
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The Age of Micronations - 7 Predictions by Thom...

(http://www.futuristspeaker.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 3 years ago
There has always been profit to be made and lost in coastal real estate. But these innovations in the creation of land could lead to the creation of real estate that is unattached and unaffiliated with any existing nationstate or indigenous group ... More>>>
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Will formal schooling become obsolete?

(http://www.blog.speculist.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 3 years ago
Consider the fact that primary schools, high schools, colleges and universities were established when information production and dissemination was very expensive, while at the same time gathering teachers and students together in one location was ... More>>>
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How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and ...

(http://online.wsj.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 3 years ago
There is great promise and opportunity in the digital-books revolution. The question is: Will we recognize the book itself when that revolution has run its course? More>>>
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West Africa faces 'megadroughts'

(http://news.bbc.co.uk) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 3 years ago
Severe droughts lasting centuries have happened often in West Africa's recent history, and another one is almost inevitable, researchers say. Analysis of sediments in a Ghanaian lake shows the last of these "megadroughts" ended 250 ye... More>>>
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Why top-down syndication is broken

(http://jackiehai.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 3 years ago
The AP syndication model works in an economy of information scarcity, whereas the web represents an economy of abundance. [W]hat the AP has failed to grasp is that the evolution of the participatory web has blurred the line between content prod... More>>>
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Possibilism vs. Singularity

(http://forwardonline.wordpress.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 3 years ago
"The notion of Possibilism (Possibilitarianism?) seems to me to provide an amusing and much-needed counter-meme to the narrow faux certainty of Singularitarianism…" More>>>
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Openness, participation and scale: Web 2.0 rule...

(http://conem.wordpress.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 3 years ago
"A large part of my horizon scanning research last year was on emerging communications and media business models. I needed to explain the main underlying trends likely to shape emerging value-chains and business models, so I came up with thes... More>>>
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Who Will Win The New Space Race? Microsoft or G...

(http://www.dailygalaxy.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 3 years ago
Are Microsoft and Google in a space race? We think they are. Their rivalry is also, we believe, a precursor to the next great post-Internet technology boom: space exploration and development. More>>>
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Scientists warn of rapid -fire media dangers

(http://edition.cnn.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 3 years ago
Rapid-fire TV news bulletins or getting updates via social-networking tools such as Twitter could numb our sense of morality and make us indifferent to human suffering, scientists say. More>>>
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Creating Artificial Personalities, not necessar...

(http://clarkaldrich.blogspot.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 3 years ago
Clark Aldrich: As I have often written about here, there is a difference between a simulation and an educational simulation. ... Likewise, in educational simulations, there is increasingly a need to differentiate between creating and using an arti... More>>>
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Curved laser beams could help tame thunderclouds

(http://www.newscientist.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 3 years ago
Lasers may have thousands of applications in every section of modern society, but all laser beams are fundamentally similar – single-coloured and straight. Now, US physicists have helped to break that mould by creating the first curved laser be... More>>>
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