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The vast reaches of empty space between galaxies are bridged by tendrils of hydrogen and helium, which can be used as a precise “light meter.” In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of scientists finds that the light from known populations of galaxies and quasars is not nearly enough to explain observations of intergalactic hydrogen. The difference is a stunning 400 percent.
“The most exciting possibility is that the missing photons are coming from some exotic new source, not galaxies or quasars at all,” said Neal Katz a co-author from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. For example, the mysterious dark matter, which holds galaxies together but has never been seen directly, could itself decay and ultimately be responsible for this extra light.
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Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan — Gizmodo

When most of us imagine what the mantle of the Earth is like, we see burning hot rock and magma (and maybe satan hanging out for good measure or something). But scientists have discovered evidence that all that rock may be hiding huge amounts of water—three times the volume of all our oceans combined.

The scientists behind the study, which was published online today in the journal Science, think they’ve figured out the answer to a question that has long plagued Earth science: Just how much water is there on Earth in total? “I think we are finally seeing evidence for a whole-Earth water cycle, which may help explain the vast amount of liquid water on the surface of our habitable planet,” said study co-author and Northwestern geophysicist Steve Jacobsen to PhysOrg. “Scientists have been looking for this missing deep water for decades.”

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The Unleashed Mind
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New research from Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, has shown that it is possible for some information to be inherited biologically through chemical changes that occur in DNA. During the tests they learned that that mice can pass on learned information about traumatic or stressful experiences – in this case a fear of the smell of cherry blossom – to subsequent generations.

According to the Telegraph, Dr Brian Dias, from the department of psychiatry at Emory University, said: ”From a translational perspective, our results allow us to appreciate how the experiences of a parent, before even conceiving offspring, markedly influence both structure and function in the nervous system of subsequent generations.

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Kurzweil AI

Invisibility cloaks can’t make objects fully invisible in all directions, colors, and polarizations, but Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) physicists have developed a workaround: an ideal invisibility cloak for diffusive light-scattering media, such as fog.

Their results are published in the journal Science.

In diffusive media, light is scattered by the particles in the medium. Examples are fog, clouds, or frosted glass panes that let the light in, but hide the light source. “This property of light-scattering media can be used to hide objects inside,” says Robert Schittny, first author of the study.

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Joann Muller - Forbes


It’s a basic tenet of mass production: Making things in batches is the most efficient way to manufacture anything. So why, then, is lean manufacturing evangelist Ted Duclos arguing that America can revitalize its manufacturing base by making things one at a time?

“It’s counterintuitive in the minds of many,” admits Duclos, president of Michigan-based Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (a joint venture between Germany’s Freudenberg and Japan’s NOK). Having obsessively thought for years about how to improve manufacturing processes, he’s convinced he’s on to something big.

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3 Things You Should Know About The Network Economy http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2014/07/07/3-things-you-should-know-the-network-economy/

Google’s new wearable project is a smart contact lens with medical uses http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/16/google-smart-contact-lens/

Neuroscientists Object to Europe’s Human Brain Project http://www.technologyreview.com/news/528796/neuroscientists-object-to-europes-human-brain-project/?utm_campaign=socialsync&utm_medium=social-post&utm_source=twitter

Super Typhoon Threatens Three Of Japan’s Nuclear Power Plants http://www.ibtimes.com/super-typhoon-threatens-three-japans-nuclear-power-plants-1620626#.U7rFI5Zjm8w.facebook

Possible aircraft technologies of 2040 http://www.kurzweilai.net/possible-aircraft-technologies-of-2040

REUTERS: Wall St. slumps in broad decline, Dow under 17,000 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/08/us-markets-stocks-idUSKBN0FD14H20140708

REUTERS: Verizon: U.S. government made 150,000 customer info requests in 2014 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/08/us-verizon-transparency-data-idUSKBN0FD20120140708

REUTERS: Samsung, Intel, Dell team up on standards for connected gadgets http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/08/us-tech-connectivity-idUSKBN0FD09920140708

Securing the Smart Energy Grid Is a National Concern http://www.emergencymgmt.com/safety/Securing-the-Smart-Energy-Grid.html

Microwaves of the future count calories so you don’t have to http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/08/ge-calorie-counting-microwaves/

Taking Past Lessons Learned, Amtrak Designs The Next Acela http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonrabinowitz/2014/07/08/taking-past-lessons-learned-amtrak-designs-the-next-acela/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

