 In this week's Abundance Insider: Shape-shifting solar panels, hyperrealistic 3D hands, and Uber's plans for flying cars. Cheers, P.S. Send any tips to our team by clicking here, and send your friends and family to this link to subscribe to Abundance Insider. Microsoft CEO Says Mixed Reality is the 'Ultimate Computer' What it is: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently spoke about augmented and virtual reality ahead of the company's fall product launch, revealing his vision of the future of computing. "The ultimate computer for me is the mixed reality world," he said. "Your field of view becomes an infinite display. You see the world and in the world you see virtual objects and holograms... Whether it be HoloLens, mixed reality, or Surface, our goal is to invent new computers and new computing." Why it's important: Microsoft's announcement of a VR headset adds another competitor to the group of Oculus, HTC Vive, Samsung, Magic Leap, Meta, and Google's Daydream. With so many competitors and approaches, a mixed reality future is inevitable. Satya's bold vision of the future of VR also indicates how Microsoft might evolve its computers in the future. Imagine remotely collaborating on a CAD design with an overseas team member as if you were in the same room. At a more audacious level, consider a near future where you can zoom in and interact at the nanoscale just as you would with LEGO bricks. Join the Discussion Spotted by Peter Diamandis / Written by Jason Goodwin Scientist Creates 'Real' 3D Hands In Lab What it is: Professor Anil Jain from Michigan State University and his biometrics team have just created what he hails as "the first whole hand 3D target created to calibrate fingerprint scanners." Jain and his team were researching ways to consistently evaluate fingerprint scans at police departments, airport immigration counters, banks and other places around the world where fingerprint readers are commonly used. Funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, this study plans to develop a global standard procedure for consistent, reliable fingerprint scanner evaluations. Why it's important: As Peter mentioned in a previous tech blog, 3D printing's large-scale customization and accurate reproductions will impact standard procedures across industries. Now that this study has identified the limitations of existing fingerprint scanning technology, 3D printing enables us to design systems that eventually eliminate all potential security loopholes. Join the Discussion Spotted by Rishi Khemka / Written by Sydney Fulkerson A New Class of Materials Could Realize Quantum Computers What it is: Scientists at EPFL and PSI have discovered a new class of materials that are ideal for spintronics, an emerging field that explores spin-orbit interactions for efficient electronics and memory cells. Made of germanium and tellurium (GeTe) and doped with manganese (Mn), the material belongs to the small class of multiferroic materials where (ferro)magnetic and (ferro)electric properties are directly linked. "So when we switch one, the other is affected too," explained Hugo Dil, "which paves the way to future spintronic devices, since we can switch the magnetic orientation using just a small electrical field." Why it's important: One of the challenges in quantum computing is decoherence, or the stability of a quantum state. The ability to switch the material's properties with just a small electric field is a big development; specifically, the structure here is is similar to that of topological insulators, which can be made as a thin film and are stable at high temperatures. Long predicted to exist, the experimental verification of the GeTe material enables smaller, lower-power quantum computing, and is exciting for a myriad of uses, from modeling chemical reactions to advances in medicine, energy storage and embedded neural networks. Join the Discussion Spotted by Aryadeep S. Acharya / Written by Jason Goodwin These Shape-Shifting Solar Panels Can Be Disguised as Tile or Shingles What it is: Dyaqua, a family-run solar business based in Italy, has created what it calls "Invisible Solar" panels -- photovoltaic building materials that are indistiguishable from their wood, terracotta, slate, concrete and stone counterparts. They were inspired by the thousands of historic buildings in the Italian countryside, which by law must maintain their original appearance (and, accordingly, can't have traditional rooftop solar arrays). Why it's important: Solar technology has already been dematerializing and demonetizing, and true energy abundance is just around the corner. Considering Elon Musk's recent reveal of Tesla's Solar Roof tiles, we're rapidly entering an era in which everyday surfaces -- like sidewalks, roofing shingles, windows and walls -- can be solar power generators. Join the Discussion Spotted by Aryadeep S. Acharya / Written by Marissa Brassfield In a Historic Moment for AI, Computers Gain Ability to Generalize Learning Between Activities What it is: Using a new machine learning method schema called a differentiable neural computer (DNC), Deep Mind's engineers have created a machine that can take the lessons it's learned in one problem and apply them to another problem, demonstrating the ability to generalize between solutions. The DNC can learn to use its memory to answer questions about complex, structured data, including artificially generated stories, family trees, and even a map of the London Underground. Why it's important: Previously, neural networks needed be trained with data sets, and without an architecture for adding memory, the network must be trained anew for each problem. Adding read-write memory capability to neural networks allows Deep Mind's DNC to generalize across networks. While this is not a true General AI, the incorporation of memory at minimum creates a new paradigm in how to build intelligent and effective AI systems. Fundamentally, adding historical external memory allows AI's to generalize across subdisciplines (e.g. different types of Atari games), and could facilitate much better pattern recognition across entire fields, from biology and genetics to materials science. Join the Discussion Spotted by Jason Goodwin / Written by Jason Goodwin MIT Launches New Venture for World-Changing Entrepreneurs What it is: Massachusetts Institute of Technology President L. Rafael Reif recently announced the design of The Engine, the school's new venture to support innovative social entrepreneurs and startups. After raising an initial $150 million funding round, The Engine will provide funding, space and expertise to help entrepreneurs bring their boldest ideas to life. In the future, The Engine hopes to connect and power networks surrounding MIT, and