A ready-to-use set of biological tools, including CRISPR, is poised to save our food supply from climate change
— Read on www.businessinsider.com/crispr-genetic-modification-agriculture-food-2018-4/
Blazing a path for buried bits in quantum chips
This is how everything changes…
Blazing a path for buried bits in quantum chips
— Read on phys.org/news/2018-04-blazing-path-bits-quantum-chips.html
I, Cringely The space race is over and SpaceX won – I, Cringely
I tend to agree, but I would caution that going to space is not a network-gains type of event. It isn’t a x86 platform or video technology like vhs vs Betamax. It is physical. So it is a race that never ends. Bezos gets this deeply, which explains his quiet style. SpaceX has the edge today, but there is no platform legacy type of restrictions. A cheaper and safer tech wins. Immediately…
Elon Musk knows that for SpaceX to dominate, scale is everything
— Read on www.cringely.com/2018/04/06/the-space-race-is-over-and-spacex-won/
A.I. creates ‘maps’ of immune system fighting cancer – Futurity
First we build tools, then we do magic….
Unleashing artificial intelligence on pathology slides produces TIL maps, which could improve immunotherapy for cancer.
— Read on www.futurity.org/til-maps-cancer-immunotherapy-1725222-2/
New Brain Maps With Unmatched Detail May Change Neuroscience | WIRED
Whoa… breakthrough tools here
A technique based on genetic bar codes can easily map the connections of individual brain cells in unprecedented numbers. Unexpected complexity in the visual system is only the first secret it has revealed.
— Read on www.wired.com/story/new-brain-maps-with-unmatched-detail-may-change-neuroscience/
Dr. Ed’s Blog: Global Growth Fundamentals Remain Strong
Dr. Ed’s Blog: Global Growth Fundamentals Remain Strong
— Read on blog.yardeni.com/2018/04/global-growth-fundamentals-remain-strong.html
How Estonia—Yes, Estonia—Became One of the Wealthiest Countries in Eastern Europe | Intellectual Takeout
Estonia is the living example that human progress is closely linked to economic freedom.
— Read on www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/why-estonia-yes-estonia-suddenly-one-wealthiest-countries-eastern-europe-and-most-innovative
The Future of Jobs: Working on Being Human | Basic Income News
This is the way of the future…
The Future of Jobs: Working on Being Human | Basic Income News
— Read on basicincome.org/news/2018/03/future-jobs-working-human/
Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030 | Business | The Guardian
This is the higher level game that most rich people are failing to see…
World leaders urged to act as anger over inequality reaches a ‘tipping point’
— Read on www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/07/global-inequality-tipping-point-2030
Solar PV and wind are on track to replace all coal, oil and gas within two decades
Good news…
Solar photovoltaics and wind power are on track to supplant fossil-fuel-based electricity generation by the 2030s. The only thing holding back the renewable revolution is politics.
— Read on theconversation.com/solar-pv-and-wind-are-on-track-to-replace-all-coal-oil-and-gas-within-two-decades-94033