REUTERS: Lacker says inflation moving toward Fed’s target http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/08/us-usa-fed-idUSKBN0FD21620140708?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews

This Artificial Intelligence Company Could ‘Eradicate The Spreadsheet’ And Do The Work Of A $250,000 Consultant http://www.businessinsider.com/narrative-science-2014-7#ixzz36uZsJLly

The Polar Vortex and Global Warming – Does One Disprove the Other? http://www.21stcentech.com/polar-vortex-global-warming-disprove-other/

DARPA Condensed an Entire Communications System Into This Dime-Sized Chip http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2014/07/07/darpa-tiny-communications-chip/

An Urban Reality: Smart Cities http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-topic/an-urban-reality-smart-cities?utm_content=buffer82352&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

GE’s $1 Billion Software Bet http://www.technologyreview.com/news/527381/ges-1-billion-software-bet/

Google’s founders on the future of health, transport – and robots http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/07/google-founders-larry-page-sergey-brin-interview

A newly launched satellite will reveal even more about the planet’s workings than originally planned http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21606255-newly-launched-satellite-will-reveal-even-more-about-planets-workings

13 Predictions About The Future That Were Spectacularly Wrong — See more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/wrong-predictions-about-the-future_n_4297269.html#sthash.2r0LYLls.dpuf

SPIEGEL Interview with Hillary Clinton: ‘Surveillance on Merkel’s Phone Was Absolutely Wrong’ http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/hillary-clinton-interview-on-german-us-ties-and-presidential-plans-a-979812.html

Steve Wozniak: No one wanted to work under Steve Jobs ever again http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/08/steve-wozniakr-steve-jobs-apple

The Ethics of Autonomous Cars http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/the-ethics-of-autonomous-cars/280360/

THE ATLANTIC: Edward Snowden or the NSA: Who Violated Your Privacy More? http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/edward-snowden-or-the-nsa-who-violated-your-privacy-more/374066/

THE ATLANTIC: We’re Already Designing Babies http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/07/were-already-designing-babies/373896/

THE ATLANTIC: Data Science: What the Facebook Controversy is Really About http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/data-science-what-the-facebook-controversy-is-really-about/373770/

CNN: Kill switch: breeding kamikaze mosquitoes http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/08/tech/innovation/breeding-kamikaze-mosquitoes/index.html?hpt=te_t1

CNN: Uber cheaper than New York City taxi — for now http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/07/technology/uber-taxi-discount/index.html

YAHOO FINANCE: Concern Over ‘Severe’ Pullback Sends U.S. Stocks Lower http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-stocks-drop-second-day-161727017.html

YAHOO FINANCE: After Detroit, another city ponders bankruptcy http://finance.yahoo.com/news/detroit-another-city-ponders-bankruptcy-175150788.html

YAHOO FINANCE: United Airlines to outsource more than 630 jobs at U.S. airports http://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-airlines-outsource-more-630-jobs-u-airports-232215683–finance.html

YAHOO FINANCE: Who’s Next? Pot changes won’t stop with Washington http://finance.yahoo.com/news/whos-next-pot-changes-wont-stop-washington-061701976–finance.html

YAHOO FINANCE: Belgium seeks meeting with France’s BNP to discuss $9 billion U.S. fine http://finance.yahoo.com/news/belgium-seeks-meeting-frances-bnp-discuss-9-billion-152433371–sector.html

BUSINESSINSIDER: Here’s Why Militaries Around The World Prefer To Buy Russian Weapons http://www.businessinsider.com/russians-billions-old-weapons-2014-7

Sand-based lithium ion batteries that outperform standard by three times http://phys.org/news/2014-07-sand-based-lithium-ion-batteries-outperform.html

Astronomers bring the third dimension to a doomed star’s outburst http://phys.org/news/2014-07-astronomers-dimension-doomed-star-outburst.html

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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THE GUARDIAN: Links with China: why Australian universities are leading the way http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/jul/07/australian-uk-universities-links-china?CMP=twt_gu

BUSINESS INSIDER: Future Food: How Scientists And Startups Are Changing The Way We Eat http://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-and-startups-changing-how-we-eat-2014-7

Was During The Credit Bubble http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-stock-market-indicator-2014-7#ixzz36ohOW7kK