then link those networks to innovation centers around the world. Why it's important: In a previous blog post, Peter outlined how exponentially growing technologies will increasingly enable us to understand how to solve the world's most challenging problems. The Engine models one way that higher learning institutions can catalyze innovation and global transformation by supporting real-world entrepreneurship. Join the Discussion Spotted by Marconi Pereira / Written by Sydney Fulkerson Aussie Bank's 7,000-Mile Blockchain Experiment Could Change Trade What it is: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Wells Fargo and the Brighann Cotton trading firm have joined forces on a 7,000-mile blockchain experiment that, if successful, demonstrates the tremendous promise of smart contracts and digital ledgers. The Marie Schulte container vessel is currently en route to the Chinese port of Qingdao with 88 bales of cotton. "As port staff scan the bales, an update to an electronic contract will be triggered, transferring ownership of the goods and authorizing the release of payment," reports Bloomberg. "The deceptively simple-sounding process is only possible because digital-ledger technology encrypts and stores the parameters of the contract, ensuring all parties are working off the same synchronized version, which cannot be unilaterally altered or tampered with." Why it's important: Trade finance is a $4 trillion industry that traditionally involves a complex, paper-based system -- leaving it highly vulnerable to human error, fraud and malfeasance. By coding smart contracts that seamlessly execute payment and update ownership records in real time, we're able to exchange goods faster, easier and more accurately. Join the Discussion Spotted by Peter Diamandis / Written by Marissa Brassfield Inside Uber's Plan to Take Over the Skies With Flying Cars What it is: Uber has just promised us flying cars in the next decade. According to a recently released 99-page white paper, Uber will create a network called Elevate that will provide fully electric aircraft on demand. The vertical-takeoff-and-landing plane will be able to carry multiple passengers, and can fly 100 miles at about 150 mph. Uber hopes Elevate will help alleviate congested roads, and will continue to convince lawmakers to embrace flying cars in the near future. Why it's important: In the past decade, Uber has already shaken up the auto industry, and this just-announced future of flying cars will have new implications for automakers and logistics companies. As Uber's Chief Product Officer, Jeff Holden, has previously shared with us, a large part of Uber's success stems from continuous experimentation -- constantly testing crazy ideas, new business models, new products and new processes. (We also can't help but think of Peter's Law #22: "The day before something is a breakthrough, it's a crazy idea.") Join the Discussion Spotted by Cody Rapp / Written by Sydney Fulkerson Jeff Bezos, Mayo Clinic Back Anti-Aging Startup Unity Biotechnology for $116 Million What it is: Unity Biotechnology, a startup with a focus on medicines to help delay effects from age-related diseases, recently announced its Series B financing of $116 million. With investments from Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Mayo Clinic, Ballie Gifford and several leading biotech companies, this startup can potentially slow the aging process by identifying ways to help shed our body's older cells, which cause inflammation and other age-linked diseases. Why it's important: As Peter has described, we're rapidly entering an era where, thanks to companies like Human Longevity Inc. and innovative medicines from startups like Unity Biotechnology, healthcare is proactive, preventative and personalized. Imagine being able to predict which diseases your child is likely to develop, and then preventing those diseases before they ever happen. Considering the proliferation of longevity-focused startups, we're on the brink of a major breakthrough in extending the healthy human lifespan. Join the Discussion Spotted by Cody Rapp / Written by Sydney Fulkerson What is Abundance Insider?This email is a briefing of the week's most compelling, abundance-enabling tech developments, curated by Marissa Brassfield in preparation for Abundance 360. Read more about A360 below. Want more conversations like this?At Abundance 360, Peter's 250-person executive mastermind, we teach the metatrends, implications and unfair advantages for entrepreneurs enabled by breakthroughs like those featured above. We're looking for CEOs and entrepreneurs who want to change the world. The program is highly selective. If you'd like to be considered, apply here. Know someone who would benefit from getting Abundance Insider? Send them to this link to sign up. If you wish to stop receiving our emails or change your subscription options, please Manage Your Subscription PHD Ventures , 800 Corporate Pointe, Suite 350, Culver City, CA 90230  |
Friday, November 4, 2016
Fwd: 7 Steps to Genius
| Click here to read the post on the blog or keep scrolling to read in-email. What do geniuses do differently? Do they have a unique morning routine? Interesting daily rituals? To answer these questions, let us turn to one of the most brilliant minds in history: Leonardo da Vinci. You might know Da Vinci as an artist, but he was also an architect, scientist, musician, mathematician, inventor, anatomist, geologist, astronomer, cartographer, botanist, historian and writer. He didn't just excel in one area, but rather he flourished across disciplines and created concepts that have lasted for centuries. Da Vinci had a very specific approach to life that anyone can learn. In this post, I will show you how: You can develop your essential elements of genius. Michael J. Gelb excavated Da Vinci's notebooks, writings and creations to figure out how he thought and lived differently. He found: The 7 Da Vincian PrinciplesI chose How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci for our Science of People book club because I thought it was a fascinating look into the daily habits of a genius. Gelb explores how Da Vinci approached life and, most importantly, lays it out for readers in a practical framework for self-improvement. If you didn't get a chance to read the book–which I highly recommend since it is filled with Da Vinci's original drawings and illustrations, I have outlined the 7 Da Vincian Principles for you here: #1: CuriositàCuriosita is an insatiably curious approach to life and unrelenting quest for continuous learning. Da Vinci is not the only one who embodied a seemingly infinite supply of curiosity. Many of history's great inventors and leaders had the desire to unlock the mysteries of life. If you're like me, this one seems fairly obvious and something you already know is important. So, I think about curiosity in 2 basic questions:
