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Jul 17, 2023

New Species of Giant Waterlily Is the Largest in the World

Posted by in category: futurism

The discovery of the enormous plant type surprised researchers.

Jul 17, 2023

Has humanity defeated ageing? Scientists strike ‘single pill’ breakthrough

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, life extension

Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in combating ageing and age-related diseases. The study by the researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology was published in the journal Aging-US.

Humanity’s attempt to prevent ageing: What is the breakthrough?

The researchers have introduced a chemical method through a ‘single pill’ to reprogram body cells, following which the cells effectively return to a younger state.

Jul 17, 2023

Scientists Have Discovered a New Part of The Body Hiding in The Lungs

Posted by in category: futurism

The study says that the respiratory airway secretory (RAS) cells are found in tiny branching passages known as bronchioles.

Jul 17, 2023

Flu and the common cold: Why do we cough?

Posted by in category: futurism

Whether dry or chesty, coughing fits are customary when flu or the common cold is involved. But what causes us to cough? We investigate.

Jul 17, 2023

Stretchy color-changing display points to future of wearable screens

Posted by in categories: computing, engineering, food, wearables

Imagine a wearable patch that tracks your vital signs through changes in the color display, or shipping labels that light up to indicate changes in temperature or sterility of food items.

These are among the potential uses for a new flexible display created by UBC researchers and announced recently in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

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Jul 17, 2023

A.I. can kill your business in an instant. Just ask the CEO of Chegg

Posted by in categories: business, robotics/AI

“The reason I was invited on is I’m the poster child for getting your ass kicked in the public markets by A.I. since I lost 40% of value in five minutes,” Rosensweig said. “So for those of you who didn’t want to take that, I took it for you,” Rosensweig said with apparent sarcasm. “My pleasure.”

Chegg’s new A.I. tool, called CheggMate, will be a personal learning assistant for students that creates bespoke lesson plans. Trained on a set of 100 million correct answers to 17 million new questions posed by students each year over the past decade, the A.I. will create a tailored learning experience for students, taking into account their learning style, the date of their exam or deadline, and even how they’re feeling that day, among other factors. It will also connect students to remote study groups and help them find job opportunities.

“Just imagine the following scenario,” Rosensweig said, “you start to have a conversation with somebody that knows you, knows how you’re feeling that day, knows what you’re studying, knows when your midterm is, knows what you’re good at, what you’re bad at, builds you a personalized plan, advocates for you.”

Jul 17, 2023

Fame ‘forces you to constantly reflect on your impact and motivation’ says Bjarke Ingels

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels discusses what it’s like to be one of the world’s best-known architects and the current limitations of AI in this interview.

Ingels sat down with Dezeen at the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen after delivering a keynote address to delegates.

As the session ended, the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) founder and creative director was surrounded by fans hoping to get a photograph with him.

Jul 17, 2023

Futurist speaker works closely with his Board of Visionaries

Posted by in categories: business, futurism

He speaks on unusual topics and translates trends into business opportunities.

Jul 17, 2023

Renzo Piano wraps Istanbul Modern in facade “evocative of fish scales”

Posted by in category: habitats

Italian architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has completed the landmark Istanbul Modern museum, which is its first project in Turkey.

Over 10,000 square metres in size, Istanbul Modern is an art museum on Karaköy waterfront, a historic area in Istanbul where the Bosphorus and Golden Horn waterways meet.

It has a top-heavy form made up of three stacked rectilinear volumes, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop to evoke the shape of a ship.

Jul 16, 2023

Zero Electricity Bills, No ACs: Couple’s Dream Home is Made of Mud & Recycled Wood

Posted by in category: habitats

Vani Kannan and her husband Balaji were living in England for 16 years when the birth of their first child caused them to return to India and build an eco-friendly, mud home.