“For the very first time ever, humanity can manufacture things off from the face of the planet.” –Andrew Rush, President Made In Space
Something deep...
The University of Virginia’s provost, Tom Katsouleas, once told me that less than one percent, by his estimates, of basic research is commercialized and that...
Since the first public movie theater opened in the U.S. in 1905, movies have evolved significantly—sound, color, computer effects, high definition. However, one thing...
Sly Lee: Marine Scientist, Science Communicator, Entrepreneur
Graduate Studies Program 2015 Alumni
Honolulu, Hawaii and San Francisco, CA
If Silicon Valley had a mind of its own, which...
Can a company actually disrupt itself?
I often say that businesses must disrupt themselves (before someone else does) to survive.
The fact of the matter is:...
ROBOTICS: Leeds could become the first ‘self-repairing city’ with a fleet of robotic civil servants
Chloe Olewitz | Digital Trends
"Would a fleet of robotic civil servant drones...
Zapping the brain with implanted electrodes may sound like a ridiculously dangerous treatment, but for many patients with Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation (DBS)...
Ana Cecilia Benatuil: Architect, Urbanist, Entrepreneur
Graduate Studies Program 2015 Graduate
Venezuela and Miami, FL
Born and raised in Venezuela, Ana Cecilia Benatuil grew up in close contact...
In the television series Star Trek, virtual reality-chambers called “holodecks” take humans into computer-generated worlds where they interact with avatars — and with each...
Companies are integrating blockchain technology into ledgers, using it to track diamonds and ensure fair land distribution. The projects are first steps toward making...
Aging insidiously leaves its mark on our brains.
With age, our well-oiled neuronal machinery slowly breaks down: gene expression patterns turn wacky, the nuclear membrane...
ROBOTICS: Humans Will Love Robots More When They’re Flawed
Emiko Jozuka | Motherboard
"'Humans forget names, things, and appointments so we were seeing if a robot with...
Some bigger news recently, though anticipated for a few months, was Tesla’s release of a highway cruise update for Model S cars from the last year.
Tesla’s...
Habib Frost, Medical Innovator & Entrepreneur
Copenhagen, Denmark
Like the swinging of a pendulum, the mind of an inventor is often inspired by the voice of...
Emerging technologies like synthetic meat, GMOs, and robotic farms provide a glimpse of a coming era in which technology solves the world's food problems. But some sobering statistics...
Forget humans versus machines: humans plus machines is what will drive society forward. This was the central message conveyed by Dr. John Kelly, senior...
To find life beyond Earth, astrobiologists like to say we need to “follow the water.” Even the hardiest terrestrial microbes, like tardigrades, need a...
ROBOTICS: Honda Using Experimental New ASIMO for Disaster Response Research
Evan Ackerman and Erico Guizzo | IEEE Spectrum
"During the Fukushima crisis in Japan, the lack of Japanese robots...
Take a deep dive into the convergence of technology and the future of healthcare at Singularity University's sixth Exponential Medicine program November 9-12th at the magical Hotel Del...
Today, agriculture is more efficient than ever, but it's also more dependent on environmental, technological, and social issues like never before. Climate change, drought and other...
Behind every great leader is a distinct journey—a trail of unique moments, memories, and experiences that, when woven together, make the individual into who...
Recently, I attended the “Silicon Valley reinvents the wheel” conference by the Western Automotive Journalists which had a variety of talks and demonstrations of new...
Governments, businesses, and economists have all been caught off guard by the geopolitical shifts that happened with the crash of oil prices and the...
This post is about achieving "significance" during exponential times.
Significance is the feeling that your life (and your work) has had a meaningful and lasting impact.
And...
Interpersonal communication just got a lot more intimate.
So intimate, in fact, that two strangers — physically separated by a mile — can literally get...
On the cusp of a far-reaching revolution thanks to the advances in artificial intelligence and computing, it's easy to feel a bit...concerned. Well, maybe more than just a bit,...
ROBOTICS: The word ‘robot’ is meaningless. Why are we still saying it?
Kevin Roose | Fusion
"The word 'robot' may end up becoming little more than a...
This Monday (September 28th) we welcomed the first group of startups entering the inaugural SU Labs Accelerator. The accelerator is a rigorous 10-week track...
If you consider how much of our world's systems revolve around scarcity — from basic needs like food and shelter to quality-of-life improving desirables — it's...