I know I am embracing curiosity if I ask myself these 2 questions multiple times each day. What If: Asks your brain to project into the future. It helps you see opportunities where you might have missed them, it helps you make connections and it is a sneaky way to get your brain more goal-oriented. What if I started a conversation with this person? What if I tried this new activity? What if I started that new workout program? What comes after 'what if…' is typically magical. How Come: How come gets you into 'why'. Instead of passively observing the world or going into automatic responses, 'how come' helps you question both your actions and other's motives. I believe this question keeps me honest and alert. It forces me to live more purposefully. Da Vinci didn't waste a second of his life. He was always creating and guessing and tinkering. 'How come' helps you use every second of your life with a mission. Here are some ways you can capture more Curiosita:
#2: DimostrazioneDimostrazione is a commitment to test knowledge through experience, persistence and a willingness to learn from mistakes. I love this principle, because it is empowering. Dimostrazione is the embodiment of taking your life into your own hands. This principle tells us: Test every idea. Don't take anything for granted. Experience life first hand. I believe life should be an experiment. That we should have a series of amazing hypotheses every day, and we should be testing them. A hypothesis consists of a 2 part statement: If…, then… For example, if I take this personal development class, then I hope to be happier. Or as small as if I reorganize my closet, then it will be easier to get ready in the morning. The 'If…, then…' exercise puts you into opportunity-hunting mindset, so you are always looking for and testing solutions. Here are some ways you can capture more Dimostrazione:
#3: SensazioneSensazione is the continual refinement of the senses, especially sight, as the means to enliven experience. Fill in the blank: ___is so beautiful. I love the way _____ smells. What a lovely _____. I adore the feeling of ____ on my skin. The sound of ____ is music to my ears. We forget to savor and sensualize our experiences. We have all heard 'stop and smell the roses,' but when was the last time you actually stopped and smelled the roses? Sure, literal roses, but also metaphorical roses. When was the last time you stopped to savor an experience? Da Vinci was incredibly inspired by the world around him and the more he honed his senses, the more heightened his genius became. Here are some ways you can capture more Sensazione:
#4: SfumatoSfumato is a willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty. Da Vinci had a very unique ability to understand the extreme opposites of opinions and phenomenon. He was also able to explore unknowns and revel in the uncertainty. Most of us are uncomfortable with not knowing or unanswerable questions, so we avoid anything out of our control. We stick to what we know and immediately do a Google search the moment we don't know something. A Story: The other day, I was hiking with some friends in Columbia Gorge (one of the most beautiful places in the world) and we began passing all of these old wagons–like really, really old wagons. Now, I live in Oregon very close to the end of the Oregon Trail where Lewis and Clark explored, so we started to wonder if the wagons were somehow connected to the Oregon Trail. The more wagons we passed, the more perplexed we got. We had no service where we were hiking, so we couldn't just whip out our phones and consult Google. This began to drive us crazy. We are so used to knowing things or being able to figure things out almost instantly, that it was driving us nuts to not know. But a cool thing happened. We started to brainstorm all of the different reasons that all of these wagons were on the trail–a massive flood carried them across the plains, a wagon cult lived in the woods nearby, etc. And that was a really hilarious and fun exercise. It reminded me of the Sfumato principle that not knowing is actually the best mental activity. You search, you think, you create. *We eventually Googled it and found out we had stumbled upon a 1900 wagon trail that used to transport apples. Here are some ways you can capture more Sfumato:
#5: Arte/ScienzaArte/scienza is the development of the balance between science and art, logic and imagination. Although Da Vinci wasn't around for the research on right and left brain thinking, this concept speaks directly to the idea of whole brain thinking. Mark the statements that sound like you: Right Brained: ___ I like details ___ I am almost always on time ___ I rely on logic ___ I am skilled at math ___ I am organized and disciplined ___ I like lists Left Brained: ___ I am highly imaginative ___ I am good at brainstorming ___ I love to doodle ___ I often say or do the unexpected ___ I rely on intuition ___I often lose track of time Which one had more statements that you agreed with? Were you balanced? Da Vinci was a big believer in using both parts of your brain. He did this in his notebooks by tying ideas with drawings. Specifically, he was the original mind-mapper. Here is a cool overview on mind mapping:
Here are some ways you can capture more Arte/scienza:
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#6: CorporalitáCorporalita is the cultivation of grace, ambidexterity, fitness and poise. Da Vinci was incredibly athletic in addition to his mental prowess. From early on, he realized that if he wanted his mind to perform at optimal levels, his body also had to be in top shape. I couldn't agree with this more. If I have a bad night's sleep, my work suffers. If I don't eat well, my energy slows. If I don't get enough movement, my back kills me. Here are some ways you can capture more Corporalita:
#7: ConnessioneConnessione is a recognition of and appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things and phenomena. I think this is one of the most complex and interesting Da Vincian principles. It has to do with something called 'systems thinking'. Systems thinking is when you are able to take vast amounts of information and create routines, lists and organization. It also has to do with pattern recognition. I LOVE connessione. As many of you know, I have a number of courses and books–my favorite part of the curriculum creation process is taking huge amounts of research and condensing it down into an outline. I also love hunting for patterns. In our human behavior research lab, I am constantly looking for patterns in body language, thinking and relationships. For example:
