As digital data expands, anonymity may become a mathematical impossibility.
As recently as the year 2000, only one-quarter of all the world’s stored information was digital. The rest was preserved on paper, film, and other analog media. But because the amount of digital data expands so quickly — doubling around every three years — that situation was swiftly inverted. Today, less than two percent of all stored information is nondigital.
The folks at WordStream have put together an excellent infographic covering 20 different ways that Google has a mobile presence. Even if you might not agree with WordStream’s assessment of how effective particular areas are, it’s a great guide for navigating the mobile world of Google. See the full infographic here.
Of course, the music industry has a long tradition of separating a song’s profit from its creators. Still, wrote Krukowski, “the ways in which musicians are screwed have changed qualitatively, from individualized swindles to systemic ones.” May 16, 2013 at 12:43AM
Allan Savory: How to green the world’s deserts and reverse climate change
Not at all what I expected. For just over half his talk, Savory discusses the issue of desertification, which many of you are familiar with. He (like many others) makes the case for restoring these deserts.
Then, in the last six minutes, he completely blows everyone’s minds. You just gotta see it.
Life in the 2040s: nanofactories, flying cars, household robots, more
Over the coming decades, healthcare research will wield huge benefits for humankind. By 2040, stem cells, gene therapy, and 3-D bio printing promise to cure or make manageable most of today’s diseases. Regenerative medicine breakthroughs are appearing almost daily. Experts now predict that the rise in health discoveries will help us achieve our dreams of indefinite lifespan as we wind through the 2040s.
Full Story: IEET
Steven Levy interviewed Ray Kurzweil about his new role at Google. On the topic of having the courage to follow your convictions:
Levy: What’s the biological basis for that kind of courage? If you had an infinite ability to analyze a brain, could you say, “Oh, here’s where the courage is?”
Kurzweil: It is the neocortex, and people who fill up too much of their neocortex with concern about the approval of their peers are probably not going be the next Einstein or Steve Jobs.
Robin Chase thinks that the sharing economy can put an end to all our problems. But how do you get the sharing economy to the developing world?
Rohit Talwar (Futures Agency member) will be hosting two events in June
Workshop: Human Enhancement, the Future of Technology and the Technology of the Future will be taking place on June 7th 2013.
Eminent futurist José Luis Cordeiro (http://www.cordeiro.org/) will also be present at the event. The workshop will explore how a range of emerging science and technology developments could shape the future and drive human enhancement.
Pre-workshop briefings will be taking place on June 6th 2013 when Rohit Talwar will be speaking about 100 Drivers of Change for Business Presented. The 09.30 -11.30 session is by invitation only, but the 13.30-15.30 session will be open to the public.
The topics to be explored will include: transformational forces shaping business in the decade ahead, leveraging technology and the next generation of the internet effectively, shortening and accelerating business cycles, evolution of globalization and the resulting talent challenge.
For further details on the topics to be explored and to book your place, please visit: http://fastfuture.eventbrite.co.uk/ or email rohit@fastfuture.com
Google Glass & teaching.
Comment: Wow, that is pretty cool.
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