29/11/2009
Virtopsy: autopsy without the scalpel
A Swiss lab has developed a way of establishing how someone died without damaging the evidence.
13:25
Solar Power Costs 50% Lower than Last Year
New research by leading alternative energy research firm New Energy Finance finds that solar power will cost less by about 50% at the end of 2009 compared to the end of 2008.
5:20
A.I. Anchors Replace Human Reporters In Newsroom of the Future
In the great media reshuffling ushered in by the Internet Age, print journalists have suffered the most from online journalism’s ascent. Broadcast journalists, however, may be the next group to feel technology’s cruel sting. Engineers at Northwestern University have created virtual newscasts that use artificial intelligence to collect stories, produce graphics and even anchor broadcasts via avatars.
3:08
Peter L. Bernstein on risk
The celebrated author of Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk explores the history of risk and how it works in real-world markets and in our lives.
Paul Higgins: A very good video on risk from the McKinsey Quarterly: Risk is not danger, risk is not knowing what will happen. Risk is the fact that more can happen than will happen. 13 minute video
3:04
Is Gene Therapy Finally Ready for Prime Time?
over the past year, a series of small but intriguing advances has suggested that the technique may hold real future potential.
28/11/2009
Is Gene Therapy Finally Ready for Prime Time?
over the past year, a series of small but intriguing advances has suggested that the technique may hold real future potential.
21:37
Trend watch 2010: Mobile movies
mSpot CEO and co-founder Daren Tsui made the case to me recently that full-length streaming movies will be important to consumers in 2010 because people want entertainment on the go and on demand. Research suggests that the adoption curve will be lead by young males 18- to 24-years-old and parents with young children looking to keep kids distracted.
21:33
Buying, Selling and Twittering All the Way
America’s first Twitter Christmas got under way in earnest on Friday. Across the land, retailers and their customers used the social networking site to talk to one another about bargains, problems, purchases and shopping strategies.
21:31
Cellphone Apps Challenge the Rise of E-Readers
Many people who want to read electronic books are discovering that they can do so on the smartphones that are already in their pockets — bringing a whole new meaning to “phone book.” And they like that they can save the $250 to $350 that they would otherwise spend on yet another gadget.
21:29
The End Game for Traditional Media
by Rob Paterson
Paul Higgins - a powerful and yet simple graphic and model for looking at paradigm change
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