http://youtu.be/Q_xI_8aLjds Like others that preceded us, our "civilisation" faces an Energy Crisis, one that threatens to bring an end to our brief joyride since the industrial revolution. And yet, our dirty little secret is seldom mentioned in the news, let alone connected to economic instability or to environmental effects on our planet. It falls to... Continue Reading →
The Future Of How We Watch Television Is In The Hands Of The Supreme Court
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHOlt7ZH1DU Television — or, at least, the experience of watching broadcast shows on a television — is not the wave of the future. The television ratings company Nielsen classifies nearly 5 million households as “Zero-TV,” meaning that they either have no television or that they use it only for DVDs, games and other activities unlike... Continue Reading →
Apple launches ‘Better’ environmental campaign with Tim Cook-narrated video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdeVaT-zZt4 "Better. It's a powerful word, and a powerful ideal," Cook says to open the video. "It makes us look at the world and want more than anything to change it for the better. To innovate, improve, to reinvent. To make it better." Cook goes on to say that the Cupertino, Calif. company is looking... Continue Reading →
Protesters Sneak Into The Guggenheim & Make It Rain
http://youtu.be/LHphhnZhtNY The scene at Manhattan’s Guggenheim Museum on pay-as-you-wish evening this Saturday was soggy. Throngs of damp visitors, having been undeterred by the spring rainstorm and block-long line, mingled on the spiraling ramps for the museum’s exhibit of Italian Futurist art. Suddenly, a bell clanged, and a moment later, thousands of colorful slips of paper... Continue Reading →
Scientists Report Teleportation of Physical Objects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5vOfr1dl4o The concept of teleportation comes primarily from science fiction literature throughout human history, but things are changing. It’s 2014 and developments in quantum theory and general relativity physics have been successful in exploring the concept of teleportation for quite some time now. Today, numerous teleportation breakthroughs have been made. One example is the work... Continue Reading →
ZERO-TV DOESN’T MEAN ZERO VIDEO
http://youtu.be/H4WcuewSzao It’s true. Most people watch TV in their living rooms using traditional cable or satellite options. In fact, more than 95 percent of Americans get their information and entertainment that way. But as we explored what the other 5 percent are doing, we found some interesting consumer behaviors that we want to keep an... Continue Reading →
Google Scoops Up Another High-Profile Scientist For Anti-Death ProjectGoogle’s secretive Project Calico is aimed at defeating death itself — or at least staving it off far longer than ever before. To that end, the company has been recruiting some of the top names in anti-aging and genetics research. The latest is Cynthia Kenyon, a high-profile biochemist... Continue Reading →
Google Scoops Up Another High-Profile Scientist For Anti-Death Project
This is What Americans Will Look like by 2050
http://youtu.be/cZxCn7YgYJ8 With the increasing trend of interracial partnerships, it’s much more common for an individual to belong to a variety of ethnic backgrounds. As PolicyMic bluntly summarized, “in a matter of years we’ll have Tindered, OKCupid-ed and otherwise sexed ourselves into one giant amalgamated mega-race.” They’re absolutely right. But what will that look like? To... Continue Reading →