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Sept 20, 2014

iOS8 issues a Grimm Tale: Slow, Laggy, Bloaty, Crashy, Buggy, Drainy, and Doc (David K) Suggest wait for patches before updating. Recommend update through iTunes rather than over the air or wifi, because the update file requires 5 GB of space to download. iTunes method does not require so much.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2686096/ios-8-problems-itbwcw.html

Scots spurn independence in historic vote, devolution battle begins 55% vote to stay in UK, 45% vote to separate http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/19/us-scotland-independence-idUSKBN0HB0O920140919

3D Printing Company Stratasys Will Acquire GrabCAD (Brian) http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent-News/2014/September/Stratasys-Ltd-to-purchase-GrabCAD-Inc and

3D Printing Company Stratasys Is Buying GrabCAD For Around $100M, Beating Out Autodesk, Adobe http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/16/3d-printing-company-stratasys-is-buying-grabcad-for-around-100m/

No More Air Conditioners: This "Skin" For Buildings Keeps The Inside Cool With Zero Energy (David) UC Berkeley clever skin concept bio-inspired - current US energy - 40% used for building A/C http://www.fastcoexist.com/3035428/no-more-air-conditioners-this-skin-for-buildings-keeps-the-inside-cool-with-zero-energy

April 19, 2014

Bitcoin: What The Heck Is It, And How Does It Work? By Kate Cox March 4, 2014 (David K)

http://consumerist.com/2014/03/04/bitcoin-what-the-heck-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/ and http://moneyfornothingthemovie.org/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_for_Nothing:_Inside_the_Federal_Reserve

Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve (2013) Film by Jim Bruce (David K)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2752724/ http://moneyfornothingthemovie.org/

Apr 12, 2014

http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/u.s_government_to_launch_landmark_climate_data_website/ (Rog R)

Mar. 22, 2014

http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_page_where_s_google_going_next (Rog R)

Onstage at TED2014, Charlie Rose interviews Google CEO Larry Page about his far-off vision for the company. It includes aerial bikeways and internet balloons

This week at Westminster Forum

http://westminsterforum.org/

Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal by Michael Brune (Rog R)

Author Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club and former head of Rainforest Action Network, distills all his activist skills and passion into this handbook. He shows us how we, as motivated citizens, can put our convictions into practice and strategically pressure corporations and our government to change their energy priorities. His vivid reports track the myriad ways our thirst for ever-scarcer oil and coal harms communities like those along the Gulf coast, corrupts policy and finance, and wreaks havoc on the Earth and its climate. He also describes the most promising developments in renewables, biofuels, and efficient design. In a new afterword to this edition, Brune recounts his personal experiences working on the scene in the Gulf region, and offers an inspiring vision of the clean-energy future within our reach.

The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move? By Patrick Tucker (Rog R)

This review is from: The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move? (Hardcover)

Patrick offers insights into society as a whole but also causes the reader to examine personal values and the future. The book is a must read for anyone observing the collection and storage of personal information to be used by information systems. Five stars is an excellent descriptor since the author challenges our struggles with how private we want to be, how secure we believe we are and the obligation we may have to share some of our personal data for the benefit of society. Readers may change their behavior before they type another keystroke, text another message or even agree to policies that allow groups access to personal data.

Today's Meetup

The Future of Humans
http://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_shares_mindboggling_new_science

Juan Enriquez thinks and writes about profound changes that genomics will bring in business, technology, and society

Why you should listen

A broad thinker who studies the intersection of science, business and society, Juan Enriquez has a talent for bridging disciplines to build a coherent look ahead. Enriquez was the founding director of the Harvard Business School Life Sciences Project, and has published widely on topics from the technical (global nucleotide data flow) to the sociological (gene research and national competitiveness), and was a member of Celera Genomics founder Craig Venter's marine-based team to collect genetic data from the world's oceans.

Formerly CEO of Mexico City's Urban Development Corporation and chief of staff for Mexico's secretary of state, Enriquez played a role in reforming Mexico's domestic policy and helped negotiate a cease-fire with Zapatista rebels. He is a Managing Director at Excel Medical Ventures, a life sciences venture capital firm, and the chair and CEO of Biotechonomy, a research and investment firm helping to fund new genomics firms. The Untied States of America looks at the forces threatening America's future as a unified country.

