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Dec 21, 2015
What Happens When Artificial Intelligence Makes MAGIC: THE GATHERING Cards
Posted by Sean Cusack in categories: innovation, robotics/AI
The are over 13,000 Magic: The Gathering cards, each of which fits uniquely into an incredibly rich, decades-old world of lore, rules, tokens, and tournaments. It takes years to master the game, and even then a new set of cards comes every few months to shake things up.
That’s why it’s wonderful to see what kinds of innovation and oddity a days old artificial intelligence can come up with.
I’m sorry…What does morph do again?Dec 20, 2015
5 Awesome Inventions That Came out of MIT This Year
Posted by Alexandros El in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
We’re coming down the homestretch for 2015, and now is the time when most folks like to reflect on all of the things they’re thankful for. In the campus innovation space, that basically means MIT. Being one of the most technologically progressive universities in the world, MIT has the longstanding reputation of churning out life-changing innovations as if it were a cake walk.
This past year has been no different. Here are our picks of 5 inventions coming out of MIT that are sure to impact the world, making us very thankful to have the Cambridge-based university in our corner.
If everyone’s bodies were true to textbook anatomy, doctors’ jobs would be a breeze. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. So all patients going in for heart surgery will have slightly different nuances to their cardiac makeup. As you can imagine, these procedures present some high stakes, so it’s not great for surgeons to be surprised in the OR.
Dec 20, 2015
‘Star Wars’ Tech: 8 Sci-Fi Inventions and Their Real-Life Counterparts
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: innovation, space
While the science and technologies behind the franchise are firmly rooted in fantasy, their enduring appeal has served as inspiration for many real-life scientists and engineers. Here are some of the most notable attempts to turn “Star Wars’” science fiction into science fact.
Exoplanets
Dec 17, 2015
5 Steps Toward Gender Diversity Every Company Can Take Right Now — By Claudia Chan | Fast Company
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, governance, human trajectories, innovation, strategy
“Plenty of forward-thinking companies have innovation divisions that try and predict the future, disrupt old models, and develop cutting-edge products. They don’t nest those divisions inside their human resources departments. So why shouldn’t gender diversity efforts be a part of corporate innovation?”
Dec 16, 2015
Carlota Perez: In the midst of ICT revolution: next revolution 30 years out | vimeo.com
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, computing, economics, finance, governance, innovation, policy, robotics/AI, science, strategy
Economist Carlota Perez talk about the future of ICT.
Dec 12, 2015
Marvin Minsky Reflects on a Life in AI
Posted by Phillipe Bojorquez in categories: innovation, robotics/AI
A founding father of artificial intelligence talks about the great breakthroughs of his early years.
Bodycap develops innovative solutions, promoting new uses and is placed at the service of world players in the health and well-being.
Dec 3, 2015
Discovery Provides Hope Of More Effective, Safer Cryopreservation
Posted by Robert James Powles in categories: cryonics, innovation, life extension, materials
Cryogenics are an old science fiction dream, but today we still struggle to store large tissues without harming them. Now a breakthrough could lead to a safer, more reliable approach.
” This could be an important step toward the preservation of more complex tissues and structures”
Overcoming past challenges
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