When you can create systems and recognize patterns in your life, you are able to cultivate true genius. Here are some ways you can capture more Connessione:
Bonus: FelicitàFelicità is the cultivation of deep joy, happiness and life fulfillment. Looking over Da Vinci's masterpieces, inventions and works of genius, I couldn't help but think about his happiness levels. Did his genius fulfill him? Does an active mind mean an active heart? I have been studying the science of happiness in our labs and I think joy is an essential part of genius. Do you know what makes you happy? Science has a lot to tell us about how our happiness works. I want to teach you the science and psychology of happiness. Here's to you unleashing your inner genius! Cheers, Vanessa Unsubscribe | 215 NW Hermosa Blvd, Portland, OR 97210  |
Friday, October 28, 2016
Fwd: Abundance Insider: October 28 Edition
 In this week's Abundance Insider: 3D printing metamaterials, Quanergy's solid-state LIDAR sensor, and Microsoft's speech recognition breakthrough. Cheers, P.S. Send any tips to our team by clicking here, and send your friends and family to this link to subscribe to Abundance Insider. 3D Printed Squishy Door Handle Made of Metamaterials What it is: Researchers at Germany's Hasso Plattner Institute have refined 3D-printed metamaterial, which is a system of microstructures printed inside an object. Made from silicone cell grids, the objects created have properties not found in nature, such as controlled directional movement. Typically, 3D printed materials are solid and stiff, but metamaterial can add movement, with microstructures that expand and contract -- like the squishy door handle shown here. Why it's important: We can currently 3D print in over 200 materials and mixed materials, and this particular breakthrough adds yet another capability to the mix. Soon, researchers will be able to make entire machines in a single print process, eliminating the need for assembly and giving even everyday objects like pliers and doorknobs unexpected functionality. Join the Discussion Spotted by Skye Lininger / Written by Jason Goodwin Researchers Pinpoint Chemical They Say 'Has the Potential to Postpone Aging' What it is: A new study from the University of Copenhagen's Center for Healthy Aging and the American National Institute of Health identified coenzyme NAD+ as the chemical that could potentially postpone physical aging in humans and even help prevent conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The chemical was examined on mice and roundworms bred with Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T), an illness that hinders DNA repairs. Although the chemical's effects on humans have yet to be tested, researchers believe it could have major implications on human longevity. Why it's important: Peter's efforts to help extend the healthy human lifespan through Human Longevity Inc. (HLI) are closely aligned with the proactive, preventative, and personalized changes we'll see in healthcare in the near future. If this chemical's effects can successfully delay the process of aging in humans, too, NAD+ could be a powerful tool in our growing longevity toolkit. Join the Discussion
Spotted by Dan Sullivan / Written by Sydney Fulkerson Aurora Demonstrates ALIAS Robotic System on Cessna Aircraft What it is: Earlier this month, Aurora Flight Sciences showed off the automated flight technology in its ALIAS robotic system, using it to fly a Cessna Caravan. This marks the third different aircraft this year on which Aurora has successfully tested its technology. "Developed under contract through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), ALIAS utilizes a robotic system that functions as a second pilot in a two-crew aircraft," as Unmanned Systems Technology reports, "enabling reduced crew operations while ensuring that aircraft performance and mission success are maintained or improved." Why it's important: Just as we're seeing brand new autonomous systems under development, we're also seeing retrofit systems that, like ALIAS, quickly transform existing vehicles and planes into autonomous cars. This enables organizations to modernize their fleet, optimize operations and ultimately surf on the wave of transportation automation. Join the Discussion Spotted by Rick Beasley / Written by Marissa Brassfield Microsoft's New Speech Recognition System Achieves Human Parity in Audible Words What it is: New technology from Microsoft recently achieved a historic milestone by reaching human parity in speech recognition. The new system performed at a word error rate of only 5.9% -- 6.3% lower than the previous month -- due to Microsoft's neural network technology, which makes the same inferences humans make when correcting for misheard words. Microsoft will continue to improve the system's accuracy in more real-world settings, like work environments, where background noise makes it difficult to recognize conversational speech. "Even five years ago, I wouldn't have thought we could have achieved this. I just wouldn't have thought it would be possible," said Harry Shum, the executive vice president who heads the Microsoft Artificial Intelligence and Research group. Why it's important: AI is enabling truly effective human-technology teamwork. When computers can understand natural language as well as humans, as Microsoft has just demonstrated, users can interact with their AIs just as they would a trusted friend, and ultimately unshackle their own creativity. Join the Discussion Spotted by Cody Rapp, Dan Swift / Written by Sydney Fulkerson Self-Driving Car Sensors Just Got Smaller, Cheaper, and Better All at Once What it is: Quanergy is dematerializing and demonetizing self-driving car sensors with its just-announced S3 solid-state LIDAR. The S3 can scan objects in higher resolution and with greater range (200m vs 120m) than existing LIDAR sensors. Its LIDAR chip contains a million tiny antenna, capable of generating a million point cloud data points per second. Compared to the $7,999 barnacle-sized LIDAR seen on other self-driving prototypes from Uber and Alphabet, Quanergy has brought the cost of one sensor down to $250, and to a footprint similar to a point-and-shoot camera. Why it's important: We're witnessing an explosion of sensors, and this first-ever solid state LIDAR is cheaper and better than anything currently on the market. Quanergy's S3 is already slated for a 2017 Mercedes prototype and numerous commercial vehicles in 2018. But what happens when Quanergy releases a $100 sensor the size of two matchbooks, small enough for consumer drones? How does VR content explode when I can scan my home or street for $100? Join the Discussion Spotted by Peter Diamandis / Written by Jason Goodwin Scientists Accidentally