In his TED Book Homo Evolutis (written with Steve Gullens), Enriquez explores the far reaches of human change, and asks: Are we done evolving?

"What others say"

Juan Enriquez will change your view of change itself. Nicholas Negroponte

To Upgrade is Human
http://www.ted.com/talks/gregory_stock_to_upgrade_is_human

Dr. Gregory Stock's levelheaded look at the hotpoints where tech and ethics connect (or short circuit) have made him a popular guest on TV and radio. He directs the Program on Science, Technology, and Society at UCLA

Why you should listen

Bestselling author and lecturer Gregory Stock examines the evolutionary significance of technological progress. His 1993 book, Metaman, looks (optimistically) toward a future where the symbiotic relationship between human culture and technology increasingly resembles a "superorganism" that can respond, as a whole, to crises like global warming. 2003's Redesigning Humans poses the alluring -- and sometimes frightening -- possibility that human biology will soon become customizable: no mere question of availability, but a matter of personal choice.

Stock's other work includes Engineering the Human Germline, which looks at the implications of controlled evolution, and a set of perpetually-bestselling tabletop conversation-starters, the flagship of which is The Book of Questions.

"What others say"

Stock sees the cloning controversy as a distraction from issues of real importance, such as balancing offspring trait selection against eugenics. [He writes with] the clarity and precision of a philosopher. Rob Lightner

On the Verge of Creating Synthetic Life
http://www.ted.com/talks/craig_venter_is_on_the_verge_of_creating_synthetic_life

In 2001, Craig Venter made headlines for sequencing the human genome. In 2003, he started mapping the ocean's biodiversity. And now he's created the first synthetic lifeforms — microorganisms that can produce alternative fuels

Why you should listen

Craig Venter, the man who led the private effort to sequence the human genome, is hard at work now on even more potentially world-changing projects.

First, there's his mission aboard the Sorcerer II, a 92-foot yacht, which, in 2006, finished its voyage around the globe to sample, catalouge and decode the genes of the ocean's unknown microorganisms. Quite a task, when you consider that there are tens of millions of microbes in a single drop of sea water. Then there's the J. Craig Venter Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to researching genomics and exploring its societal implications.

In 2005, Venter founded Synthetic Genomics, a private company with a provocative mission: to engineer new life forms. Its goal is to design, synthesize and assemble synthetic microorganisms that will produce alternative fuels, such as ethanol or hydrogen. He was on Time magzine's 2007 list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

In early 2008, scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute announced that they had manufactured the entire genome of a bacterium by painstakingly stitching together its chemical components. By sequencing a genome, scientists can begin to custom-design bootable organisms, creating biological robots that can produce from scratch chemicals humans can use, such as biofuel. And in 2010, they announced, they had created "synthetic life" -- DNA created digitally, inserted into a living bacterium, and remaining alive.

http://www.ted.com/talks/craig_venter_unveils_synthetic_life

"What others say"

Either he is one of this era's most electrifying scientists, or he's one of the most maddening. <em>Washington Post</em>

It’s Time To Question Bio-Engineering
http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_root_wolpe_it_s_time_to_question_bio_engineering

Paul Root Wolpe examines the ethical implications of new science — genetic modification, neuroscience and other breakthroughs that stretch our current philosophy to the breaking point. He's the chief bioethicist at NASA, among other appointments.

Why you should listen

Paul Root Wolpe directs the Center for Ethics at Emory University, where he works on the biggest issues most of us face in our life-long ethical journey: death and dying, new reproductive technologies, and new medical and scientific breakthroughs that are not covered in our traditional ethics (what would the Bible say about growing a human ear on a mouse?).

He's also the chief bioethicist at NASA, where he advises on the medical experiments that happen during space travel.

