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LIST OF UPDATES (MARCH 17 THROUGH MARCH 24/2014). By Mr. Andres Agostini at The Future of Scientific Management, Today!

Three-part nanoparticles for biomedicine eliminate biocompatibilty, storage problems
http://www.kurzweilai.net/three-part-nanoparticles-for-biomedicine-eliminate-biocompatibilty-storage-problems

Robotic prosthesis turns drummer into a three-armed cyborg
http://www.kurzweilai.net/robotic-prosthesis-turns-drummer-into-a-three-armed-cyborg

NASA tests new robotic refueling technologies
http://www.kurzweilai.net/nasa-tests-new-robotic-refueling-technologies

A small step toward seeing habitable planets
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-small-step-toward-seeing-habitable-planets

Society and Politics – Part 4: The Empowerment of Individuals and Social Groups

Society and Politics – Part 4: The Empowerment of Individuals and Social Groups

CONTROVERSY BREWS OVER ROLE OF ‘KILLER ROBOTS’ IN THEATER OF WAR

Controversy Brews Over Role Of ‘Killer Robots’ In Theater of War

Virtual Reality Startups Look Back to the Future
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/525301/virtual-reality-startups-look-back-to-the-future/

New Material May Lead to Faster Oil Spill Cleanups

Headlines: New Material May Lead to Faster Oil Spill Cleanups

Two New Space Announcements Concerning Exoplanets

Headlines: Two New Space Announcements Concerning Exoplanets

Nanomaterial May Be Future of Hard Drives
http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2014/03/nanomaterial-may-be-future-hard-drives

Artificial Organs May Finally Get a Blood Supply
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/525161/artificial-organs-may-finally-get-a-blood-supply/

Netflix and Google Books Are Blurring the Line Between Past and Present
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2014/02/history/

12 Reasons 2020 Will Be An AWESOME Year
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43015182/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/t/reasons-will-be-awesome-year#%2EUx1PjjiPKUk

Blood test predicts Alzheimer’s disease
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/09/health/alzheimers-blood-test/?iref=obinsite

Conductive fibres: From lighter aircraft to electric knickers, flexible filaments raise a wide range of interesting possibilities
http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21598328-conductive-fibres-lighter-aircraft-electric-knickers-flexible-filaments?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/pe/anuncommonthread

Behind the News: Why a High-Protein Diet in Middle Age May Increase Risk of Death
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140308-high-protein-diet-low-protein-cancer-meat-health-food-science/

The Top 5 Cyber Security Threats That Could Affect Your Life
http://blog.devry.edu/2014/02/top-5-cyber-security-threats-that-could-affect-your-life.html

BAE report says Ukraine has faced cyberattacks
http://news.msn.com/science-technology/bae-report-says-ukraine-has-faced-cyberattacks

Are Cloud Data Security Fears Overblown? A Sensible View.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2012/12/12/cloud-security-1/

David Cameron stung by Angela Merkel’s broadband jibe
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10688763/David-Cameron-stung-by-Angela-Merkels-broadband-jibe.html

Policy uncertainty drives renewable energy investors overseas

Policy uncertainty drives renewable energy investors overseas

Rolls-Royce to repay £1.8m to Indian government
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/10688684/Rolls-Royce-to-repay-1.8m-to-Indian-goverment.html

Google readies Android push into wearable devices
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/437374f8-a7cc-11e3-9c7d-00144feab7de.html

22 Incredible Images Show What the Future Looked Like 100 Years Ago
http://gizmodo.com/22-incredible-images-show-what-the-future-looked-like-1-1538688261

Darpa’s Tiny Lasers Will Soon Hunt for Biochemical Weapons
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2014/03/darpa-lasers/

The Origin of Intelligence
http://bigthink.com/big-think-tv/the-origin-of-intelligence?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bigthink%2Fmain+%28Big+Think+Main%29

Assessing corporate risk in Ukraine
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140310103450-60894986-assessing-corporate-risk-in-ukraine?trk=tod-home-art-list-small_2

Snowden: “We Need A Watchdog That Watches Congress”

Snowden: “We Need A Watchdog That Watches Congress”

Why sensationalizing drone proliferation is going to kill our ability to control them.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/03/10/drone_invasion_greatly_exaggerated_us_exports

Can big data crunching help feed the world?
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26424338