Discover Efficient Process to Turn CO2 Into Ethanol What it is: In an attempt to find a series of chemical reactions that could turn CO2 into useful fuel, scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee unexpectedly turned CO2 into ethanol. This accidental discovery was found using a copper-carbon combination arranged into nanospikes on a silicon surface, which resulted in precise reactions with minimal contaminants. The integration of common materials with nanotechnology could potentially power vehicles and power generators, and may soon be able to remove large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. Why it's important: As Peter mentioned in his blog on disrupting solar, we're rapidly heading toward a future with abundant energy. Our history is full of examples of major discoveries and breakthroughs that happened by accident -- and this particular happy accident could revolutionize energy storage from a cost and efficiency perspective. Join the Discussion Spotted by Daniel Trakell, Kane Kennon, Jamie McLellan / Written by Sydney Fulkerson All Tesla Cars Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware What it is: Tesla Motors recently announced that all of its vehicles from here on out will be equipped with full self-driving hardware. The fully autonomous Tesla cars will be equipped using eight surround cameras with 360-degree visibility, 12 ultrasonic sensors, a forward-facing radar, and an onboard computer with 40 times the power of the vehicle's previous model. Until the new hardware's features are fully activated, Tesla will continue collecting and analyzing its millions of miles of real-world driving data. Why it's important: If Tesla Autopilot 2.0 proves to be successful, soon enough a human driver will no longer be required behind the wheel, cutting down road fatalities and helping with road congestion. Full autonomy will revolutionize personal transportation, and force us to consider questions about private car insurance, driving licenses and how we spend our work commutes. Join the Discussion Spotted by Gaëtan Soltesz, Jody Williamson / Written by Sydney Fulkerson Iris.AI is a Researcher's New Best Friend What it is: Iris is an AI science assistant designed to help you identify relevant research for your thesis work or R&D project. Using a neural network to map key concepts from more than 30 million open access papers, Iris helps users visualize a topic and navigate to the most relevant research. Its first week post-launch saw over 10,000 users join. (Fun fact: Iris is a Singularity University GSP 2015 company.) Why it's important: Anyone who has spend time digging through research papers knows that formulating the right keywords from scratch is tough, and often the largest obstacle in getting to the most relevant research. Starting with a URL, Iris doubles researchers' productivity by generating a visual overview, which enables mental mapping in seconds. It won't be long until AI assistants like Iris will be considered essential tools, not just for improving productivity but for staying current on news and connecting the dots across subjects. What could Iris do for your physician, or an entrepreneur trying build on previous research? Join the Discussion Spotted by Maria Ritola / Written by Jason Goodwin Projection Mapping on a Moving Surface with a High-Speed Projector What it is: Ishikawa Watanabe Labratory researchers have demonstrated a new dynamic projection mapping technology that can map and remap video on deforming, malleable surfaces -- think T-shirts, or a crumpled piece of paper -- with just 3ms of latency. The DynaFlash 1,000 FPS projector and Deformable Dot Cluster Marker technology are the key technologies that enable near-real-time mapping. Why it's important: As Boing Boing reports, "[Current] forms of projection mapping all depend on precise, advance measurement of the projection surface, which is used to pre-deform the video to correctly map overtop of the surface." When we can remap video in real time on a variety of surfaces, both rigid and soft, we enable truly personalized, immersive experiences. Imagine a projector on a luxury brand storefront that projects its logo onto passersby. Join the Discussion Spotted by Cody Rapp / Written by Marissa Brassfield What is Abundance Insider?This email is a briefing of the week's most compelling, abundance-enabling tech developments, curated by Marissa Brassfield in preparation for Abundance 360. Read more about A360 below. Want more conversations like this?At Abundance 360, Peter's 250-person executive mastermind, we teach the metatrends, implications and unfair advantages for entrepreneurs enabled by breakthroughs like those featured above. We're looking for CEOs and entrepreneurs who want to change the world. The program is highly selective. If you'd like to be considered, apply here. Know someone who would benefit from getting Abundance Insider? Send them to this link to sign up. If you wish to stop receiving our emails or change your subscription options, please Manage Your Subscription PHD Ventures , 800 Corporate Pointe, Suite 350, Culver City, CA 90230 |
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Fwd: [shrimp] Re: RAS
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From: Dallas Weaver deweaver@me.com [shrimp] <shrimp@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2016
Subject: Re: [shrimp] Re: RAS
To: Shrimplist <shrimp@yahoogroups.com>
Nelson,
You need to look deeper into the physics, chemistry and ecologies of "dead zones" before you accept simple minded political analysis.
With phosphorous being one of the key nutrients in the Gulf hypoxic zone formation, there are two primary sources for this nutrient available. One being the agricultural and cities addition of nutrients that is very PC and fits environmental activist thinking. The researchers and activist in the Gulf can point to the source upstream in other states. However, the other much larger source is the recycling of P from the sediments by bottom trawlers.
However, when you look at the sinks and recycling of P in the oceans, you note that much of that annual hypoxic zone area is really an area of natural P deposit being formed in the sediments. Near the surface, with super high productivity you produce a rain of organic material down to the bottom below the thermocline in the spring and that this P containing organic material enters the sediment, bacterially mineralizes releasing soluble P and NH3 in the sediments (as it uses up the DO as a byproduct). This phosphate reacts with Ca while fluoride diffuses down from the seawater into the sediment precipitating out CaFP compounds. This is how many phosphate rock deposits (that we now mine) were formed from these net precipitation areas.
