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Is Life Older Than Earth Itself?

Posted 04.18.2013 | Science
Read More: Dna, Origin of Life, Biology, Weird Science, Genome, Computers, Earth, Life, Moore's Law, Complexity Theory, Panspermia, Video, Math, Life Before Earth, Genetics, Evolution, Science News

By: Jillian Scharr, TechNewsDaily Staff Writer Published: 04/16/2013 06:08 PM EDT on TechNewsDaily Applying a maxim from computer science to biolo...

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Exponential Growth in Small Machines - Don't Fear, They're Here to Protect You

XPRIZE | Posted 03.28.2013 | Technology
Read More: Moore's Law, X Prize Foundation, X Prize, Sensing, Nanotechnology, Singularity University, Technology News
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By George Skidmore, Ph.D. George Skidmore, Ph.D. is a Physicist working in micro machines and nanotechnology. He is Principal Scientist at DRS Techno...

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Greed, Capitalism and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Emanuel Pastreich | Posted 05.05.2013 | Technology
Read More: Moore's Law, Greed, Capitalism, Technology News
Emanuel Pastreich

Many lament our consumer culture and the ruthlessness and selfishness of today's people. The phenomenon of blind consumption is undeniable, and its da...

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Why I Believe That This Will Be The Most Innovative Decade In History

XPRIZE | Posted 10.13.2012 | Technology
Read More: Moore's Law, X Prize Foundation, X Prize, Innovation, Convergence, Synergy, Technology, Singularity University, Technology News
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Why am I so optimistic? Because of the wide assortment of technologies that are advancing at exponential rates and converging. They are enabling small teams to do what was once only possible for governments and large corporations.

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The Era of Big Data Is Here

Tom Silva | Posted 08.18.2012 | Business
Read More: Moore's Law, Big Data, World Economic Forum, Data, Business News
Tom Silva

A new sector and catchphrase has emerged that indicates a major new spur in our country's growth: Big Data.

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WATCH: Ultrathin 'Atomic Wire' Could Spark New Computer Era

| John Matson | Posted 03.07.2012 | Science
Read More: Moore's Law, Video, Atom Wire, Nanotechnology, Nanowire, Electronics, Particle Physics, One Atom Wide, Silicon, Science News

By John Matson, Scientific American (Click here for original article.) There may be a bit more room at the bottom, after all. In 1959 physi...

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A Cynic Predicts IT and Media in 2011

Tony Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Moore's Law, Wikileaks, High Tech Companies, Digital-Startup-Companies, Startups, Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Smarter Ideas, Technology News
Tony Greenberg

This year will bring us another batch of rebranded, repackaged technology sold as revolutionary. Which is ok because none of us are ready for true innovation.

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The Singularity Summit 2010

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Genome Sequencing Cost, Moore's Law, Shane Legg, Vernor Vinge, Ravez Naam, Darpa, Artificial Intelligence, Singularity Summit 2010, Ray Kurzweil, Peak Oil, Gregg Stock, The Amazing Randi, Global Warming, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

It was refreshing and invigorating for me to experience unbounded optimism at the Singularity Summit gathering in San Francisco this past weekend.

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Moore's Law, Quantum Physics, Vernor Vinge, Quantum Mechanics, Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity, Bio-Info-Nano Singularity, Quantum Algorithms, Robin Hanson, Artificial Intelligence, Aubrey De Grey, Innovation, Paradigm Shift, Industrial Revolution, Economy, Technology News
DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Mobile Data Plans Are Wrong

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Moore's Law, Gilder's Law, Operator, Telecommunications, Mobile Banking, 4g, Pricing Plans, 3g, Business News
Brett King

Gilder's law effectively states that the capacity of a pipe to carry data increases by some 300% every year. So why is data still so expensive?

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The Democratization of Passion

Thomas Scriven | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Moore's Law, Twittering, Twitter, Tweet, Twalkin, Software, Tweeting, Gaming, Technology, Tweets, Media News
Thomas Scriven

Our new application Twalkin allows you to instantly make live, vocal connections with a friend, a group of followers or wide broadcast to whomever wants to listen.

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Should Internet Content Be Free? The Best Model to Save Newspapers, Books, and Music in the Digital Age

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Limited Copyright, Newspapers, Free Content, Copyright, Content, Artistic Collaboration, Perpetual Copyright, Copyright Extension, Chris Anderson, "Free: The Future of a Radical Price, Intellectual Property, Music, Creative Commons, Lawrence Lessig, Cross-Subsidies, Publishing Industry, Free Economy, Digital Economy, Digital, Future of the Internet, Google, Wikipedia, Public Domain, Paid Content, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Microsoft, Books, Business Models for Digital Content, Thomas Jefferson, Death of Newspapers, Newspaper Industry, Mark Helprin, Linux, Moore's Law, Espresso Book Machine, Art, Piracy, " "Digital Barbarism: A Writer's Manifesto, Advertising, Digital Age, Music Industry, Freemium, " Free, Media News
Anis Shivani

How can we retain, even enhance, creativity in the digital age, taking advantage of near-zero costs of redistribution? Two recent books consider the question.

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