Michael Dell on the Dirty Little Secret About Big Data
http://www.inc.com/tom-foster/why-michael-dell-sees-more-opportunity-as-a-private-company.html

The new battleground for tech companies: Your car
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101479771

MasterCard and Visa to accelerate payment security
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16494

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered Lethal Acid Rain, New Study Suggests
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/10/dinosaur-killing-asteroid-acid-rain_n_4933735.html?&ir=Technology&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000046

Yuan Declines In Face Of Weak Chinese Data
http://www.forbes.com/sites/deanpopplewell/2014/03/10/yuan-declines-in-face-of-weak-chinese-data/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Super-resolution atom-by-atom laser machining method allows for making nanoscale devices
http://www.kurzweilai.net/super-resolution-atom-by-atom-laser-machining-method-allows-for-making-nanoscale-devices

Leon Panetta Warns of Cyber Pearl Harbor: and a CTO gives him a polite earful
http://www.ctovision.com/2014/03/leon-panetta-warns-cyber-pearl-harbor-cto-gives-polite-earful/

Leaked NSA document confirms online covert deception involves UFOs
http://www.examiner.com/article/leaked-nsa-document-confirms-online-covert-deception-involves-ufos

A telescope bigger than a galaxy
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-telescope-bigger-than-a-galaxy

Disney Bets $1 Billion on Technology to Track Theme-Park Visitors
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-07/disney-bets-1-billion-on-technology-to-track-theme-park-visitors?utm_content=buffer74b81&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Computers in Your Underwear: Where Wearable Tech Must Go to Succeed
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232094

Hot on the trail of consciousness in brain and machine
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129590.900-hot-on-the-trail-of-consciousness-in-brain-and-machine.html?full=true#%2EUx9HtPldWmQ

Humanoid Robots: The User Interface for the Internet of Things?
http://www.bookofthefuture.co.uk/2014/03/humanoid-robots-the-user-interface-for-the-internet-of-things/?utm_content=bufferda0ad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

DURACELL HELPS COLD COMMUTERS GET WARM BY HOLDING HANDS
http://www.fastcocreate.com/3027483/duracell-helps-cold-commuters-get-warm-by-holding-hands

Is Entitlement Among Millennials Overblown?
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026733/evidence/is-entitlement-among-millennials-overblown

Your Startup Is More Likely To Get Funding If You’re A Man
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027458/your-startup-is-more-likely-to-get-funding-if-youre-a-man

THE INTERNET OF EVERYTHING: 2014
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-internet-of-everything-2014-slide-deck-sai-2014-2

IBM’s Watson Made Me A Kebab

IBM’s Watson Made Me A Kebab

Predicting the future on the Web’s 25th anniversary
http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Article/89854

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet, for the week of March 9, 2014
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/awesome-tech-cant-buy-yet-week/#ixzz2vgrVvaW8

Tiny bladder pressure sensor could provide life-saving information
http://www.gizmag.com/bladder-pressure-sensor-sintef/31153/

Rolls Royce Robot Ships Coming Soon
http://www.electronicproducts.com//Electromechanical_Components/Motors_and_Controllers/Rolls_Royce_Robot_Ships_Coming_Soon.aspx

Stanford bioengineer develops a 50-cent paper microscope

Stanford bioengineer develops a 50-cent paper microscope

SXSW: Edward Snowden Has No Regrets About NSA Leaks
http://time.com/18691/edward-snowden-talks-privacy-and-security-at-sxsw-interactive/

NASA’s Project Morpheus completes Free Flight 8
http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/7295/NASAs-Project-Morpheus-completes-Free-Flight-8.aspx

Long-term warming likely to be significant despite recent slowdown
http://phys.org/news/2014-03-long-term-significant-slowdown.html

Computer Genius Builds Language That Lets Anyone Calculate Anything
http://www.businessinsider.com/wolfram-language-demo-2014-3

Tiny Drums Turn Faint Radio Signals Into Light
http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/optoelectronics/tiny-drums-turn-faint-radio-signals-into-light?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29

London launches hi-tech trial for pedestrian safety
http://phys.org/news/2014-03-london-hi-tech-trial-pedestrian-safety.html

CIOs preach the power of resilience
http://fcw.com/articles/2014/03/11/disaster-recovery-practice-practice-practice.aspx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

