February 2015 - Singularity Hub

What We’re Reading This Week Across the Web (Through Feb 28)

David J. Hill - February 28, 2015

Enjoy this week's stories! ROBOTS: Will Robots Be Able to Help Us Die? Graham Templeton | Motherboard "From robo-assisted suicide to commercial drone use in urban areas, robots...

When Are New Technologies Ready For Business Development?

Steven Kotler - February 26, 2015

Exponentially advancing technologies (networks and sensors, infinite computing, artificial intelligence, robotics, synthetic biology, 3D printing, etc.) are producing disruptive growth and have begun transforming...

One Machine to Rule Them All: 3D Printing With German Precision

Jason Dorrier - February 25, 2015

Why does 3D printing get all the love? Probably because it evokes visions of Star Trek’s famous replicator. Back here in the humble 21st...

Why Silicon Valley Is Eager to Take on Detroit

Jason Dorrier - February 24, 2015

We tend to think of cars as a mature technology. They’re good enough to be boring. But something weird is happening. Silicon Valley is eyeing...

Protect Yourself from Cyber Crime

Peter H. Diamandis, MD - February 23, 2015

This blog is about the downside of exponential technology: digital crime. Normally, I choose to focus on the immensely positive impact technology has on humanity...

What Bitcoin Can Teach Us About Education

Darren Gold - February 22, 2015

Bitcoin, the digital currency and network protocol, has commanded a great deal of attention lately. Investors have poured money into bitcoin related businesses. Many...

What We’re Reading This Week Across the Web (Through Feb 21)

David J. Hill - February 21, 2015

Rapid advances in emerging technologies are raising intriguing questions: How is computing opening new opportunities for all in manufacturing, education, and healthcare? What will the future of...

A Telepresence Robot with a Gripping Arm? ORIGIBOT Is a Dream Come True

David J. Hill - February 20, 2015

Telepresence robots are awesome, but the experience can be frustrating at times. The reason? They lack arms. Whether you want to examine an object yourself, open a door, or pretend...

World’s Data Could Fit on a Teaspoon-Sized DNA Hard Drive and Survive Thousands of Years

Jason Dorrier - February 20, 2015

The blueprint of every living thing on the planet is encoded in DNA. We know the stuff can hold a lot of information. But...

The Future of Crime: Our Digital Lives Are Hackable, But There’s Hope—If We Act Now

Jason Dorrier - February 18, 2015

Last week, we posted the first half of an interview with Marc Goodman, author of the upcoming book Future Crimes. In that first installment,...

Lung Cancer ‘Breathalyzers’ to Boost Early Detection

Jason Dorrier - February 18, 2015

There’s an old story that dogs can smell cancer. At first, it sounds like an urban legend. And while it isn’t untrue—there is evidence...

In Driverless Cars, Champion Racing Skills Will Come Standard

Jason Dorrier - February 17, 2015

An Audi TTS tears around a California racetrack hitting speeds of 120 miles an hour and finessing turns like an elite driver. And it...

Hyperloop Is Coming

Peter H. Diamandis, MD - February 16, 2015

Have you heard of the Hyperloop? It's the concept described as "a cross between a Concorde, a railgun and a bullet train." Think: Los Angeles...

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As an Innovator, Steve Jobs Had an “Exquisite Sense of Market Timing”

David J. Hill - February 16, 2015

Just over 8 years ago on January 9, 2007, the first iPhone was launched at MacWorld and the modern era of mobile computing was born. Steve Jobs...

Is Silicon Valley Ageist Or Just Smart?

Steven Kotler - February 15, 2015

A few years back, at an event held at Stanford, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg told the audience: “I want to stress the importance of being...

This Week’s Awesome Stories from Around the Web (Through Feb 14)

David J. Hill - February 14, 2015

If there's a theme running through the best tech stories this week, it's convergence. There's a tendency to track tech trends in isolation (for example, the iterative steps...

One State Wants To Let You Carry Your Driver’s License On Your Phone

Tarun Wadhwa - February 13, 2015

There’s now a technology to replace almost everything in your wallet. Your cash, credit cards, and loyalty programs are all on their way to...

The Future of Crime: Smartphone Tracking, Neurohacking, and AI Assisted Murder

Jason Dorrier - February 12, 2015

The world Marc Goodman outlines in exhaustive detail in his forthcoming book, Future Crimes, is as real, gritty, and frightening as life outside the...

Might a ‘Gold Rush’ on the Moon Trigger the Next Epic Space Race?

Jason Dorrier - February 11, 2015

As a kid, I devoured Star Trek: The Next Generation, and though it now appears nearly as campy as the original series did back...

Under Armour, MyFitnessPal, And Why Brands Want To Know Everything About Your Body

Tarun Wadhwa - February 10, 2015

It’s been said that when a technology is free to use, you are not the customer, you are the product. That remains true –...

$34 Handheld Smartphone Device Diagnoses HIV and Syphilis in a Flash

Jason Dorrier - February 9, 2015

Imagine never having to go to a lab for a blood test again. Never waiting days for results or paying through the nose for...

Technology Gives Us the Power to Rewrite Nature

Jason Dorrier - February 8, 2015

One of my old professors used to say calculus is the language of the universe. Now, every so often, I'll watch trees in the wind, cars on...

What We’re Reading This Week Across the Web (Through Feb 7)

David J. Hill - February 7, 2015

ROBOTS: The robot trade is booming in China Georgina Prodhan | Business Insider/Reuters "A race by carmakers to build plants in China along with wage inflation...

The Acceleration of Acceleration: How The Future Is Arriving Far Faster Than Expected

Steven Kotler - February 7, 2015

This article co-written with Ken Goffman. One of the things that happens when you write books about the future is you get to watch your...

Announcing SU Videos, a New Portal for an Inside Look of Singularity University

Singularity Hub Staff - February 5, 2015

How will you positively impact billions of people? At Singularity University, this question is often posed to program participants packed into the classroom at the NASA Research Park in the heart...

Book Review: Peter Diamandis’s ‘Bold’ a reminder of how entrepreneurs will control the world’s fate

Vivek Wadhwa - February 5, 2015

Just as an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs that ruled the Earth and made way for small furry mammals, a new wave of planetary...

What’s the Future of Chocolate? Tech, Innovation, and Human Connection

Singularity University - February 4, 2015

The path of consumer goods from production to consumption is mainly invisible to the general public. Where do the raw materials for our clothing...

In Our Hyperconnected Future, Regulation Will Be Instant and Irresistible

Jason Dorrier - February 3, 2015

Last week, a man crash landed his drone on the White House lawn. Evidently, the individual, a member of a US intelligence agency, had...

“Organs-on-a-Chip” Aims to Eliminate Animal Testing from Drug Research

Jason Dorrier - February 2, 2015

Imagine a future when promising drugs won't take a decade to develop, when early success more often translates to later adoption, and when we no longer need to...

First Super Bowl Lit by LEDs Saves 75% on Power

Jason Dorrier - February 1, 2015

By now, you may know the advantages of LED lighting. They last much longer, consume less power, come in a variety of colors, and can...

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