On a recent research trip, I found myself in the back of a taxi in New Delhi, amid a dizzying mix of car horns and exhaust. What initially seemed like complete chaos—a flurry of cars, buses, auto-rickshaws, motorbikes, and the occasional cow—turned out to be …
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Month: August 2019
Five Future Workplace Predictions That Are Hopefully More Accurate Than Steve Ballmer’s
Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Bust of inventor and mechanical and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla, in his home in Smiljan, Croatia Getty Royalty Fee In 2007, Steve Ballmer, then Microsoft CEO, famou…
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Let’s Talk Asteroid Apophis, Planetary Defense and Elon Musk
It’s time to talk about Apophis again, I guess. Please calm down first. The asteroid is about 1,100 feet (340 meters) wide, was discovered in 2004 and will make a reasonably close flyby of Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029 . Apophis will not hit Earth durin…
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Tesla’s new patent updates 1940s car wiring technology to the 21st century
Many say Tesla’s electric car lead is due to the massive investment in their giant battery factories, but we have seen plenty of proof that the company has also built up a large amount of expertise with optimising the efficiency and production of their electr…
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Autonomous Technology Requires Caution — And A Leap Of Faith
Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Historically, every wave of technological innovation — especially those that directly impact human well-being — has had detractors. With autonomous technology, we need t…
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