Mar. 8, 2014

Today's Meetup

The Future of Biology This is the Fifth and last of the Brave New Worlds videos. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kHF8dP3RDYx We start with the hunt for bacteria in plants and animals, secrets of survival that can fight disease in humans. How about growing fuel in explicit factories, Richard Dawkins. Regenerative medicine - Need a new heart, no problem, it works on mice. Will humans be able to grow new parts for themselves, or may be even for a pet? Geriatrics genetics of a few may help the many to lead better & healthier lives. Secrets of long life from disease free people from isolating their genes Ethnogenetics, the study of the way genes function - genes with on/off switches Can parents pass on stress and other experiences that affect their children? And, a commercial for science and the future Some questions to ponder: Consequences of modifying genes, Living forever, Other Possibilities Ethics and Morality Nature or nurture Costs Join us and massage your mind.

Cancer Immunotherapy

Part of our Futurists presentation today

More Random Bits

Minnesota solar industry enters boom phase(Rog R)

http://www.startribune.com/business/249068611.html

Feb. 8, 2014

Random Bits Discussion

500X Faster -- New Ultra-fast 3D Printer In Works 28Feb14 article TJ McCue describes Oak Ridge National Lab project to increase 3D printer speed by 200 to 500x (David K) http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2014/02/28/500x-faster-new-ultra-fast-3d-printer-in-works/

Two college students invented an adapter that allows 3D printers to print in full color for less than $100 article by Signe Brewster 06Mar14 UW Madison undergrads won first prize in last months Innovation Days and have patent pending for very clever idea. (David K)

http://gigaom.com/2014/03/06/two-college-students-invented-an-adapter-that-allow-3d-printers-to-print-in-full-color-for-less-than-100/

Modified monkeys http://www.nature.com/news/first-monkeys-with-customized-mutations-born-1.14611

Make simpler stem cells http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/science/2014/01/29/scientists-discover-new-simpler-way-make-stem-cells/EakSV8vc98L1wYqh97F3rK/story.html

Color tunable LED http://www.comedd.fraunhofer.de/content/dam/comedd/common/products/COMEDD/famos-e.pdf

Rossi Cold Fusion http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/01/industrial-heat-sinks-money-into-e-cat-cold-fusion-technology/

NSA proof encryption http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-latest-on-the-nsa-encryption-wars-jgk8f28VRhiD7HNTmJfKvw.html

The Future of Water

The Coming Global Water Crisis - - - (FutureMoneyTrends.com) - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1gsyhuHGgc

Blue Gold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1a3tjqQiBI

TED Ancient System for Harvesting Water in India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJCTAXb_BWs

Jan 25, 2014

Are We Ready For the Coming 'Age of Abundance?(Rog R)

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ceEog1XS5OI

Part Three: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy (Rog R)

January 24, 2014

http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-neil-degrasse-tyson-on-science-literacy/

Jan 18, 2014

Video link to Eric's Talk (David K) http://media.hhmi.org/hl_unedited/13Lect4.html (61:36) Charles Sawyer MD

Google Contact Lens - articles and video (David K) prototype measures blood glucose in tears http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/lifestyle/travel/googles-next-wearable-device-smart-contact-lens/2014/01/16/76b8207d-a513-42f8-83f0-7bf8147379c9_video.html and http://wapo.st/1hwepMr and

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9245499/Google_is_developing_a_smart_contact_lens and

http://www.freep.com/article/20140117/FEATURES08/301170037/Google-developing-smart-contact-lens

Mayo wins FDA approval to test stem cell technique for heart patients Article by DAN BROWNING , Star Tribune January 17, 2014 (Brian T) http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/240848941.html

Jan 11, 2014

Hot water and soap bubbles in very cold temperatures - (David K) videos

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=frozen+bubbles&sm=3 - several videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kNbGEvidfY - Russia

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sub+zero+water+gun&sm=3 - several videos

Photo from 06Jan14 (Roger R)

Man Walks All Day to Create Massive Patterns in the Snow - Simon Beck (David K) https://www.facebook.com/snowart8848

Audio Control for the Home - AllPlay module from Qualcomm (Roger R) http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/01/allplay-module-so-you-can-control-your-audio-through-the-internet-of-things.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FDqMf+(hypebot)

Me and My Biome - article about microbes in human body (Brian T) https://www.sciencenews.org/article/me-and-my-microbiome

People Not In Labor Force Soar To Record 91.8 Million - 10Jan14 by Tyler Durden, ZeroHedge (Eric H)

