Lessons learned from smart and intelligent urban projects worldwide can open new avenues to create healthy, sustainable, and happy places for everyone, writes Sylvie Albert professor of ...

Sylvie Albert · The Conversation 20 Jun 2019

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The EU wants to create 10 million smart lampposts

For most of us, the humble lamppost is just that. We pass them in the street every day without a thought, but the European Union believes they are the key to the future of Smart Cities.

Douglas Broom 19 Jun 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

What I’ve learned from teaching prisoners to think like scientists

The Think Like A Scientist programme aims to help inmates build critical thinking skills and confidence in their own academic ability.

Philip Heron · The Conversation 18 Jun 2019

Healthcare Delivery

This new laser can track down and kill cancer cells

A new paper reveals a revolutionary method of targeting cancer cells that is completely non-invasive. In using lasers, the tumour can be destroyed before it grows.

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 17 Jun 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

This video of Mark Zuckerberg shows how hard it is to deal with fake news

A recent deepfake video of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has raised questions about possible misuse of video fakes in the future.

Stephen Johnson · Big Think 14 Jun 2019

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How tech companies compare at protecting your digital rights

The world’s tech companies are still falling short when it comes to respecting internet users’ human rights, according to an annual study of their public policies on freedom of expression...

Rosamond Hutt 13 Jun 2019

Electronics

Companies and governments are paying people to get healthy -- and its working

A new study has found that very small financial incentives administered as a short “dose” could actually drive you to be more physically active over a long period of time.

Marc Mitchell · The Conversation 12 Jun 2019

Biotechnology

This ‘tripod foot’ is making hiking easier for people with prosthetic legs

In the past, uneven terrains have proved difficult for those with prosthetic legs, but new technology from Stanford University is changing that.

Nathan Collins · Futurity 11 Jun 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

An AI taught itself to play a video game – for the first time, it's beating humans

Researchers have found a way to train AI algorithms to perform with a human-like ability in popular 3D multiplayer games.

Maude Lavanchy · The Conversation 11 Jun 2019

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How the future of computing can make or break the AI revolution

The computing ecosystem must continue to evolve – maybe into the quantum realm – if AI is to come to full fruition.

Ghida Ibrahim 10 Jun 2019

Globalization 4.0

Tracing the global rise of China's tech giants

China's tech giants have created a complicated latticework of international trade and investment that could make meddling with them for geopolitical reasons a risky endeavour.

Andrew Berkley and John Letzing 07 Jun 2019

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New research says internet use is killing your memory

According to new research, consistent internet usage results in a change in our brain's activities. In turn, there is a risk against groups like Generation Z, who are more exposed to the ...

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 07 Jun 2019

Electronics

Women in Japan are downloading the country's anti-groping app - in record numbers

Digi Police, a free smartphone app, is aimed specifically at protecting victims of sexual misconduct in crowded places.

Nicole Einbinder · Business Insider 06 Jun 2019

Mental Health

This VR device could let you know the early warning signs for Alzheimer’s

A new technique which makes use of VR has proven its effectiveness at spotting one of the first symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease.

University of Cambridge · University of Cambridge 05 Jun 2019

Education, Gender and Work

How AI can strengthen doctor-patient connections

Today's rate of innovation and change has made it difficult for patients and physicians to effectively integrate technology into medical best practices.

Northwell Health · Big Think 04 Jun 2019

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