This sedimentation/mineralization mechanism is a very effective sink for P and limits the nutrient cycle for the hypoxic zones. However, we have the PC, "salt of the earth", hard working shrimp fishermen recycling this P back into he water column with their bottom trawls. Virtually 100% of he area gets resuspended every year by their activity and this negates the formation of sediments as a mechanism for eliminating excess P and also all the persistent organic pollutants (POP'S like DDT, PCB, PHA"s, etc.): sediments are the oceans waste disposal. Try and get funding from Sea Grant for research proving that the shrimp trawlers are creating massive ecological shifts by recycling P and POP's on a scale that excessed all other sources by a factor of 10 or more. Such research would shut down the shrimp trawler industry and that is significant.
The PC political power of a sector of our society is a function of its past significance, not it present position (huge time delays). Even though the wild harvest of shrimp in the US is insignificant, their political power remains. This was clearly shown in the BP blowout when dead turtles were found in large numbers and the press, activists, etc. blamed it all on BP and the lawyers extracted billions of dollars. However, if you look of the necropsies of these turtles you find majority were drowned by shrimp fishermen (their lungs contained water, mud and shrimp). We found the bodies dumped by the fishermen while looking for BP impacts.
I did a set of calculations looking that these mass transport issues, using government data on shrimp trawling in the Gulf area and showed that the flux of P into the water column from bottom trawlers stirring up the sediments was 10 times larger that the Mississippi river. These were just a little add-on to a study I did years ago looking at the indirect impacts of bottom trawling on suspended solids in the ocean. It turns out that the resuspension by bottom trawlers is the most significant source of human suspended solids pollution (SS) in the oceans and dominates most natural sources like rivers and storms and all other human sources of SS like industrial outfalls, dredge disposal, sewerage outfalls, etc. One bottom trawlers puts more SS pollution in the water column per hr than all the river runoff, sewerage disposal, industrial discharges and dredge disposal from all of So. California combined (an area of 20 million people dumping into the ocean).
There is a written part of the document (that doesn't include the P mass transport that became an issue after I finished the report), but there is a spread sheet with all my models for the mass transport and I added a small calculation to show that 10 larger source.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10467656/Bottom%20Trawling/Bottom_Trawling%206.doc
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10467656/Bottom Trawling/Bottom_Trawlers_4 update 2012.xlsx
I know it is convent to blame the "usual suspects" (capitalism, corporations, sewerage outfalls, runoff, and other institutions) without every looking deeply on the role of government bureaucrats behavior supporting the "wild shrimp industry" exploiting the commons. If the bureaucrats closed down the bottom trawlers, those bureaucrats would also loose their jobs and that wouldn't be acceptable. If bureaucrats expand their control over something innovative like UBER, they get to keep their jobs regulating taxi cab.
Looking at your link to climate change, i see the same sort of thin thinking with no quantification that is either wrong or misleading. Starting with an assumption of no wind or mixing changes and concluding that water temperature increase would be more than a minor impact is not putting any number on anything. We know about Q10 temperature effects (not big at 2ºC relative to nutrient changes that are often factors of 2 or more), but under eutrophic conditions algae growth rates are light limited (light penetration), not temperature or nutrient limited.
We are not seeing global temperature increases at the rates predicted because a minor change in trade winds can increase mixing in the ocean can bury that 4 Watts/M2 extra energy from greenhouse effects in a 1000 meter deep water column, while changing the average water temperature a near unmeasurable amount (put in the heat capacity of the ocean and the amount of heat it can store dwarfs all the annual CO2 extra heat inputs, which means we need better ocean models to get any handle on climate change on anything less than a multi-decade to century time scale basis — heat capacity slows responses, doesn't eliminate the issue).
As long as we keep allowing "junk" pseudoscience that says what we want to hear to pass as real understanding, humanity will loose.
Dallas
On Oct 26, 2016, at 10:36 AM, nelson gerundo nelsongerundo@yahoo.com [shrimp] <shrimp@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
If we add fertiliser runoff from agricultural land (not to mention pesticides) in addition to animal manure runoff from livestocks and poultry farms, and filthy human waste extract containing fecal bacteria and dissolved nutrients going into sewage while continuously flowing downstream.. we will eventually create a 'Dead Zone'
NOAA: Huge Ocean Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico (August 2013)
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NOAA: Huge Ocean Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico (August 2013)
Follow ClimateState https://facebook.com/ClimateState August 1, 2013 - The Weather Channel host Matt Sampson dis...
Coastal aquatic environmental dead zone will come and go, recurring seasonally and sometimes persistently, in certain geographic locations everywhere in the world..
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ocean-dead-zones-are-getting-worse-globally-due-climate-change-180953282/ (Zarah Zielinski, 2014)
As human activities on earth continue to increase with increasing population in each passing of year.. dead zones will also continue to increase, both in location, magnitude and frequency..
There are now more than 400 dead zones all over planet earth..
Nelson
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Also, on the stinking juice extract contamination of natural bodies of water by sewage from humans, who produce 290 billion kg of feces every year with the addition of 1.98 billion liters of urine (Jeffrey Kluger, 2015), enteric bacteria such as Escherichia coli contained in sewer liquid do not survive long in seawater and usually are just rendered as VBNC (viable but nonculturable) especially in seawater challenged by salinity, nutrient availability, pH, temperature, light radiation etc.. besides fish love the oozing filthy particulate mixtures..
Delray Outfall Sewage Stopped
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Delray Outfall Sewage Stopped
For 45 years, 14 million-gallons-a-day of partially treated sewage was discharged one mile offshore of Delray Be...
Even in freshwater E. coli are merely rendered as VBNC..
Indianapolis - City Water Sewage Contaminating River - Pt. 2
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Indianapolis - City Water Sewage Contaminating River - Pt. 2
http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com In this Part 2, they tested the river for e-Coli contamination and found le...