NBC NEWS: Nine jobs that humans may lose to robots http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42183592/ns/business-careers/t/nine-jobs-humans-may-lose-robots/#.U7sQt7EbErg

3D-bioprinted blood vessels are a major step towards man-made tissues and organs www.extremetech.com/extreme/185681-3d-bioprinted-blood-vessels-are-a-major-step-towards-man-made-tissues-and-organs

FDA approves first ever personal exoskeleton http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/185758-fda-approves-first-ever-personal-exoskeleton

Toyota develops high-efficiency ‘free piston’ no-crankshaft combustion engine… to power an EV http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/185789-toyota-develops-high-efficiency-free-piston-no-crankshaft-combustion-engine-to-power-an-ev

Brain study switches a woman’s consciousness on and off with an electrical zap http://www.examiner.com/article/brain-study-switches-a-woman-s-consciousness-on-and-off-with-an-electrical-zap

Will Foxconn’s Robot Factory Build the iPhone 6? http://mashable.com/2014/07/07/foxconns-robot-factory-iphone-6/

This Is How a ‘Go-Around’ Avoids Disaster at an Airport http://mashable.com/2014/07/07/barcelona-planes-go-around/

MASHABLE: Australia Is the Party Drug Capital of the World http://mashable.com/2014/07/07/australia-party-drug/

MASHABLE: NASA’s Human-like Space Robot Pays Dividends on Earth http://mashable.com/2014/07/01/nasa-robot-astronaut/

Knowledge Doubling Every 12 Months, Soon to be Every 12 Hours http://www.industrytap.com/knowledge-doubling-every-12-months-soon-to-be-every-12-hours/3950

FASTCOMPANY: UN Drug Report: Marijuana Legalization Will Increase Number Of Cannabis Users http://www.fastcompany.com/3032774/fast-feed/un-drug-report-marijuana-legalization-will-increase-number-of-cannabis-users

A Step Towards a Possible Alzheimer’s Vaccine, Researchers Eliminate up to 80% of Senile Plaques in Mice http://scitechdaily.com/a-step-towards-a-possible-alzheimers-vaccine-researchers-eliminate-up-to-80-of-senile-plaques-in-mice/

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Insurgents in Iraq Seizing Advanced Weaponry http://online.wsj.com/articles/insurgents-in-iraq-seizing-advanced-weaponry-1404684313?tesla=y&mg=reno64-wsj

How to Delete Yourself from the Internet http://time.com/2963100/how-to-delete-yourself-from-the-internet/

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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THE GUARDIAN: 3D printer drones will take to skies by 2040, claim BAE scientists http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/06/3d-printer-drones-2040-bae-futurist-aircraft?CMP=twt_gu

Researchers regrow human corneas in mice http://www.kurzweilai.net/researchers-regrow-human-corneas-in-mice

A transistor material intended to replace silicon by 2024 http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-transistor-material-intended-to-replace-silicon-by-2024

Collaborative learning for robots http://www.kurzweilai.net/collaborative-learning-for-robots

REUTERS: Merkel says U.S spying allegations are serious http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/07/us-germany-usa-spying-idUSKBN0FC06P20140707

INC: The Top 10 Discoveries That Will Rock Your World in 2025 http://www.inc.com/kimberly-weisul/what-science-and-entrepreneurs-will-bring-us-by-2025.html?utm_content=buffera0f24&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

WIRED: Ultra Low-Power Microserver to Tackle Big Bang Program’s Energy Needs http://innovationinsights.wired.com/insights/2014/06/ultra-low-power-microserver-tackle-big-bang-programs-energy-needs

WIRED: The Jet With a 17-Ton Telescope That NASA Uses as a Flying Observatory http://www.wired.com/2014/07/nasa-sofia-flying-observatory/

WIRED: How Google Map Hackers Can Destroy a Business at Will http://www.wired.com/2014/07/hacking-google-maps/

The Growing Dangers of Technological Unemployment and the Re-Skilling of America
http://www.wfs.org/blogs/thomas-frey/growing-dangers-technological-unemployment-and-re-skilling-america

What is the Greatest Threat to Humanity in the Next Few Decades? http://www.21stcentech.com/greatest-threat-humanity-decades/

Sears Became a Real-Time Digital Enterprise Due to Big Data http://www.bigdata-startups.com/BigData-startup/sears-real-time-digital-enterprise-big-data/

