Talking AI into the night
At Singularity University (SU) the alumni reunions allow every year to catch up, not only with the projects that each…
Writing & Ideas
Two decades of thinking, in order.
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You’ve got to be kidding!
When you were a little kid as you grew up everything was new to you, and you were ready to take it all in,…
The Swiss Cancer Mortality Paradox
by Roberto Vacca Big data applications in healthcare and epidemiology are very promising, if they can overcome regulatory obstacles. As…
What did you teach today?
In an era of universal and instantaneous access to knowledge and of planetwide horizontal connections to leverage expertise, learning without…
Cuba is waiting for the change
In a world that has decided to turn away from the experiment of planned economies, Cuba’s loyalty to the failed…
How Can Bitcoin Help Emancipate Billions And Help Food Security
Through the fundamental invention of the Blockchain, we now have a tool that, through the use of planet-wide communications networks…
Checking out Cuba before the changes
When trade and information exchanges start to flow freely, many other changes in society can be expected. With the lifting…
The Race Is On For The First Waves Of Internet Of Things
The build-out of the Internet of Things is going to take decades: the first waves of networks of networks of…
Something new? AIs and us
It is tempting to align oneself with the wisdom of the “nihil novum sub sole” (there is nothing new under…