Archive for February, 2011

College admissions officials look up applicants on Facebook and Twitter, experts say. Details revealed through social media can make or break a good impression…

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Exascale computing systems are said to be capable of 1,000 times the processing power of the fastest computer currently operational, the Chinese Tianhe-1A supercomputer…

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New documentary depicts robot future…

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First millimeter-scale computer has processor, memory, battery, solar cell and radio…

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A loosely organised group of hackers is targeting oppressive regimes and says this is just the beginning…

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This is a timely and very thought provoking essay. I highly recommend reading it.

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Also, if you haven’t done so, I recommend reading Homo Evolutis: A Short Tour of Our New Species.

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Click here for the USA Today article titled “What is ‘Does Watson Want Your Job?’

Click on “The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future” for a book that directly challenges nearly all conventional views of the future and illuminates the danger that lies ahead if we do not plan for the impact of advancing technology.

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The iSchool initiative is hoping to spur a digital movement that could revolutionize the American education system.

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“We’re thrilled to announce today the launch of TED Conversations, a new social platform on TED.com that connects people for conversation, collaboration and debate. TED Conversations was designed and built from the ground up to foster meaningful conversation among the global community who watch, share and discuss TEDTalks…”

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A revolution in the Middle East and the World’s smartest computer slugging it out with America’s super brains prove technology is…

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There is no “app” for ending online repression, Clinton says, but she also pledges U.S. support for ending curbs on Internet usage that have become common amid calls for change…

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What if there were a computer that could answer virtually any question? IBM engineers have developed such a machine, teaching it to compete on the quiz show Jeopardy. Tonight it will face off in a nationally televised game against two of the game’s greatest all-time winners, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything is the book that tells the riveting story behind the match.

Final Jeopardy is about the future of knowledge. What can we teach machines? What will Watson’s heirs be capable of in ten or twenty years? And where does that leave humans? As fast and as much fun as the game itself, Final Jeopardy shows how smart machines will fit into our world — and how they’ll disrupt it.

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Be sure to watch the show tonight and on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

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One thing you can say about the winter of 2010-’11, for what it’s worth: the Arctic doesn’t seem so remote anymore…

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This is the best article to date on the coming technological Singularity. It’s located on the Time.com website in partnership with CNN and contains lots of new information.

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Click here to learn about human evolution and its future.

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