Engineered red blood cells could carry precious therapeutic cargo http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140630164010.htm

Supermassive black hole blows molecular gas out of a galaxy at one million kilometers per hour http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140707121413.htm

Aging: Too Much Telomerase Can Be as Bad as Too Little http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2014/07/05/aging-too-much-telomerase-can-be-as-bad-as-too-little/

BUSINESSWEEK: China’s Xi Ratchets Up Pressure on Japan http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-07/chinas-xi-ratchets-up-pressure-on-japan#r=hpt-ls

BUSINESSWEEK: Who Turned Out the Lights? The Coming Mega Sun Storm http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-03/u-dot-s-dot-plans-for-power-grid-crippling-sun-storms#r=hpt-ls

CNN: You can now watch pirated movies on Google Chromecast http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/07/technology/google-chromecast-piracy/index.html

CNN: Google Glass wearers can steal your password http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/07/technology/security/google-glass-password-hack/index.html

CNN: ‘Smart’ luggage will text you when it gets lost http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/03/technology/innovation/smart-luggage/index.html

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

Dylan Love — Business Insider

“Today there’s no legislation regarding how much intelligence a machine can have, how interconnected it can be. If that continues, look at the exponential trend. We will reach the singularity in the timeframe most experts predict. From that point on you’re going to see that the top species will no longer be humans, but machines.”

These are the words of Louis Del Monte, physicist, entrepreneur, and author of “The Artificial Intelligence Revolution.” Del Monte spoke to us over the phone about his thoughts surrounding artificial intelligence and the singularity, an indeterminate point in the future when machine intelligence will outmatch not only your own intelligence, but the world’s combined human intelligence too.

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“The Artificial Intelligence Revolution. http://www.businessinsider.com/louis-del-monte-interview-on-the-singularity-2014-7#ixzz36cuf3TIC

By 2045 ‘The Top Species Will No Longer Be Humans,’ And That Could Be A Problem http://www.businessinsider.com/louis-del-monte-interview-on-the-singularity-2014-7#ixzz36cwH40nU

“IN THE FUTURE WHEN MACHINE INTELLIGENCE WILL OUTMATCH NOT ONLY YOUR OWN INTELLIGENCE!” http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140705210305-34427457-in-the-future-when-machine-intelligence-will-outmatch-not-only-your-own-intelligence

The Next 20 Years Are Going To Make The Last 20 Look Like We Accomplished Nothing In Tech https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140705233135-34427457-the-next-20-years-are-going-to-make-the-last-20-look-like-we-accomplished-nothing-in-tech

Chronos, Eurekas, Kairos, Blitzkriegs, and Techno-Sputniks! https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140706000725-34427457-chronos-eurekas-kairos-blitzkrieg-and-techno-sputniks

What Jobs Will Robots Have in the Future? http://online.wsj.com/articles/robots-how-will-they-be-employed-in-the-future-1404390617

Military robots and the future of war http://www.ted.com/talks/pw_singer_on_robots_of_war

What Jobs Will Robots Have in the Future? http://online.wsj.com/articles/robots-how-will-they-be-employed-in-the-future-1404390617

The robots of the future won’t look anything like the Terminator http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/16/5617290/soft-robotics-is-booming

How robots are changing search and rescue http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140612-robots-to-the-rescue

How online ‘chatbots’ are already tricking you http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140609-how-online-bots-are-tricking-you

SOFTWARE WAS REPLACING ADMINISTRATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS, BOOKKEEPERS AND SECRETARIES, AND AT ALARMING RATES.

IN 2012, SILICON VALLEY INVESTOR VINOD KHOSLA PREDICTED THAT ALGORITHMS AND MACHINES WOULD REPLACE 80% OF DOCTORS WITHIN A GENERATION.

Technology is set to challenge traditionally safe professions.

“Software substitution, whether it’s for drivers or waiters or nurses… it’s progressing,” Gates said. “Technology over time will reduce demand for jobs, particularly at the lower end of skill set… 20 years from now, labor demand for lots of skill sets will be substantially lower. I don’t think people have that in their mental model.”

Kelly believes the next 20 years in technology will be radical. So much so that he believes our technological advances will make the previous 20 years “pale” in comparison.

While science is certainly increasing knowledge, it’s actually increasing our ignorance even faster.

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini