Megatrends, brain implants, and more

The Two Americas of 2016 – The New York Times

A view of two imaginary nations created by slicing the country along the sharp divide between Republican and Democratic Americas.

Megatrends shaping our future | HP® Official Site

Major socio-economic, demographic and technological trends occurring across the globe can give us a glimpse into the future and help us chart our own course.

This is the most dangerous time for our planet | Stephen Hawking | Opinion | The Guardian

Stephen Hawking: “We can’t go on ignoring inequality, because we have the means to destroy our world but not to escape it”

Long a Novelty, Gigantic Tablets Are Sneaking Into the Workplace – WSJ

Gigantic touch-screen devices are finding their ways into business, both as tools for customers and to get serious work done. These devices create new ways for people to collaborate, whether in the office, a McDonald’s restaurant or on a cruise ship, writes Christopher Mims.

AI: 15 key moments in the story of artificial intelligence

Find out about key breakthroughs in the development of AI over 70 years, from the Turing Test to driverless cars

What if jobs are not the solution but the problem? | Aeon Essays

Economists believe in full employment. Americans think that work builds character. But what if jobs aren’t working anymore?

The Most Disruptive Transformation in History – Medium

How the clustering of knowledge lays bare the need to devolve power from the nation-state to the city

A three step manifesto for a smarter, fairer economy | The Urban Technologist

(Or, why technology created the economy that helped Donald Trump and Brexit to win, and why we have to fix it.) The world has not just been thrown into crisis because the UK voted in June to leave …

In Search Of ‘The Entrepreneurial Society’

The emerging age of agile.

Wireless Brain Implant Allows “Locked-In” Woman to Communicate – Scientific American

Experts call the technology a “significant achievement,” but critics say the risks may not be justified

American Museum of Natural History envisions human population growth (VIDEO).

There are a lot of human beings on this planet. Present headcount? Approximately 7.4 billion homo sapiens, trending toward more than 11 billion by 2100 …

Artificial intelligence is the new digital divide – Enrique Dans – Medium

An article in Wired, “Google, Facebook and Microsoft are remaking themselves around AI”, highlights a topic I’ve been discussing for a long time now: the efforts technology giants are making to…

6 new technology rules that will govern our future | The Independent

Technology is advancing so rapidly that we will experience radical changes in society not only in our lifetimes but in the coming years. We have already begun to see ways in which computing, sensors, artificial intelligence and genomics are reshaping entire industries and our daily lives. As we undergo this rapid change, many of the old assumptions that we have relied will no longer apply. Technology is creating a new set of rules that will change our very existence. Here are six: 1. Anything that can be digitised will be

6 new technology rules that will govern our future | The Independent

Technology is advancing so rapidly that we will experience radical changes in society not only in our lifetimes but in the coming years. We have already begun to see ways in which computing, sensors, artificial intelligence and genomics are reshaping entire industries and our daily lives. As we undergo this rapid change, many of the old assumptions that we have relied will no longer apply. Technology is creating a new set of rules that will change our very existence. Here are six: 1. Anything that can be digitised will be

ShiftWear™ — Design In Motion

Shoes embedded with eink to allow the owner to customize them. 

Home farming robot – YouTube

Many people of today’s generation don’t know where their food comes from, nor how it’s produced. This presents many health problems in today’s society. Farmb…

How This Magic Machine Tricks You Into Seeing Any Car It Wants | WIRED

We go hands-on with the Blackbird, an electric vehicle decked out for movie—or advertising—magic. This ugly duckling can become any automotive swan.

6 Stoic Rituals That Will Make You Happy – Daily Stoic

6 Stoic Rituals That Will Make You Happy – Daily Stoic