Sound waves rip droplets from a nozzle, “like picking apples from a tree.”
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Category: futurism
Advanced Artificial Intelligence Could Run The World Better Than Humans Ever Could
Humanity is terrible at planning for the distant future. If we build advanced artificial intelligence, it might save us from ourselves.
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When Will We Get 5G?
This video is the second in a two-part series discussing 5G. In this video, we’ll be discussing the transition from fourth to fifth generation mobile networks along with the timeline for deployment of 5G infrastructure we can expect to see.
[0:35–5:15] First we’ll take a look at how 4G networks have been evolving and their future trajectory, as well as the organizations in charge of setting the standards for a mobile generation.
[5:15–9:55] Following that, we’ll look at how 4G networks will ease the transition to 5G, unlimited data plans and some of the use cases opened up by 4.5G/5G.
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Turning Old Beer Bottles Into Sand
I think this is a great idea and I would invest in it for here. But I would create it as a vending machine also and for $1 and a beer (and soda) bottle you would get…? what? I need some ideas. What do beer drinkers want? How about for soft drinks?
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DNA editing before birth could one day massively expand lifespans
If it becomes possible to make dozens of changes to DNA, future generations could live much longer before they succumb to diseases of old age such as cancer.
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A species of fish has passed the mirror test for the first time
By Yvaine Ye
The cleaner wrasse is only the size of a human finger but it has become the first fish ever to pass the mirror test – a classic experiment used to gauge self-awareness in animals.
Until now, only relatively intelligent animals – including apes, dolphins, elephants and magpies – have passed the test, which demonstrates whether an individual can recognise itself. But in 2016, two manta rays were filmed checking out their reflections in a mirror in a fish tank, suggesting that fish may be able to …
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What does “POSTHUMAN” mean? Dr. Ferrando (NYU) — Course “The Posthuman” Lesson n. 1
Are we human?
This video is part of the online course in the Philosophy of “The Posthuman”, Lesson n. 1, by Dr. Francesca Ferrando (NYU)
More info: www.theposthuman.org
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Re-writing Nature’s Recipe Book: How Ginkgo Bioworks is Poised to Upset Almost Every Industry You Can Think Of
What does all this mean? How can one company do all that?
I recently spoke with Ginkgo Bioworks co-founders Tom Knight and Jason Kelly about the future of manufacturing and how the secrets of biology will be the secrets to unlocking the next Industrial Revolution.
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‘Archived’ heat has reached deep into the Arctic interior, researchers say
Arctic sea ice isn’t just threatened by the melting of ice around its edges, a new study has found: Warmer water that originated hundreds of miles away has penetrated deep into the interior of the Arctic.
That “archived” heat, currently trapped below the surface, has the potential to melt the region’s entire sea-ice pack if it reaches the surface, researchers say.
The study appears online Aug. 29 in the journal Science Advances.
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