Reduced in numbers from washing and subsequently exposed to heat from cooking.. these coliform bacterial contaminants derived from human feces and animal feces are rendered inactive and dead.. Good for safe eating.
http://femsre.oxfordjournals.org/content/femsre/25/5/513.full.pdf (Rozen and Belkin, 2001)
http://www.pjoes.com/pdf/9.3/215-222.pdf (Wcisko and Chrost, 2000)
Nelson
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Thank you very much Durwood. I believe you..
Nelson
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In this digital document, 'CR' means 'Consumer Report'
Consumer Reports: Tests Find 60 Percent of Frozen Shrimp Contaminated With Bacteria | Food Safety News
Consumer Reports: Tests Find 60 Percent of Frozen Shrimp Contaminated With ...
A new Consumer Reports (CR) study released Friday found that 60 percent of 342 samples of frozen shrimp it teste...
In the Philippines, 'CR' means Comfort Room..
Philippines: When someone says, "I need to go to the comfort room," what does that mean?
Philippines: When someone says, "I need to go to the comfort room,&quo...
Answer (1 of 11): Yea, "comfort room" (you can also say "C.R.") is pretty universal across t...
In the US, it is called a 'Toilet'
Officials compare bacteria levels in Gulf to toilet water
Officials compare bacteria levels in Gulf to toilet water
"Swimming in a toilet" -- that's what one fire department likens taking a dip in the water along o...
All throughout planet earth, rivers, estuaries and finally the ocean act as the ultimate sink of sewage and runoff to dilute portions of these stinking juice while the beaches and mangroves sieves all kinds of solids including plastic, rubber, polystyrene and many unidentified nasty decomposing floating particulate solids.
The Ultimate Sink - The Daily Catch
The Ultimate Sink - The Daily Catch
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill discusses the ocean as the ultimate sink. Not too long ag...
Offshore, some additional portion of these juice and waste containing fecal bacteria are even dump directly into the ocean only to be washed inshore..
http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/93/ac/7/4988/Cruise_Ship_Report_Card_2014.pdf
These fecal juice containing bacteria are coming (a) INLAND from man-made sewer, garbage dump, human septic tank and animal farm runoff during floods.. and (b) OFFSHORE from all kinds of ships :)
Not just in East Asia or South Asia.. but in almost every human populated places on planet earth :)
Nelson
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Jeff,
I find it pleasant of you not resorting to blemishing reports such as this. to somewhat subjectively taint the reputation of imported frozen shrimp most particularly those coming from South Asia and East Asia on the issue of antibiotics and bacteria e.g. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus, Vibrio and MRSA
Consumer Reports: Tests Find 60 Percent of Frozen Shrimp Contaminated With Bacteria | Food Safety News
Consumer Reports: Tests Find 60 Percent of Frozen Shrimp Contaminated With ...
A new Consumer Reports (CR) study released Friday found that 60 percent of 342 samples of frozen shrimp it teste...
And when you stated: " Our model relies not on scare tactics of the bloated reports of atrocities that are used to stigmatise all imported shrimp" .. it is just very professional of you to consider both (1) imported outdoor farmed shrimp, (2) locally wild caught shrimp, and (2) RAS grown shrimp without showing any bias while you continue with your shrimp RAS venture.. as shrimp means livelihood to all people around the world engaged in all forms of shrimp production in the shrimp industry.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Fwd: #AskPeterD
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Friday, October 21, 2016
Fwd: Abundance Insider: October 21 Edition
 In this week's Abundance Insider: Supercapacitor trams, bypassing blindness with VR, and a CRISPR-Cas9 breakthrough in sickle cell disease. Cheers, P.S. Send any tips to our team by clicking here, and send your friends and family to this link to subscribe to Abundance Insider. Legally Blind Man Sees Clearly for the First Time Ever, Thanks to Virtual Reality What it is: Using an HTC Vive headset, Jamie Soar was recently able to see clearly for the first time in his life. Soar has retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that has rendered him legally blind, but because of VR's sense of depth and dual-screen projection method, Soar was able to see past his visual impairment -- literally. In a follow-up interview with UploadVR, Soar said that he now tries VR as often as possible, and hopes to soon do all of his computer-based work in virtual reality, rather than with a traditional screen. Why it's important: Jamie Soar's use of VR to bypass his blindness is a great example of how the technology is useful for far more than just gaming and entertainment. As Peter has mentioned, VR's potential in the health industry alone is limitless -- with Soar's story as a promising early example. Join the Discussion Spotted by Aryadeep S. Acharya / Written by Sydney Fulkerson Genome Engineering Paves the Way for Sickle Cell Cure What it is: A team of physicians from UC Berkeley, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, the Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) and the University of Utah School of Medicine have taken a key step toward a cure for sickle cell disease. The team used CRISPR-Cas9 to correct the disease-causing mutation in hematopoietic stem cells, producing healthy hemoglobin, which mutated cells do not make at all. Beyond validating the potential of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, the team corrected a high enough proportion of stem cells to remain en vivo for at least four months, a key benchmark for ensuring lasting therapeutic benefit, and anticipate early-phase human treatments within five years. Why it's important: This development is exciting not only for its potential to cure sickle cell disease, but because the approach might also be applied to other blood diseases such as β-thalassemia, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), chronic granulomatous disease, rare disorders like Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and Fanconi anemia, and even HIV infection. Join the Discussion Spotted by Gregory Scherf / Written by Jason Goodwin The President in Conversation With MIT's Joi Ito and WIRED's Scott Dadich What it is: President Obama sat down with MIT Media Director Joi Ito and WIRED's Scott Dadich to discuss the future of AI and the spectrum of emotional responses to the technology. The conversation touched on how AI will affect the future of work, the