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-10/people-not-labor-force-soar-record-918-million-participation-rate-plunges-1978-level

CES Consumer Electronics Show (Hank) - 2 million sf set new record, http://www.tsnn.com/news-blogs/2014-international-ces-breaks-record-2-million-square-feet, 21 miles of aisles, 20,000 new products introduced (unable to find links)

Wondershare AllMyTube - app (Brian T) http://www.wondershare.com/ for Video Converter (for Mac - AllMyTube - app and for Windows Free YouTube - app)

4 or 5 very interesting things Google is doing lately (David G):

Investing in research big time http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/06/google-will-has-twice-research-and.html

Copying books http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/12/google-books-won-scanning-lawsuit-and.html

Investing in robots, AI, renewable energy, and life extension http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/09/google-moonshots-radical-life-extension.html

Jan 04, 2014

THE FUTURIST Magazine's Best Stories of 2013 (Rog R)

https://www.wfs.org/blogs/patrick-tucker/futurist-magazines-best-stories-2013-0

Fastest rotating man-made object - (H Tom T) 600 million rpm before object flew apart

http://phys.org/news/2013-08-fastest-rotating-man-made.html

Ultrasonic levitation 3D - (David K) inlcudes video

http://science.time.com/2014/01/03/watch-scientists-suspend-objects-in-midair-with-sound-waves/

NSA Development of Quantum Computer (Hank L)

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/01/hard_targets/ and

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/02/confused-about-the-nsas-quantum-computing-project-this-mit-computer-scientist-can-explain/

5 Products Likely to Disappear - (Brian T) - no link found -

1. DVDs, BluRay discs and players

2. Stand alone GPS units (eg. Garmin)

3. Car keys

4. Dial-up internet

5. Inexpensive cameras - replaced by smart phones

San Antonio, TX opens First Bookless Library

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/headlines/20140103-nation-s-first-bookless-library-opens-in-san-antonio.ece

12 Predictions Isaac Asimov Made About 2014 in 1964 (David K)

http://mentalfloss.com/article/54343/12-predictions-isaac-asimov-made-about-2014-1964

11 Visions of The Future That Were Utterly Wrong (David K)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/03/visions-of-the-future_n_4520597.html

Jonathan Foley: The other inconvenient truth (TED Talk) UM faculty

http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_foley_the_other_inconvenient_truth.html

Astronomy Picture of the Day Calendar - free download (H Tom T)

http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=32474

Dec 20, 2013

A Futurist’s Top 10 Books for 2013 (Rog R)

http://www.wfs.org/blogs/jack-uldrich/futurist%E2%80%99s-top-10-books-for-2013

Dec 14, 2013

Very well done, and worthy of discussion (David G.):

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/20463-the-arctic-is-the-first-and-possibly-last-line-of-defense-against-a-climate-transition-to-an-uninhabitable-earth

http://www.wfs.org/futurist/2013-issues-futurist/march-april-2013-vol-47-no-2/how-innovation-could-save-planet

Dec 14, 2013

Unmanned Audi TT Pikes Peak project (Rog R)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiUjamlRuRY

Brave New World w/Stephen Hawking Episode 1(Brian T)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yjV-fdRgyQ&app=desktop

Dec 9, 2013

James Hanson says that 1 Degree is a better target for average temperature rise this century (David G.):
http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2013/20131202_PopularSciencePlosOneE.pdf

Nov 16, 2013

Movember - grow moustaches to raise funds and awareness of men's health issues - (David K) - http://us.movember.com/about/

Sun's Magnetic Field to Reverse: What It Means - article National Geographic http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130807-sun-magnetic-field-reversal-space-weather/ also video and article http://www.nbcnews.com/science/its-almost-time-suns-magnetic-field-do-flip-2D11577488 (David K)

Novel Genetic Patterns May Make Us Rethink Biology and Individuality http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131107204241.htm (Roger) also posted on Facebook - Minnesota Futurists

Physicists propose Very Large Hadron Collider - (Brian) - http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=physicists-now-want-a-very-large-hadron-collider

The Future of Touch Technology - Aireal - Disney shows tactile feedback through puffs of air - video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGEFRsVj4U8 4:03 (David K) http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/29/tech/innovation/feel-objects-in-thin-air/

