The Decades That Invented the Future, Part 7: 1961-1970. 1963: The Kennedy Assassination (Security) The Nov. 22, 1963 assassination of President Robert F.
Kennedy sparked conspiracy theories that last to this day.Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? In 1964, a third of Americans rejected the Warren Report's conclusion that Oswald acted alone. Local Dallas businessman Clay Shaw was tried for the murder but was acquitted in March 1969.And what about the murder of Oswald, who was killed in police custody two days later by Jack Ruby before Oswald could go to trial? Let's not forget about the "magic bullet theory," either. Was more than one bullet used to kill the president? Way back in 1965, when people were spinning Rubber Soul and A Love Supreme on phonograph players, James T. Home. Advice on Writing from Modernity’s Greatest Writers. I recently stumbled upon a delightful little book called Advice to Writers, “a compendium of quotes, anecdotes, and writerly wisdom from a dazzling array of literary lights,” originally published in 1999.
From how to find a good agent to what makes characters compelling, it spans the entire spectrum of the aspirational and the utilitarian, covering grammar, genres, material, money, plot, plagiarism, and, of course, encouragement. Here are some words of wisdom from some of my favorite writers featured: Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. This you cannot do without temperance.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. Asimov's Science Fiction. Four moons dotted the distant horizon, pale ghosts half-lost in shadow and framed on either side by Cjoi’s heavy black boots propped up against the observation glass.
She slouched in her chair, mute earpiece dangling at the base of her neck, her eyes and attention on the gas giant below. Ammonia clouds seethed and spun endless bright rivers of gold across its radiant face, deadly and compelling. Her dive-sphere was rolled toward the oncoming night, engines in stand-by, no interior lights except the tiny blips of critical systems to break the spell. If she dared close her eyes, she knew the planet would still be there. 2045 Initiative. What is Gnosis? There is a root from which all knowledge has emerged.
Humanity has many names for it; we call it Gnosis. gnosis (-g·no·sis): From Greek γνῶσις. Knowledge. The higher meaning of Gnosis is knowledge from experience, especially experience of divinity or that which is beyond the five senses.The word Gnosis does not refer to knowledge that we are told or believe in. PLANETARY COLLECTIVE. If tech’s future is digital, what will be the biggest advance? Could we become a digital world where tech helps everyone succeed and prosper?
This pre-release excerpt from the forthcoming book A New Future shows why there's room to dream about building the world we want instead of the one we're turning into. One day greatness will be in our grasp. But rather than waiting, can we reach it now? Here’s the good news: digital devices have made your life better. Here’s the bad news: although incredibly cool, devices are still in early stages of development. The Future Chronicles - Links. Future Chronicles Links (General)
The Chronicle of the Future. Timelord Timelines And Other Doctor Who Infographics. The popular British TV series Doctor Who just announced the actor who will play the 12th Doctor: Peter Capaldi.
To mark yet another milestone for this popular show (not many TV shows make it through 12 seasons strong!) , we searched our database for the most interesting infographics about it. Here are 17 of them: The show has been around for a very long time. In that time, there have been quite a few changes, all documented in Doctor Who Statistics. Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. Timelines. A Debate Over A 'Controversial' Ad Just Got Owned By A Bunch Of Kids. Europa Report Dramatizes Human Mission To Jupiter's Moon. Space tech. TechnoMorphica. With: Louis Bec, Kerstin Dautenhahn, Stefaan Decostere, Manuel DeLanda, Mark Dery, Jozef Keulartz, Knowbotic Research, Detlef Linke, Humberto Maturana, Wim Nijenhuis, Lars Spuybroek, Stelarc, Gerburg Treusch-Dieter, Paul Virilio.
Lists: 6 Signs It's Already the Future. Scouting the Future. How can leaders neutralize decision-making paralysis in the face of a complex and ever changing context?
When it comes to complexity and change, we are in a class five white water rapid. Unexpected events happen so rapidly that we often feel our raft is about to flip. Just think of the massive changes we have experienced from. Post Human Manfesto:Contents.
'Simplified' brain lets the iCub robot learn language. The iCub humanoid robot on which the team directed by Peter Ford Dominey, CNRS Director of Research at Inserm Unit 846* has been working for many years will now be able to understand what is being said to it and even anticipate the end of a sentence.
This technological prowess was made possible by the development of a "simplified artificial brain" that reproduces certain types of so-called "recurrent" connections observed in the human brain. The artificial brain system enables the robot to learn, and subsequently understand, new sentences containing a new grammatical structure. It can link two sentences together and even predict how a sentence will end before it is uttered. This research has been published in the journal PLoS One. Inserm and CNRS researchers and the Université Lyon 1 have succeeded in developing an "artificial neuronal network" constructed on the basis of a fundamental principle of the workings of the human brain, namely its ability to learn a new language.