“It can happen here”: Three years after Fukushima, U.S. vulnerable to nuclear disaster
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-players-abc-news/it-can-happen-here-three-years-after-fukushima-us-vulnerable-to-nuclear-disaster-223443355.html?vp=1

Shocked to learn how data brokers are watching you?
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/shocked-to-learn-how-data-brokers-are-watching-you/

The White House needs to shut up on Ukraine
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/03/10/obama_putin_ukraine_russia

The Truth about Drones
http://deloitte.wsj.com/cio/2014/03/11/live-from-sxsw-the-truth-about-drones/

Barack Obama, the world’s most famous social media editor
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/03/11/barack-obama-the-worlds-most-famous-social-media-editor/

Obama Could Use New U.S. Natural Gas, Oil Riches As Tools Against Putin
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkrancer/2014/03/10/experts-obama-could-use-new-u-s-natural-gas-oil-riches-as-tools-against-putin/

Nasa seeks coders to hunt asteroids
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26528516?utm_content=buffer50801&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

3,000 Americans ditch their passports
http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/17/pf/taxes/citizenship-taxes/index.html

The Industrial Revolution produced machines that required human input. But is the digital revolution rendering labor obsolete?
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/qa-andrew-mcafee-erik-brynjolfsson-co-authors-of-the-second-machine-age/?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660&ttag=e660&ftag=TRE4eb29b5

The next tech revolution: Busting bureaucracy
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/10/bureaucracy-revolution-tech/

No, U.S. Drones Weren’t Shot Down Over Crimea

No, U.S. Drones Weren’t Shot Down Over Crimea

China on Course to Exceed 2015 Shale Gas Target With Fuling Find
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-11/china-on-course-to-exceed-2015-shale-gas-target-with-fuling-find.html

Ray Kurzweil Keynotes Conference on Transforming Big Data into Fast Data and Smart Data
http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2013/09/23/NY84309

Kurzweil: Computers Will Enable People To Live Forever
http://www.informationweek.com/kurzweil-computers-will-enable-people-to-live-forever/d/d-id/1049093?

The military’s new Google Glass streams TONS of futuristic battle data
http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/11/the-militarys-new-google-glass-streams-tons-of-futuristic-battle-data/

Stem Cell Researcher Calls for Retraction of His Own Work
http://time.com/20082/stem-cell-researcher-calls-for-retraction-of-his-own-work/

5 predictions for the Web that were WAY off
http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/11/technology/web-predictions/index.html

Work at China IBM Factory Resumes as Many Strikers Return
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304704504579432983318960394?mod=rss_Technology&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304704504579432983318960394.html%3Fmod%3Drss_Technology

FDA Approves Migraine Treatment Device
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304020104579433921861863030?mod=rss_Technology&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304020104579433921861863030.html%3Fmod%3Drss_Technology

An Achievement: Israeli Intelligence & Navy Intercepted Missiles on Ship — But It’s Bad that Iran Closely Stands with Hamas in Gaza
http://israelspy.com/great-achievement-israeli-intelligence-and-navy-intercepted-missiles-bound-for-sinai-or-gaza-but-is-it-bad-that-iran-closely-stands-with-hamas-in-gaza/

Ukraine in Crisis: Putin and the Power of Gas
http://socialinarlington.com/ukraine-in-crisis-putin-and-the-power-of-gas/

Will millennials kill Costco?
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/11/will-millennials-kill-costco/?iid=SF_F_River&utm_content=buffer314ed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

European IT firms seize opportunity from spy scandal

European IT firms seize opportunity from spy scandal

Exxon’s Russia ties still strong amid crisis
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/exxon-russia-oil-104556.html

Inspiration Is Divine, But Totally Insufficient
http://www.inc.com/ilan-mochari/business-inspiration-entrepreneurs.html?cid=sf01001

Did CIA search senate committee’s computers?
http://www.msnbc.com/ronan-farrow/watch/did-cia-search-senate-committees-computers-191703107569?cid=sm_twitter_video

Rice bioengineers invent systems for ‘genetic circuit analysis’
http://www.kurzweilai.net/rice-bioengineers-invent-systems-for-genetic-circuit-analysis

New research could help make ‘roll-up’ digital screens a reality
http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-research-could-help-make-roll-up-digital-screens-a-reality