World Toilet Day - Wednesday, Nov 19, 2013 - (Therese C)http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Health/2013/07/26/UN-declares-World-Toilet-Day.aspx

Blog posts on Robotics, 3D Printing, Big Data by Jim Zitek and David Keenan via Harbor Capital Group, Inc. http://disruptivetechnologyinvestments.com/

Oct 26, 2013

Interesting numbers about energy trends (David G.):

http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/10/market-demand-for-unreliable-power-is.html

Connect, participate and learn about FDM and PolyJet technologies -

http://www.stratasys.com/resources/events

Alessandro Acquisti: Why privacy matters

http://www.ted.com/talks/alessandro_acquisti_why_privacy_matters.html

Oct 19, 2013

Virginia students reject pure beef in favor of beef with 26 additives (Brian T) http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/06/229807356/school-pulls-all-beef-burgers-from-menu-citing-complaints

The Futurist magazine Nov Dec issue available free online (Roger) https://www.wfs.org/node/765

The NSA Video - (Roger R) http://www.thensavideo.com/

Leading Math Core Curriculum - Kentucky Crosswalk - (Lorna HS) http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/docs/pages/kentucky-core-academic-standards---new.aspx

Research for Sustainable Development of Future Megacities - (Therese C) TED video Marcus Mangeot - The IGNIS project - http://vimeo.com/39391806 25 min

UPS offers in-store 3-D printing - (D Cam S) 5 twin cities stores plan to offer - Fox video 4:06 http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2750679501001/ups-offers-in-store-3-d-printing/

Related to Today's Presentation:

Animation shows LHC data processing video 5 min (David K) http://home.web.cern.ch/about/updates/2013/04/animation-shows-lhc-data-processing

Tara Shears at Nobel Conference video 1:40:00 (Brian T) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9RckOQ3Qdw&list=PLHuAoPzfQhGGQzB58S1iVQvu43Xvbp2c4&index=5

Sept 28, 2013

Meeting:

When Google Brainstorms, Online World Shudders - article by John Busey 26sep13 in WSJ - Google is studying how to make super-cookies to work across mobile and PC platforms (David K) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304795804579099463542805166.html

Scientists Create Thinnest Glass Ever: Two Atoms Thick - article by David Murphey 14Sep13 in PC magazine (David K) http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424432,00.asp

Battery-Free Mobile Devices Draw Power From Thin Air - article by Thomas Claburn, Aug 14, 2013 (David K) researchers use ambient radiation to power mobile devices http://www.informationweek.com/mobility/smart-phones/battery-free-mobile-devices-draw-power-f/

Histomaps - http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/08/12/the_1931_histomap_the_entire_history_of_the_world_distilled_into_a_single.html and http://blogs.bu.edu/core/2013/08/15/the-histomap-of-evolution/ (David K)

Carbon Nanotube Computer at MIT. (Hank L.)

IBM article in Forbes about Watson and its applications (Eric H.)

Former Polish President Lech Walesa has caused a stir by calling on his country to unite with Germany to form one European nation, saying borders were no longer relevant. (Bill P.)

Soft robots - video from Harvard (Brian T.)

Diesel innovations - economics magazine article on technology (Tom M.)

Google natural language programming for search engine (Eric H.)

"Physics of the Impossible" (balance of the uTube video)

time travel; assisted telepathy; force fields; psychokinesis; extraterrestrial life; antimatter; faster than light travel;

parallel universes; macro-teleportation.

Google's super cookies? Crystal glass 2 atoms thick - Cornell university, The HISTOMAP (David K.)

Futurists at Techcast survey "experts" to forcast important trends (David G.):

http://www.techcast.org/Forecasts.aspx (and charge for their work...)

Some of their reports are made available online:

http://www.techcast.org/library.aspx

As a follow on to our meeting on Sept. 7, 2013 - see the article on "the Global MegaCrisis":

http://www.techcast.org/featuredarticledetails.aspx?id=286

Vaclav Smil's book titled "Global Catastrophes and Trends - The Next Fifty Years"

and http://tsvibisk.com/2013/08/18/no-limits-to-growth/ (there is a subject for more discussion).

