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21 Awesome Quotes on Intuition

“It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.” – Henri Poincare “Intuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data.” – John Naisbitt “A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something. Read full Article

The big business of living forever

People have been trying to live forever for … basically forever. But cheating death has always been a particular obsession for the rich. Read full Article

New Podcast! Chapter 7: The Digital Obesity Pandemic

Here is our latest podcast based on Chapter 7 of Gerd’s best-selling book Technology vs Humanity (Now available in 11 languages!) This week Peter and I covered the topic of digital obesity. We define this as being a mental and technological condition in which data, information, media, and general digital connectedness are being accumulated to such an extent … Continue reading "New Podcast! Chapter 7: The Digital Obesity Pandemic"

Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Build a Mind-Reading Machine

“The idea is to allow people to use their thoughts to navigate intuitively through augmented reality—the neuro-driven version of the world recently described by Kevin Kelly. No typing, no speaking, even, to distract you or slow you down as you interact with digital additions to the landscape: driving instructions superimposed over the freeway, short biographies … Continue reading "Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Build a Mind-Reading Machine"

Mark Zuckerberg And The Tech World Still Do Not Understand Ethics

Derek Lidow writes a great piece for Forbes, Mark Zuckerberg And The Tech World Still Do Not Understand Ethics. Here’s an excerpt: “Expectations for technology startups encourage expedient, not ethical, decision making. As people in the industry are fond of saying, the tech world moves at “lightspeed.” That includes the pace of innovation, the rise and … Continue reading "Mark Zuckerberg And The Tech World Still Do Not Understand Ethics"