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Oct 23 15 1:40 PM
HOLD onto your hats, people. Two Australian physicists have confirmed to The White House that time travel is indeed possible.At least, in theory, that is.In celebration of Back to the Future Day in the United States, The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation, Tom Kalil, hosted a series of conversations with innovators explaining their “mind-bending concepts” that could shape and change the world we live in over the next thirty years.“You might wonder why The White House is paying attention to a science fiction movie, but actually there’s a really serious reason to do that,” Mr Kalil told viewers via a live stream from The White House.“And that is that if you look at the history of scientific and technological development, a lot of times scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs are inspired by the science fiction books that they read and the science fiction movies and TV shows that they watch.“Engineers were really inspired by Arthur C. Clarke talking about global communication satellites. Engineers at Motorola were inspired by the communicators from Star Trekand today people are working on the Star Trek replicator.“We used to say, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it’, now we say, ‘I’ll see it when I believe it’, so science fiction is definitely serving as a source for inspiration.”Answering the question, “What does 2045 look like?”, Professor Tim Ralph of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and Mr. Martin Ringbauer, a PhD student at the University of Queensland, confirmed the idea that humans might one day be travelling through time.But, they said, the concept of travelling into the future is far more likely than travelling back to the past.
HOLD onto your hats, people. Two Australian physicists have confirmed to The White House that time travel is indeed possible.
At least, in theory, that is.
In celebration of Back to the Future Day in the United States, The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation, Tom Kalil, hosted a series of conversations with innovators explaining their “mind-bending concepts” that could shape and change the world we live in over the next thirty years.
“You might wonder why The White House is paying attention to a science fiction movie, but actually there’s a really serious reason to do that,” Mr Kalil told viewers via a live stream from The White House.
“And that is that if you look at the history of scientific and technological development, a lot of times scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs are inspired by the science fiction books that they read and the science fiction movies and TV shows that they watch.
“Engineers were really inspired by Arthur C. Clarke talking about global communication satellites. Engineers at Motorola were inspired by the communicators from Star Trek
and today people are working on the Star Trek replicator.
“We used to say, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it’, now we say, ‘I’ll see it when I believe it’, so science fiction is definitely serving as a source for inspiration.”
Answering the question, “What does 2045 look like?”, Professor Tim Ralph of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and Mr. Martin Ringbauer, a PhD student at the University of Queensland, confirmed the idea that humans might one day be travelling through time.
But, they said, the concept of travelling into the future is far more likely than travelling back to the past.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
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Oct 24 15 9:27 AM
It's something everyone suspected, but now it's official: The under-30 crowd is addicted to their cell phones. Those are the findings of a new survey, which showed that as millennials spend more time engaged on social media platforms, it's causing them to be less social in real life. The study, conducted by Flashgap, a photo-sharing application with more than 150,000 users, found that 87 percent of millennials admitted to missing out on a conversation because they were distracted by their phone. Meanwhile, 54 percent said they experience a fear of missing out if not checking social networks. Nearly 3,000 participants were asked about how they felt about social media in social settings, and found that the guiltiest culprits are often females. The study found 76 percent of females check social media platforms at least 10 times when out with friends, compared with 54 percent of males. The most commonly used apps mentioned in social settings among millennials were Snapchat, Tinder, Facebook, Messenger and Instagram.
It's something everyone suspected, but now it's official: The under-30 crowd is addicted to their cell phones.
Those are the findings of a new survey, which showed that as millennials spend more time engaged on social media platforms, it's causing them to be less social in real life. The study, conducted by Flashgap, a photo-sharing application with more than 150,000 users, found that 87 percent of millennials admitted to missing out on a conversation because they were distracted by their phone. Meanwhile, 54 percent said they experience a fear of missing out if not checking social networks.
Nearly 3,000 participants were asked about how they felt about social media in social settings, and found that the guiltiest culprits are often females. The study found 76 percent of females check social media platforms at least 10 times when out with friends, compared with 54 percent of males.
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Oct 24 15 11:02 PM
PeacefulSwannie wrote:One thing that annoys me about the movie industry is the way that police type shows that have lots of spying on everyone in them, that always get their killer...... which has worked to acclimatize everyone to be spied on. However, in reality thousands of killers walk free..... never caught. The movie industry makes people think its ok to be spied on because if anyone harms them or their family they will be caught through the spying, which couldn't be further from the truth in reality.
