Novel Open Source Seed Pledge aims to keep new vegetable and grain varieties free for all
This week, scientists, farmers and sustainable food systems advocates will gather on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to celebrate an unusual group of honored guests: 29 new varieties of broccoli, celery, kale, quinoa and other vegetables and grains that are being publicly released using a novel form of ownership agreement known as the Open Source... Continue Reading →
A print newspaper generated by robots: Is this the future of media or just a sideshow?
What if you could pick up a printed newspaper, but instead of a handful of stories hand-picked by a secret cabal of senior editors in a dingy newsroom somewhere, it had pieces that were selected based on what was being shared — either by your social network or by users of Facebook, Twitter etc. as... Continue Reading →
Terreform, Inc. Proposes Covering NYC With Vertical Gardens & Urban Farms to Become Self-SufficientIn response to global urban population, Terreform, Inc.* has come up with an innovative way for New York City to deal with the issues that arise from this world wide problem. The plan, called New York City Steady State (NYCSS), calls for a... Continue Reading →
Terreform, Inc. Proposes Covering NYC With Vertical Gardens & Urban Farms to Become Self-Sufficient
What Will You Do When You Can No Longer Buy Or Sell Without Submitting To Biometric Identification?In some areas of the world, payment systems that require palm scanning or face scanning are already being tested. We have entered an era where biometric security is being hailed as the “solution” to the antiquated security methods of... Continue Reading →
What Will You Do When You Can No Longer Buy Or Sell Without Submitting To Biometric Identification?
Kepler Team Announces Discovery of Earth-Sized Planet in Habitable Zone
http://youtu.be/J2ohX-hOGpQ Since its launch in the spring of 2009, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has been hunting exoplanets. The holy grail being a planet that is essentially like ours in terms of size, composition, and habitability: an Earth-twin. While we still haven't found a planet that exactly fits that bill, Kepler has now confirmed the discovery... Continue Reading →
Fully-animated, feature-length film about the history, technology, regulation and social effects of media
http://youtu.be/ztrRAQKkEX4 BEWARE OF IMAGES is a feature-length, animated documentary about the history of visual representation. The movie explores the intricate relationship between the technology, regulation and social effects of media. From cave paintings to video games, BEWARE OF IMAGES will take its audience on a fascinating journey that is insightful, harrowing and hopeful. The film... Continue Reading →
World View
http://vimeo.com/76082638 Imagine floating in the immensity of space, gazing at spectacular views of our planet – the curvature of the earth, its biosphere and atmosphere, painted in saturated hues of white, blue and green against the blackness of an infinite cosmos. Now this captivating, transformative experience – once reserved only for astronauts – is a... Continue Reading →
The War on the Poor and Middle-Class Families (VIDEO)Most Americans are on a downward escalator. Median household pay is dropping, adjusted for inflation. A smaller share of working-age Americans are in jobs than at any time in the last three decades.Only 113,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in January, on top of a... Continue Reading →
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