government, and society's need for conversation around the integration of AI. Why it's important: Abundance Insider readers know we frequently discuss how AI can help solve some of society's most daunting challenges, but also acknowledge the disruptive change it will create in the near future. In this interview, President Obama touched on how, as a nation, the U.S. must figure out how to successfully manage transitions in the workforce. Will various world governments welcome AI with open arms, or with oppressive regulation? Join the Discussion Spotted by Cody Rapp / Written by Sydney Fulkerson Lab-Grown Stem Cells Regenerate Monkey Hearts What it is: Researchers at Shinshu University in Japan have brought us one step closer to full-blown organ regeneration. They've successfully repaired five monkeys' damaged hearts using stem cells made from the skin cells of just one monkey. It's reportedly the first time induced pluripotent stem cells (made by stimulating mature cells into a juvenile, adaptable state) have been used to fix heart damage. Why it's important: The researchers' ultimate goal is to find an uncontroversial, scalable way to rejuvenate cells for transplantation in heart attack victims. How does aging change when we can regenerate an endless supply of stem cells on demand, from our own bodies? Join the Discussion Spotted by Gregory Scherf / Written by Marissa Brassfield Harnessing Algae for Clean Energy Power Plants What it is: Tel Aviv University researchers have used genetic engineering to increase microalgae hydrogen production by an astonishing 400% -- all based on their new discovery of how algae actually produce hydrogen. "Researchers in the past believed that algae only produce hydrogen in the course of a single microburst at dawn lasting just a few minutes," reports Phys.org. "But Dr. Yacoby and his team used highly sensitive technology to discover that algae produce hydrogen from photosynthesis all day long." Why it's important: Currently, the way we draw hydrogen out of natural gas is inefficient and toxic. What if we could grow our "gasoline" via home algae farms? "Cultivating energy from agriculture is really the next revolution," explains Dr. Yacoby. "There may be other ways to produce hydrogen, but this is the greenest and the only agricultural one." Join the Discussion Spotted by Gregory Scherf / Written by Marissa Brassfield China's First Homemade Supercapacitor Tram Unveiled What it is: CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd in Zhuzhou, China has released the nation's first independently designed supercapacitor tram. The train ditches overheard wires and ground electricity altogether; instead, it charges during 30-second stops. Xinhuanet reports the tram can travel at 70 km per hour and carry 380 passengers. Why it's important: This supercapacitor train solves a number of challenges (logistical, aesthetic, financial, structural and energy, among others) that plague current above-ground public transportation options. Its versatile, environmentally friendly design could eventually enable well-populated areas without existing infrastructure to rapidly expand into modern cities. Join the Discussion Spotted by Sherwin Chan / Written by Marissa Brassfield A Virtual Reality Full Body Illusion Improves Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa What it is: A Berlin research team recently published their research on how a virtual reality full-body illusion (FBI) can help anorexia nervosa patients decrease their overestimation of body size. Patients were asked to estimate their body size before introducing the FBI and again after the FBI. While wearing the Oculus Rift DK2, patients experienced simple brush strokes on their abdomen, which were exactly replicated in VR on the avatar's body. The results, although not static, proved that we can change the disturbed experience of body size in anorexia nervosa patients. Why it's important: We've previously written about VR's tremendous potential for treating depression and PTSD. If VR can also be used to treat psychological issues stemming from negative body image, we may eventually be able to "reprogram" our brains to forgive and forget the "baggage" of other harmful social experiences like bullying, child abuse and possibly even sexual trauma. Join the Discussion Spotted by Richard van Tilborg / Written by Sydney Fulkerson Scientists Have Created Mice with Hyper-long Telomeres Without Altering the Genes What it is: The Telomeres and Telomerase Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), in collaboration with the Centre's Transgenic Mice Core Unit, has succeeded in creating mice in the laboratory with hyper-long telomeres and reduced molecular aging. This builds on previous research showing that in vitro culturing of iPS stem cells (derived from adult tissues) resulted in the elongation of iPS telomeres to twice their length. The team successfully created mice with these hyper-long telomeres, resulting in all of the benefits attributed to more youthful telomeres such as lower tumor incidence and a greater capacity to repair DNA damage. Why it's important: This success means that it's possible to generate adult tissue with with longer telomeres without genetic manipulation, giving researchers multiple paths to human longevity and reducing age-related diseases. While it remains to be seen if these mice live longer, iPS cells have tremendous promise in their own right, including being able to make them in a patient-matched manner, raising the possibility of personalized treatments or organ matching without the risk of immune rejection. More resilient stem cells could lead to more effective and powerful stem cell therapies. Join the Discussion Spotted by Brian Vangsgaard / Written by Jason Goodwin German Lawmakers Vote to Ban the Internal Combustion Engine What it is: Germany's Bundesrat recently passed a resolution to ban the internal combustion engine beginning in 2030, which would mean that in as little as 14 years, only zero-emission vehicles would be allowed on EU roads. While the bipartisan agreement still needs EU approval, as Forbes notes, "German regulations traditionally have shaped EU and UNECE regulations." The measure also calls on EU automakers to review their current taxation and dues for ways to stimulate emissions-free mobility. Why it's important: As Peter has previously written, a tsunami of change is coming for the automotive industry, and it's up to automakers to either ride atop this wave or get crushed by it. Germany has already taken action to support its goal of 100% zero-emission vehicles on EU roads by 2030. How will the EU -- and other governments around the world -- respond? 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