Category: Futurology
OpenAg : Open Agriculture Initiative
What does it take to build an OpenAg Personal Food Computer (PFC)? We have released our internal documentation and an inside look into our engineering process. A beta version of our software and hardware are also currently live and open source,
Ex-Nasa man to plant one billion trees a year using drones
A drone start-up is going to counter industrial scale deforestation using industrial scale reforestation. BioCarbon Engineering wants to use drones for good, using the technology to seed up to one billion trees a year, all without having to set foot on the ground. 26 billion trees are currently being burned down every year while only 15 billion are replanted. If successful, the initiative could help address this shortfall in a big way.
Source: Ex-Nasa man to plant one billion trees a year using drones
A Learning Advance in Artificial Intelligence Rivals Human Abilities
An article in the journal Science reported a type of machine learning that outperformed human capabilities for a narrow range of vision-related tasks.
Source: A Learning Advance in Artificial Intelligence Rivals Human Abilities
Controversial Quantum Machine Bought by NASA and Google Shows Promise | MIT Technology Review
Researchers from Google’s AI Lab say a controversial quantum machine that it and NASA bought in 2013 resoundingly beat a conventional computer in a series of tests.
Source: Controversial Quantum Machine Bought by NASA and Google Shows Promise | MIT Technology Review
Defusing the Carbon Bomb (Danielle Fong)
The powerplants we are building now will define the biosphere of our planet for the next 5000 years.
The math is straightforward, and stark. [..]
Source: Defusing the Carbon Bomb
2 Billion Jobs To Disappear By 2030 | Future Jobs | Futurist Predictions – Futurist Speaker
Thomas Frey’s futurist predictions will leave you beyond enlightened. Learn more about the state of jobs in the future by clicking here!
Source: 2 Billion Jobs To Disappear By 2030 | Future Jobs | Futurist Predictions – Futurist Speaker
Sea level rise will swallow Miami, New Orleans, study finds
Say goodbye to Miami and New Orleans. No matter what we do to curb global warming, these and other beloved US cities will sink below rising seas, according to a study Monday.
Source: Sea level rise will swallow Miami, New Orleans, study finds