Sept 21, 2013

Future of the Impossible - presentation video - Physics of the Impossible - Teleportation_ Invisibility... Michio Kaku https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKD81GwC-Zs 1:13:59

Google to Try to Solve Death, LOL - article by Antonio Regulado MIT Tech Review 18Sep13 - Discusses Calico - California Life Company - start up to research or invest in research in way to extend human life. (Eric H) http://www.technologyreview.com/view/519456/google-to-try-to-solve-death-lol/

False Assumptions: (Brian T) False Assumptions - BToren.pdf

Sept 18, 2013

Possible tool in the "war" against viruses (David G):
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/antiviral-0810.html

Sept 17, 2013

Interesting proposal for future energy solution (David G.):
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/09/propulsion-lasers-for-large-scale.html

Search that site: "California utility to purchase solar power from orbit"

Sept 14, 2013

"The Robot Economy" Time Magazine, Sept.9, 2013 (Hank L):

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2150607,00.html

U of MN future scenarios (Bill P):

Strategic Plan for 25 years from now?

http://www1.extension.umn.edu/about/facts/

http://www.cfans.umn.edu/About/Strategic_Plan/index.htm

https://www.lib.umn.edu/about/goals

http://www.morris.umn.edu/strategic/

"Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Hank L)

Future of Food - hydroponics, greenhouses,

faircompanies.com

www.candyfab.org

Popular Science Aug 2013 "The Bio Revolution" "How to live without food"

Aug 31, 2013

NIST ytterbium atomic clocks set record for stability by Staff Writers Gaithersburg MD Aug 26, 2013 (Brian T) So stable that it would lose about 1 sec since the Big Bang http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NIST_ytterbium_atomic_clocks_set_record_for_stability_999.html

Behind the Wikipedia wars: what happened when Bradley Manning became Chelsea article Alex Hern, 23 Aug 2013 – Editors got into a flap trying to keep up with the news (H Tom T) http://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/2013/08/behind-wikipedia-wars-what-happened-when-bradley-manning-became-chelsea

Check out the DuffelBlog – a parody news site for the Military (H Tom T) http://www.duffelblog.com/

Touchscreen Toddlers and Instagram Teens

By AMY FINNERTY Wall Street Journal, 30 Aug 2013 (Bill P)http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324165204579026640936934298.html

Could This New Artificial Intelligence Revolutionize Health Care? By Leo Sun Motely Fool Aug 30, 2013 (Eric H)

Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter - AHS Sikorsky Prize Flight

On June 13th, 2013, the AeroVelo Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter captured the long standing AHS Sikorsky Prize with a flight lasting 64.1 seconds and reaching an altitude of 3.3 metres. Visit www.aerovelo.com for more details.
The competition was initially opened in 1980. (Eric H) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syJq10EQkog

Transparent gel speaker ushers in a future of 'soft machines'

By Jeff BlagdononAugust 30, 2013 (David K) Harvard Engineers demonstrate a clear flexible audio speaker.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/30/4675114/transparent-gel-speaker-ushers-in-a-future-of-soft-machines

Canyon longer than Grand Canyon found buried under Greenland ice sheet article by Richard Gray,

30 Aug 2013(David K) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/greenland/10275580/Canyon-longer-than-Grand-Canyon-found-buried-under-Greenland-ice-sheet.html

$10 million Genomics X Prize canceled: 'Outpaced by innovation' Alan Boyle, Science Editor NBC News

Aug. 23, 2013 (David K) For the first time in 18 years, the X Prize Foundation has cancelled the $10 million Archon prize and returned the funds to the donors. http://www.nbcnews.com/science/10-million-genomics-x-prize-canceled-outpaced-innovation-8C10990757

Aug 24,2013

Sweden gets there ahead of the rest of the world - because of recycling, the garbage to energy

plants need to import garbage (for which the rest of the world will pay them - David G.)
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/08/sweden-does-not-have-enough-garbage-and.html

Aug 18,2013

The Soul of a New Machine. An upcoming baby step to the Singularity (Brian T)

The Economist 3 Aug 2010 http://tinyurl.com/pznncle

Aug 17, 2013