The dark side. A supernova that occurred in 1994 on the outskirts of a spiral galaxy.
Credit: HigH-Z Supernova Search Team/HST/NASA LIKE MANY WHO watched Star Wars as a child, the dark side of the Force intrigued me. That there really exists a dark force that defies explanation has shaped my current career. Astrophysics reveals that 95% of the universe is in a form we can’t easily see. Out of the dark. WHEN SITTING ALONE at night, my thoughts often turn to dark topics. By this, I mean dark matter and dark energy. In the 30 years since I completed my PhD in physics, the world has changed a great deal, for better and for worse.
On the negative front, I never would have imagined we would still be battling ignorant religious fundamentalism within my own country. On the plus side, we have obtained more information about the cosmos in my lifetime than I would have believed possible. Star makers. Conceptual computer artwork of multiple universes: Some physicists believe that there are an infinite number of parallel universes, created for each possible quantum mechanical outcome. The collective name for these universes is the multiverse. Credit: Mehau Kulyk/SPL Ask the average scientist about the possibility of an encounter with an extra-terrestrial lifeform, and it’s likely you’ll find you’ve prompted ‘the giggle factor’. After rolling their eyes, they remind you that the distances between stars are so vast, it’s virtually impossible for any aliens to visit us. Subatomic particles have free will.
It's possible that the free will we experience is a result of the free will of subatomic particles. Credit: iStockphoto SYDNEY: If humans have free will, then so do subatomic particles such as electrons, say U.S. mathematicians. “If experimenters have a certain freedom, then particles have exactly the same kind of freedom,” wrote mathematicians John Conway and Simon Kochen, of Princeton University in New Jersey, in a recent paper published in Notices of the American Mathematical Society. Weird data suggests something big beyond the edge of the universe. Something strange appears to be tugging a 'dark flow' of galaxies across the universe. is this evidence that parallel universes really exist? SYDNEY: Astronomers have found the best evidence yet for the weird idea that our universe is one of many in the ‘multiverse’.
What’s more, these parallel universes seem to be exerting a strange force on our own, causing galaxy clusters to stream across space towards the edge of the known universe. The new evidence comes from studies of ‘bumps and wiggles’ in the temperature of the cosmic background radiation (CMB), the leftover afterglow of the Big Bang. The coming age of diamond. The science of everything.
POLINANCE: From science fiction to a paradigm shift: Short History of Prediction Markets. 1. Black Swan Theory and The Dutch Tulip Mania of 1637 2. Science Fiction, Futurology and Prediction Markets 3. Futarchy, Predictocracy and Delphi Pools 4. 5. Black Swan Theory and The Dutch Tulip Mania of 1637 Taleb who has become something of a maven in the USA, where his term "known unknowns" was notoriously famously cogitated in front of the microphones by Donald Rumsfeld (Taleb distanced himself from the remarques) claims that the theory of Black Swan Events is the key to understanding not just markets but all history. Black swans can be positive or negative, a blockbuster book like Harry Potter or a stock market crash. According to Black Swan, life is infused with unpredictability.
Through history masses made amazing political, financial and military mistakes. The idea starts with a Scottish journalist named Charles Mackay who describes, in his 1841 popular history book Madness of Crowds, financial manias, emotional economic bubbles such as the the Dutch tulip mania. Topical Index. History.nasa.gov/SP-4802.pdf. Investing in the Future of Robotics. Tomorrow’s factory workers are tireless, don’t being to a union, take vacations, or ask for raises. They have no healthcare benefits and no embarrassing moments at the company Christmas party. For basic jobs, robots are ideal employees. Robots will offer such significant cost benefits over time that companies not heavily invested in robotics may find themselves at a huge competitive disadvantage. Presently, there are presently over 1,000 robotics companies around the world, notes Frank Tobe of The Robot Report.
Favorite Links. m02_timeline_web.jpg (4950×1650) Technological Singularity. Human intelligence is being vastly amplified by AI Ubiquitous, large-scale automation has led to vast swathes of human employees being replaced by virtual or robotic counterparts. Strong AI now occupies almost every level of business, government, the military, manufacturing and service sectors. Rather than being separate entities, these AI programs are often merged with human minds, greatly extending the latter's capability. For instance, knowledge and skills on any subject can now be downloaded and stored directly within the brain. As well as basic information and data, this includes physical abilities. Research. Carl Sagan Quotes. 5 Ages of Man - Greek Myth on the Creation of Man. Decode Hindu Mythology: Manu - The First Man. First man or woman.
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