A risk of how forensic science is portrayed on TV is the effect on juries that might accept testimony uncritically.
Technology won’t lead to Utopia
Some points from Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker:
- We’ll never have more time. This means time is a scarce resource, so no Utopia because there will always be scarcity: “For while the growing abundance of goods may reduce the value of additional goods, time becomes more valuable as goods become more abundant. Utility maximization is of no relevance in a Utopia where everyone’s needs are fully satisfied, but the constant flow of time makes such a Utopia impossible.” Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/gary-becker-on-utopia-2014-5#ixzz30m0VlxgH
A robot uprising will in fact occur...Or will it?
Why There Will Be A Robot Uprising - Defense One: The key phrase is "better, faster, and at greater scale."
Robots R Us?
Making Affordable Robotic Humanoids and Hands | MIT Technology Review: Significant progress that will make robots accessible to more people.
How a Chinese Company 3D-Printed Ten Houses In a Single Day
Via Gizmodo:
WinSun is printing an inexpensive, sturdy home in mere hours for very little money. The company says the process would be perfect for fabricating homes for the impoverished and displaced—a major issue in some Chinese cities.
Click the link to see more: How a Chinese Company 3D-Printed Ten Houses In a Single Day
Welcome to your future.
Festo Kangaroo Robot
Via Business Insider:
Their newest robot is built on the principle of "recovering, storing, and releasing energy based on a natural model" in order to move around. In this case, the "natural model" is a kangaroo, so Festo's robot literally jumps to get from A to B.
Click the link to see more: Festo Kangaroo Robot - Business Insider
Not just a toy. This has potential search and rescue among other things.
Kind of like a snake eating something big
Via Business Insider:
It shows the sector composition of the S&P 500 by market cap since 1974. As you can see, sector bubbles manifest when they suddenly explode as a percentage of the S&P 500.
The dotcom bubble is very prominent, represented by the ballooning info tech sector stocks. The credit bubble appeared much more gradually as seen in the rise of financial sector stocks.
"Financials was only the third sector since 1975 to represent 20% of the market capitalization of the S&P 500," noted Kostin. "However, Financials share of the S&P 500 market cap has declined from 22% to as low as 9% in early March 2009."
Click the link to see more: CHART: Bubbles Within The S&P 500 - Business Insider
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