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FEBRUARY 03/2014 UPDATES. By Mr.Andres Agostini at www.Future-Observatory.blogspot.com
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Maps showing which parts of the world would be flooded if all the world’s ice melted
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/rising-seas/if-ice-melted-map

3-D printing takes shape
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/manufacturing/3-d_printing_takes_shape?cid=manufacturing-eml-alt-mkq-mck-oth-1401

40 more maps that explain the world
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/01/13/40-more-maps-that-explain-the-world/

The Future of Space-Age Management
http://lnkd.in/bYP2nDC

Race Is On to Find Life Under Antarctic Ice
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/12/121218-antarctica-life-microbes-ice-science-environment/

Google sets up artificial intelligence ethics board to curb the rise of the robots
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2548355/Google-sets-artificial-intelligence-ethics-board-curb-rise-robots.html

WORLD HUNGER: A CRISIS NOW AND A CATASTROPHE IN 2050?
http://www.economistinsights.com/sustainability-resources/event/feeding-world-2014?utm_source=Global%20Policy%20&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=EM0167%3A%20Feeding%20the%20World

40 charts that explain the world
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/01/15/40-charts-that-explain-the-world/

Assignment Remix: Intern-preneurs and Building Bold Thinking
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/01/assignment-remix-entrepreneurial-internship-work/

The 3rd Citizen Cyberscience Summit: Feb 20 — 22, 2014

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Waypoint 2 Space Trains Passengers For Commercial Launches
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2014/01/29/waypoint-2-space-trains-passengers-for-commercial-launches/

Megacity Tips from Europe’s Highest Town as Davos Debates Future
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-26/megacity-tips-from-europe-s-highest-town-as-davos-debates-future.html

Student-built satellite sends data from space
http://phys.org/news/2014-01-student-built-satellite-space.html

How the Dream Chaser was built
http://phys.org/news/2014-01-video-chaser-built.html

How Is Business Intelligence Being Used Differently in Asia?
http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/5387/how-is-business-intelligence-being-used-differently-asia

Stumbling Blocks That Faceplant Security Analytics Programs
http://www.darkreading.com/stumbling-blocks-that-faceplant-security/240165754

Bio-printing human parts will spark ethical, regulatory debate
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9245834/Bio_printing_human_parts_will_spark_ethical_regulatory_debate

Bioprinting human organs and tissue: Get ready for the great 3D printer debate
http://www.zdnet.com/bioprinting-human-organs-and-tissue-get-ready-for-the-great-3d-printer-debate-7000025730/

China Emerges Tanzania’s Major Investor
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2014/01/china-emerges-as-tanzanias-major-investor/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

How We Increased Productivity on the Shop Floor
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/how-we-increased-productivity-on-the-shop-floor/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=smallbusiness&_r=1

Eve Online virtual war ‘costs $300,000′ in damage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25944837?ocid=socialflow_twitter#

Millions experiencing Arctic chill, new snow
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/millions-experiencing-arctic-chill-new-snow/

Google Still Wins by Selling Motorola for Cheap
http://www.wired.com/business/2014/01/google-moto/?cid=co17808934

There’s a giant robot directing traffic in Congo
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/01/30/theres-a-giant-robot-directing-traffic-in-congo/

The Link Between Viral Content And Emotional Intelligence
http://www.fastcompany.com/3025474/leadership-now/the-link-between-viral-content-and-emotional-intelligence?partner=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29

Scientists Create Map of Solar System’s Asteroids
http://www.sci-news.com/space/science-map-solar-system-asteroids-01731.html

Hackers, spies, threats and the US spies’ budget
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25933791

Sparking innovation

Sparking innovation

NASA Instruments on European Comet Spacecraft Begin Countdown
http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/inbrief/2014/01/20140128291716.html#ixzz2s912yA9p

Media Relations: Why The Economist Thinks We Have It Wrong
http://socialmediatoday.com/ginidietrich/2120391/media-relations-why-economist-thinks-we-have-it-wrong?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=hootsuite_tweets

How Your Internal Organs Could Power Implanted Devices
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/med-tech/how-your-internal-organs-could-power-implanted-devices-16405636??src=rss

7 Takeaways From Google’s Sale Of Motorola To Lenovo
http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2014/01/30/7-takeways-from-googles-sale-of-motorola-to-lenovo/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Mad for mapping: 6 projects that change the way you see data. What lessons can geography teach your business?
http://www.itworld.com/slideshow/128479/mad-mapping-6-projects-change-way-you-see-data-382783

Trendspotting: 6 mapping trends that are good for business
http://m.itworld.com/big-data/382674/trendspotting-how-mapping-your-data-can-make-business-trends-more-obvious-and-more-p?sf19695409=1&mm_ref=http%3A%2F%2Fautobahn.esri.com%2Fesri%2Fetrack.aspx%3FDSN%3Db9ca57b2fbe8cb42458807853387983f6a0f6be5ccdab113%26FORMID%3Dbd09aee841585a03db5938ed3e6f762d%26AUDID%3Dd0f0fbb0e32b41c94cbec060b7894cfc%26EMAILID%3Db6bf6e6f9ba0ce80e263faf3a935abb77e1eee5986325dae%26DECODE%3D1%26INTID%3Dbfd252c8149e6539f3aebefbb222ec6a%26URL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.itworld.com%2Fbig-data%2F382674%2Ftrendspotting-how-mapping-your-data-can-make-business-trends-more-obvious-and-more-p%3Fsf19695409%3D1

Google’s New A.I. Ethics Board Might Save Humanity From Extinction
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/29/google-ai_n_4683343.html?ir=Technology&utm_campaign=012914&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alert-technology&utm_content=FullStory

Russian Coders, Ukrainian Cybercriminal, Mexican Smugglers, And The Largest Cybercrime In History
http://www.ibtimes.com/russian-coders-ukrainian-cybercriminal-mexican-smugglers-largest-cybercrime-history-1547854

African banks investigated for cybercrime complicity
http://www.cfoworld.com/technology/80728/african-banks-investigated-cybercrime-complicity#sthash.ykyccS6U.dpuf

Will the Next Industrial Revolution Be Bigger than the First? Will Geospatial Technology be Part of It?
http://geospatial-solutions.com/will-the-next-industrial-revolution-will-be-bigger-than-the-first-will-geospatial-technology-be-part-of-it/

New Patent Mapping System Helps Find Innovation Pathways
http://www.news.gatech.edu/2014/01/14/new-patent-mapping-system-helps-find-innovation-pathways

America’s Most Promising Companies: The Top 25 Of 2014
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2014/01/22/americas-most-promising-companies-the-top-25-of-2014/

Solving the Mobile Device Dilemma: InZero Systems offers 2-Tablets-in-1
http://www.prlog.org/12276372-solving-the-mobile-device-dilemma-inzero-systems-offers-2-tablets-in-1.html

What We Talk About When We Talk About Economies Of Scale In Tech

What We Talk About When We Talk About Economies Of Scale In Tech

Emerging markets: Locus of extremity | The Economist
http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21595485-developing-economies-struggle-cope-new-world-locus-extremity

Climate change research is globally skewed
http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2014/01/climate-change-research-is-globally-skewed/

Towards the circular economy: Accelerating the scale-up across global supply chains

Towards the circular economy

QUOTATION: “…Our world tomorrow will be utterly different, in ways we cannot even conceive…”

RECOMMENDED BOOK: Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics by Paul Ormerod
ISBN-13: 978–0470089194

Regards,

Mr. Andres Agostini
www.Future-Observatory.blogspot.com
www.ThisSuccess.wordprocessor.com
www.xeeme.com/AAgostini

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