Oct 27 15 7:21 AM
Oct 27 15 7:23 AM
Wouldn't it be cool to be your favorite movie character? Soon, your daydreams of hunting down the Lost Arc as Indiana Jones or dodging Xenomorphs as Ripley could become a reality. Or at least a virtual reality.Virtual reality used to be relegated to the realm of science fiction, but due to technological advances, we are coming closer and closer to this immersive form of entertainment becoming available for the masses, not only in the soon-to-be booming VR gaming world, but in the movie industry as well.This year marked the premiere of the Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival, where virtual reality filmmakers showcased their work. On October 21st, Video Marc Dorcel, a French adult film production company, will launch the first virtual reality pornography film. This year's Sundance Film Festival featured a three-minute, three-dimensional VR experience called "Wild: The Experience," based on the Oscar-nominated film starring Reese Witherspoon. It's very possible that it won't be long before we have the type of experience described by Ernest Cline in the hit sci-fi novel Ready Player One, where protagonist Wade Watts takes on Matthew Broderick's role in War Games, using VR to actually live through his favorite films as his favorite film characters. Virtual reality in film seems fun and exciting, and I for one can't wait to be Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill, but there are some concerns to keep in mind while exploring the possibilities of this technology:In the above video, Jayde Lovell of SciQ describes how virtual reality could create difficulties for the quarter of our population that lacks a paracingulate sulcus, or PCS, a brain folding variation that helps us distinguish what is real from what is imagined. In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, 53 volunteers were either given a common word pair (e.g. Laurel and Hardy) or the first word and a question mark (e.g. Laurel and ?) and asked to imagine the second word. They then either said the word out loud or listened to an experimenter say the word. Later, they were asked to remember if they had seen or imagined the second word, as well as whether they had said the word or heard the experimenter say it. The participants without a PCS gave answers significantly less accurate than those with the fold, though all participants believed that they had a good memory.Failing to remember who said what or whether a word was imagined or read does not seem to be a very big deal, but according to some scientists, a lack of PCS coupled with a rise in virtual reality options could be more troublesome.
Wouldn't it be cool to be your favorite movie character? Soon, your daydreams of hunting down the Lost Arc as Indiana Jones or dodging Xenomorphs as Ripley could become a reality. Or at least a virtual reality.Virtual reality used to be relegated to the realm of science fiction, but due to technological advances, we are coming closer and closer to this immersive form of entertainment becoming available for the masses, not only in the soon-to-be booming VR gaming world, but in the movie industry as well.This year marked the premiere of the Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival, where virtual reality filmmakers showcased their work. On October 21st, Video Marc Dorcel, a French adult film production company, will launch the first virtual reality pornography film. This year's Sundance Film Festival featured a three-minute, three-dimensional VR experience called "Wild: The Experience," based on the Oscar-nominated film starring Reese Witherspoon. It's very possible that it won't be long before we have the type of experience described by Ernest Cline in the hit sci-fi novel Ready Player One, where protagonist Wade Watts takes on Matthew Broderick's role in War Games, using VR to actually live through his favorite films as his favorite film characters. Virtual reality in film seems fun and exciting, and I for one can't wait to be Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill, but there are some concerns to keep in mind while exploring the possibilities of this technology:
In the above video, Jayde Lovell of SciQ describes how virtual reality could create difficulties for the quarter of our population that lacks a paracingulate sulcus, or PCS, a brain folding variation that helps us distinguish what is real from what is imagined. In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, 53 volunteers were either given a common word pair (e.g. Laurel and Hardy) or the first word and a question mark (e.g. Laurel and ?) and asked to imagine the second word. They then either said the word out loud or listened to an experimenter say the word. Later, they were asked to remember if they had seen or imagined the second word, as well as whether they had said the word or heard the experimenter say it. The participants without a PCS gave answers significantly less accurate than those with the fold, though all participants believed that they had a good memory.Failing to remember who said what or whether a word was imagined or read does not seem to be a very big deal, but according to some scientists, a lack of PCS coupled with a rise in virtual reality options could be more troublesome.