Watch scientists ‘herd’ cells with electric fields for controlled tissue engineering
http://www.kurzweilai.net/watch-scientists-herd-cells-with-electric-fields-for-controlled-tissue-engineering

Digital Health And The Transition To Nothing
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnnosta/2014/03/11/digital-health-and-the-transition-to-nothing/

Tech brands steer consumers towards in-car technology

Tech brands steer consumers towards in-car technology

Ozone Layer Under Threat Yet Again

Headlines: Ozone Layer Under Threat Yet Again

What the Internet of 2025 Might Look Like
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/11/what-the-internet-of-2025-might-look-like/

My great bitcoin adventure: 6 months, 5 exchanges
http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/my-great-bitcoin-adventure-6-months-5-exchanges-237859

A Global Education Conference for a Global Crisis
http://bigthink.com/think-tank/gesf-a-global-education-conference-for-a-global

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Two Main Philosophies
http://bigthink.com/words-of-wisdom/neil-degrasse-tysons-two-main-philosophies?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bigthink%2Fmain+%28Big+Think+Main%29

17 areas to benefit from big data analytics in next 10 years
http://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/17-areas-to-benefit-from-big-data-analytics-in-next-10-years

The 17 Equations That Changed The Course Of History
http://www.businessinsider.com/17-equations-that-changed-the-world-2014-3

THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: BIG DATA IS GREAT, BUT WE CAN’T FIND ENOUGH TALENT
http://www.fastcompany.com/3022909/fast-feed/the-healthcare-industry-big-data-is-great-but-we-cant-find-enough-talent

Hate to be a Nag About Climate Change But Here Goes

Hate to be a Nag About Climate Change But Here Goes

The Dozen Regional Powerhouses Driving the U.S. Economy
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/03/dozen-regional-powerhouses-driving-us-economy/8575/

Protein key to cell motility has implications for stopping cancer metastasis
http://phys.org/news/2014-03-protein-key-cell-motility-implications.html

Iran and Russia discuss new nuclear deal
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/03/iran-russia-discuss-new-nuclear-deal-2014312175752273103.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Quantum chaos in ultracold gas discovered
http://phys.org/news/2014-03-quantum-chaos-ultracold-gas.html

Data Centers and the Internet of Things to Come

Data Centers and the Internet of Things to Come

Google is encrypting search globally. That’s bad for the NSA and China’s censors.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/03/12/google-is-encrypting-search-worldwide-thats-bad-for-the-nsa-and-china/?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

NATO Poised to Ramp Up Nuclear-Arms Security Spending
http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/analyst-us-poised-ramp-spending-guard-nuclear-arms-europe/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

New contender for ‘fat gene’ found
http://www.nature.com/news/new-contender-for-fat-gene-found-1.14863

Inside China’s Market for Mobile Cybercrime
http://www.securityweek.com/inside-chinas-market-mobile-cybercrime

US House seeks alternatives to Internet sales tax bill
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2107520/us-house-considers-alternatives-to-internet-sales-tax-bill.html

4 Billionaires on How to Profit From Failure
http://www.inc.com/erik-sherman/4-billionaires-on-how-to-profit-from-failure.html?cid=sf01001

Google’s Schmidt: We were attacked by the Chinese and the NSA
http://rt.com/usa/google-schmidt-speech-sxsw-546/

Snowden leak: NSA plans to infect ‘millions’ of computers
http://rt.com/usa/nsa-greenwald-malware-infect-382/

Public investors get no say in new Google
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/krantz/2014/03/11/google-stock-split-affect-investors/5789895/

Why Nothing Is Truly Alive

How NASA Sold Us The Moon
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2014/03/12/how-nasa-sold-us-the-moon/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Drones will cause an upheaval of society like we haven’t seen in 700 years
http://qz.com/185945/drones-are-about-to-upheave-society-in-a-way-we-havent-seen-in-700-years/?utm_content=buffer2a3b1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=

Climate change is already affecting the American people

Hate to be a Nag About Climate Change But Here Goes

Test may some day predict 5-year risk of death

Test may some day predict 5-year risk of death

Bacteria & Batteries: Five Hot Energy Tech Trends
http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/1247-bacteria-batteries-five-hot-energy-tech-trends

Cancer Research Breakthrough Using Bacteria
http://www.inquisitr.com/1168390/cancer-research-breakthrough-using-bacteria/

