We Can’t Even Comprehend the Massive Data Haul We’ll Soon Get From Sensors
“Hey Google, how’s my health this morning?”
“One moment,” says your digital assistant.
It takes thirty seconds for the full diagnostic to run, as the system...
Scientists Found New Antibiotic Molecules—Right In the Human Microbiome
The human microbiome is the dark matter of biology: we know it’s there and critically balances health from disease. We can broadly examine microbe...
Tech Spread Misinformation in 70 Countries This Year. How Can We Make 2020 Better?
Following discussions about the societal influence of a technology like the internet feels much like watching a tennis match. One side serves with ‘the...
How Old Is Your Brain? This AI Can Tell You
Delaying “brain age” may sound like the latest quick-fix gimmick on a late-night infomercial, but the science underlying the concept is very real.
Rather than...
The Four Converging Technologies Giving Rise to the Spatial Web
How each of us sees the world is about to change dramatically.
For all of human history, the experience of looking at the world was...
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How the Most Successful Leaders Will Thrive in an Exponential World
We live in challenging times. Geopolitical turmoil, local and national social unrest, cycles of deadly natural disasters, cyber hacks, rising distrust of media and...
Russia Could Take the Lead on Human Gene Editing
There's broad consensus that genetically modifying humans isn't a good idea, at least not anytime in the near future. But it seems Russia has...
The End of the Chinese Miracle Is in Sight. What’s Next?
Governments around the world are rushing to keep up with emerging technologies. No one wants to be left behind as more industries and facets...
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 5)
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UPS Gets FAA Clearance to Roll Out a Fleet of Delivery Drones
Allison Matyus | Digital Trends
"The move essentially will allow UPS to create its...
3D Printing Everything: Ultra-Cheap, Zero-Waste Products Are Coming
This blog is an excerpt from my next book The Future is Faster Than You Think, co-authored with Steven Kotler, to be released January 28th,...
Deep Learning Networks Can’t Generalize—But They’re Learning From the Brain
“Bias” in AI is often treated as a dirty word. But to Dr. Andreas Tolias at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas,...
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