Read more @ http://www.outerplaces.com/science/item/10237-distinguishing-reality-from-virtual-reality-the-danger-of-the-rise-of-vr-in-film
Oct 27 15 1:11 PM
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Nov 7 15 10:06 AM
GUESTS, you’re ruining the wedding day. That’s the message from a New South Wales photographer who posted a lengthy rant online about the obsession with documenting every moment of a ceremony that means the bride and groom can’t enjoy it.“I want to plead with you, and I’m going to make this very simple: brides and grooms, please have a completely unplugged wedding ceremony,” Thomas Stewart wrote on his Facebook page.“Look at this photo. This groom had to lean out past the aisle just to see his bride approaching. Why? Because guests with their phones were in the aisle and in his way.”“Imagine you’re in the middle of your wedding ceremony. You’re elated. You decide to take a quick glance towards your guests as you’re sure they’re sharing these happy moments with you, possibly even shedding a tear of their own. What do you see? NO FACES AT ALL AS THEY ARE ALL HIDDEN BEHIND PHONES AND CAMERAS! I highly doubt this is the way you want to remember your wedding ceremony.”
GUESTS, you’re ruining the wedding day.
That’s the message from a New South Wales photographer who posted a lengthy rant online about the obsession with documenting every moment of a ceremony that means the bride and groom can’t enjoy it.
“I want to plead with you, and I’m going to make this very simple: brides and grooms, please have a completely unplugged wedding ceremony,” Thomas Stewart wrote on his Facebook page.
“Look at this photo. This groom had to lean out past the aisle just to see his bride approaching. Why? Because guests with their phones were in the aisle and in his way.”
“Imagine you’re in the middle of your wedding ceremony. You’re elated. You decide to take a quick glance towards your guests as you’re sure they’re sharing these happy moments with you, possibly even shedding a tear of their own. What do you see? NO FACES AT ALL AS THEY ARE ALL HIDDEN BEHIND PHONES AND CAMERAS! I highly doubt this is the way you want to remember your wedding ceremony.”
Read more @ http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/wedding-photographer-says-guests-are-ruining-the-day-trying-to-take-photos/story-fneszs56-1227599581920
Nov 11 15 8:06 AM
150 scientists come up with plan that's quite similar to the one portrayed in the movie.It seems to be a case of fact mirroring fiction. "The Martian," starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars, was the No. 1 movie at the box office again this weekend. And it's not just America's movie-going public that's taken notice. NASA seems to be paying close attention as well. In the film, Matt Damon's character resorts to cleverness and botanical know-how to survive on Mars for four years by growing his own potatoes. At the core of his ingenious plan is his use of materials he finds on the planet. One hundred-fifty scientists and engineers at NASA just reached the same conclusion. As part of its new plan to travel to Mars, the U.S. space agency held a four-day workshop last week at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston to discuss various aspects of an upcoming mission to the Red Planet. The more supplies a ship has to carry on the long trip from Earth to Mars, the more complicated a mission becomes. "Every drop of water collected on Mars is one drop less that needs to be launched from Earth and propelled through 100 million kilometers of space," writes space journalist Eric Berger in a blog post titled "Hollywood or Houston" about last week's conference. "This ultimately could save NASA tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars in launch costs, potentially making a Mars plan affordable."
150 scientists come up with plan that's quite similar to the one portrayed in the movie.
It seems to be a case of fact mirroring fiction. "The Martian," starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars, was the No. 1 movie at the box office again this weekend. And it's not just America's movie-going public that's taken notice.
NASA seems to be paying close attention as well. In the film, Matt Damon's character resorts to cleverness and botanical know-how to survive on Mars for four years by growing his own potatoes. At the core of his ingenious plan is his use of materials he finds on the planet. One hundred-fifty scientists and engineers at NASA just reached the same conclusion.
As part of its new plan to travel to Mars, the U.S. space agency held a four-day workshop last week at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston to discuss various aspects of an upcoming mission to the Red Planet. The more supplies a ship has to carry on the long trip from Earth to Mars, the more complicated a mission becomes. "Every drop of water collected on Mars is one drop less that needs to be launched from Earth and propelled through 100 million kilometers of space," writes space journalist Eric Berger in a blog post titled "Hollywood or Houston" about last week's conference. "This ultimately could save NASA tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars in launch costs, potentially making a Mars plan affordable."
Read more @ http://www.fromthegrapevine.com/innovation/nasa-looks-matt-damon-film-actual-ideas-living-mars
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