Futurism & Inspiring Inventions

Technology is upending the world. Accelerating technologies are giving us new construction kits for our reality. Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology are the three overlapping revolutions that will change what it means to be human. The end of aging, a revolution in healthcare, digital immortality, an intelligence explosion… we can barely begin to imagine what’s coming. But here is a meditation, a look at where we might we heading by Jason Silva. #singularity
16-Yo Teen Develops Armor That ‘Blocks’ Radiation During Cancer Treatments, Reducing Exposure By 16%

Teen Develops Armor That Blocks Radiation

Epigenetics currently sits on the fence between accepted mainstream science and New Age panacea. Scientists who have been hesitant to admit that genes are not static are being forced to rethink their positions, while spiritualists and believers in the law of attraction swear that epigenetics proves that our state of mind directly determines our physical health and body. While the research has been taking place for decades, it is only now coming to be understood that our individual experiences and environmental factors can change us on the genetic level. #epigenetics #awakening

What do we really know about the intrinsic nature of #consciousness and its essential role (if any) in the nature of cosmos? Probably a lot less than many would assume. There is no question that our knowledge of brains has expanded massively in the past century. But what does all this data about brains really tell us about consciousness?

Popular Science: Our 31st annual Best of What’s New list is the culmination of a year spent obsessing over, arguing about, and experiencing the newest technologies and discoveries across 10 distinct disciplines. Yes, there are eye-poppingly-bright TVs. Sure, there are video games that will keep us busy for days. And, naturally, there’s a car that, on the right road, will just drive itself. Here, we dig deep, because some innovations don’t make a lot of noise, yet have the potential to make a real and lasting impact.