Australia Takes Lead in Cleaning Up Space Junk

Space Update: Australia Takes Lead in Cleaning Up Space Junk

Physicist proposes a new type of computing at SXSW. Check out orbital computing
http://gigaom.com/2014/03/10/physicist-proposes-a-new-type-of-computing-at-sxsw-check-out-orbital-computing/?utm_content=buffer6f5b7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

NSA’s plan to inject malware into ‘millions’ of computers revealed
http://bgr.com/2014/03/12/nsa-hacking-malware-infections/

EU moves toward sanctions on Russians; Obama meets Ukraine PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSBREA1Q1E820140313?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=992637

International Astronomical Union Labelled ‘Boring’ As It Warns Space Is Not For Sale
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasperhamill/2014/03/12/international-astronomical-union-labelled-boring-as-it-warns-space-is-not-for-sale/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Why Is Google Building A Robot Army?

Why Is Google Building A Robot Army?

Beyond BRAC: Global Defense Infrastructure for the 21st Century
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/beyond-brac-global-defense-infrastructure-for-the-21st-century

NSA Director nominee wants every branch of the military to have a dedicated cyber attack force
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/12/presidential-nominee-for-nsa-director-wants-every-branch-of-the/

Ukraine crisis makes people in the Baltic states very very nervous.…
http://on.ft.com/1kME07U

PUTIN MOVES AGAINST THE PRESS
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2014/03/vladimir-putin-press-censorship-galina-timchenko.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Feinstein excoriates CIA for spying on Senate committee
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57620193-83/feinstein-excoriates-cia-for-spying-on-senate-committee/

Target hackers showed intimate knowledge of firm’s network, suggests McAfee
http://news.techworld.com/security/3505877/target-hackers-showed-intimate-knowledge-of-firms-network-suggests-mcafee/

Disneyland for Law Enforcement
http://www.afcea.org/content/?q=node/12488

Web founder Berners-Lee calls for online ‘Magna Carta’ to protect users
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/12/us-internet-bernerslee-idUSBREA2B0PC20140312

NSA ‘hijacked’ criminal botnets to install spyware
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/12/us-usa-security-nsa-botnets-idUSBREA2B21420140312

Smart nanofibers to treat kidney failure
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306132809.htm

Silk-based surgical implants could offer a better way to repair broken bones
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140304141946.htm

Squeezing light into metals: Engineers control conductivity with inkjet printer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140307083701.htm

Taking a Look at Emerging Technologies
http://www.scientificcomputing.com/blogs/2014/03/taking-look-emerging-technologies

Business Insider | The Silicon Valley 100: The coolest people in tech right now
http://www.kurzweilai.net/business-insider-the-silicon-valley-100-the-coolest-people-in-tech-right-now

Here’s What The Internet Could Look Like In 2025
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/11/heres-what-the-internet-c_n_4943051.html?ir=Technology

New research could help make ‘roll-up’ digital screens a reality
http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-research-could-help-make-roll-up-digital-screens-a-reality

Canadian makers of ‘world’s lowest cost tablet’ aim for $20 device
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/canadian-makers-of-worlds-lowest-cost-tablet-aim-for-20-device/article17461367/

What’s Driving the Hospital of the Future?
http://www.aethon.com/whats-driving-hospital-future/

Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein

Brilliant Blunders: Mario Livio’s Book is Well Worth a Read

Police departments begin testing and training with Google Glass
http://www.envisagenow.com/police-departments-begin-testing-and-training-with-google-glass/

7 Real Cybersecurity Threats
http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2014/03/13/real-cybersecurity-threats/

The political science of cybersecurity IV: How Edward Snowden helps U.S. deterrence
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/03/12/the-political-science-of-cybersecurity-iv-how-edward-snowden-helps-u-s-deterrence/

Cybersecurity Spending Up At DoD And DHS In FY15 Budget Requests

Cybersecurity Spending Up At DoD And DHS In FY15 Budget Requests

Military: 80 Percent of Colombian Drugs Gets to U.S.
http://time.com/world/

The Most Secure Buildings in the World
https://exploreb2b.com/articles/the-most-secure-buildings-in-the-world

NIST launches effort to improve disaster resilience of communities
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20140313-nist-launches-effort-to-improve-disaster-resilience-of-communities

The Russia-Ukraine Cyber War
http://i-hls.com/2014/03/russia-ukraine-cyber-war/

The Coming Human-Machine Forecasting Revolution in Foreign Policy?
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?lng=en&id=177471

AMERICAN EXPRESS SPOTLIGHTS THE ISSUE OF FINANCIAL EXCLUSION IN DAVIS GUGGENHEIM DOC “SPENT“
http://www.fastcocreate.com/3027508/american-express-spotlights-the-issue-of-financial-exclusion-in-davis-guggenheim-doc-spent

Russia announces start of military exercises near Ukrainian border
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/13/russia-political-economic-damage-ukraine-merkel

Merkel: Russia to face massive damage if no progress made on Ukraine
http://rt.com/news/germany-russia-massive-sanctions-590/

A step towards ‘programmable materials’ “Could change the world of mechanics forever“
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-step-towards-programmable-materials

A new quantum-cryptography scheme to secure anonymous transactions
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-new-quantum-cryptography-scheme-to-secure-anonymous-transactions

3D acoustic cloaking device makes objects undetectable with sound
http://www.kurzweilai.net/3d-acoustic-cloaking-device-makes-objects-undetectable-with-sound

Soon You’ll Be Able to Order Anything, Exactly How You Want It

Soon You’ll Be Able to Order Anything, Exactly How You Want It

Three Ideas Wearable Designers Should Steal From This Smart Medical Device
http://www.wired.com/design/2014/03/3-insights-wearable-design-smart-concept-epileptics/

Rolls-Royce Considers Building a … Plug-in Hybrid?
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/rolls-royce-plug-in-hybrid/

Ukraine crisis will make Iran’s mullahs more interested in nuclear weapons
http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2545346

Bill Nye Sees An Intimate Connection Between Startups And Science

Bill Nye Sees An Intimate Connection Between Startups And Science

Tech professor believes to have discovered origin of life
http://www.dailytoreador.com/news/article_a68e7dae-a7df-11e3-848b-001a4bcf6878.html

STANFORD RESEARCHERS CREATE A NEW TECHNIQUE TO STUDY HOW WE INHERIT DISEASE
http://engineering.stanford.edu/news/stanford-researchers-create-new-technique-study-how-we-inherit-disease

Behind the News: Why a High-Protein Diet in Middle Age May Increase Risk of Death
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140308-high-protein-diet-low-protein-cancer-meat-health-food-science/

The White House Is Looking For More Innovation Fellows

The White House Is Looking For More Innovation Fellows

Promising news for producing fuels through artificial photosynthesis
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140307133631.htm

World Wide Web 25th Anniversary Marks Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s Life-Changing Invention
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/09/internets-25th-anniversary-sir-tim-berners-lee-world-wide-web-proposition_n_4930150.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

Coming Breakthroughs That Will Change Life As We Know It
http://www.businessinsider.com/michio-kaku-talks-about-coming-breakthroughs-2014-3

Russia Turns The Screws On Ukraine With Gas Supply Threat
http://time.com/16915/russia-turns-the-screws-on-ukraine-with-gas-supply-threat/

It’s Not Just Big Data, It’s The Right Big Data That Matters Most
https://exploreb2b.com/articles/its-not-just-big-data-its-the-right-big-data-that-matters-most

Three Reasons Why The UK Can Never Join The Euro
http://www.forbes.com/sites/francescoppola/2014/03/07/three-reasons-why-the-uk-can-never-join-the-euro/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

James Lovelock: ‘enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan’
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/mar/01/scienceofclimatechange.climatechange

The app controlled smart security drone with a STUN GUN built in to zap intruders with an 80,000 volt dart
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2576091/The-smart-security-drone-STUN-GUN-built-attack-intruders.html

Your Body Can Kill Cancer. It Just Needs Better Instructions.

Your Body Can Kill Cancer. It Just Needs Better Instructions.

Mathematical Patterns in Sea Ice Reveal Melt Dynamics
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2014/03/13/mathematical-patterns-in-sea-ice-reveal-melt-dynamics/

Nanoscale optical switch breaks miniaturization barrier
http://phys.org/news/2014-03-nanoscale-optical-miniaturization-barrier.html

Regards,

Mr. Andres Agostini
Risk-Management Professional Futurist and Success Consultant
http://lnkd.in/bYP2nDC

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