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In this week’s episode of Future Lens Today, we jump right into a couple of stories around Virtual Reality, and how it’s been used for the ever-evolving work and shopping experience as we move further into remote living. How Google is embracing the future and building spaces to thrive around the world, and lastly, how science is crafting alternatives to everything, like organs to food.
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In this episode of Future Lens, our hosts Gordon Stencell and Mark Pundzius discuss construction breakthroughs. Be prepared to be amazed as they introduce you to new technologies that support designers, architects, and builders to create innovative and more sustainable structures. Each of these “new generation materials” is engineered to last for centuries and not hurt the environment.
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In this week’s episode of Future Lens Today, we’re covering some of the news coming out of the video games industry as one of it’s largest players makes moves that may be possibly giving us a glimpse at what the future of work might look like for people around the world.
Additionally, we talk about Virtual Reality Exosuits akin to those described in the Sci-fi novel “Ready Player One”, as well as some robotics and space news out of Nasa and SpaceX that’ll excite the technology and space lovers in all of us.
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What is humanity’s impact on the planet and how consciously and inadvertently have we caused the demise of many species? As a response, key organizations are stepping up by developing new strategies for animal conservation and attempting to resurrect species that are already extinct.
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In this week’s episode of Future Lens Today, we talk about how scientists are taking the first steps towards creating a real Jurassic Park, the existence and interaction of what Scientists call Time Crystals, and all the complex language they use to describe it in detail, as well as some major technical changes to Google’s Youtube and Facebook’s Instagram, as platforms begin to introduce new ways to eat away at our savings accounts.
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We are entering a world in which we will need to become better at fighting what we can't see. Learn about the innovations and best practices related to sterilization and disinfection protocols and how the global situation has pushed new technology to the forefront in the fight against viruses and disease transmission.
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Immersive entertainment, artificial intelligence, industry milestones, and how the movie industry is innovating in order to bring forward new ways to remain profitable and grow its audience. View full episode details and sources on Humanatronix.com.
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In this week’s episode, we talk about some sweet new technology that feels a lot like the world is coming full circle from all the way back in the 1960s, when moonwalking and supersonic jets were state-of-the-art.
We also talk about some of the innovations coming out of Compton where a small San Francisco-based startup is testing out new forms of vertical farming with autonomous robotic farmers being trained and tested in warehouses.
Additionally, some news coming out of silicon valley as Apple makes headlines while filling for new patents for some next-level advanced materials to be used in its mobile phone suite moving forward.
The full episode transcript and sources can be found on Humanatronix.com.
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Hosts Gordon Stencell and Mark Pundzius are joined by Shawn Hopkins the Executive Producer of Future Lens (and Podcast Host of Future Lens Today our exciting new news show) to revisit the highlights from episodes 11 through 20. Amongst others, we’ll discuss water management, “green” burials, contact-free technology, artificial companionship, and how innovation is changing the world that we live in and the work that we do. Thank you for your listenership and for making this series a success! You can view full details about each episode on the Humanatronix website.
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We talk about some predictive analytics & projections on the future growth of the human race and its trend towards negative over the next few decades. We also discuss some amazing technology coming out of Arizona, as a firm successfully uses renewable energy to harvest water straight out of desert air. Use cases going as far as bringing a renewable source of clean water to the Arabian Desert for both people to drink and to feed agricultural farms, bringing us all closer to long term sustainability as the world changes. As well as, touch on some new clever robots coming out of a fast-food chain, as well as an Ex-Googler’s startup as innovative tech, starts to enter the mainstream at a faster rate than ever before. Full episode transcript and sources can be found on Humanatronix.com.
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The future of archaeology and how we’ve changed the way we discover the secrets of the past, how we preserve them, and how we share them. View the full episode details on Humanatronix.com
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In this week’s episode, we talk about big tech companies and their participation, both good and bad, in the fight for civil rights around the world. As Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Zoom all announce intentions to stop complying with orders to hand over data to the Chinese government. A move that is said will almost guarantee they be blocked from use by Chinese citizens. All the while on North American shores, Facebook fails its first-ever civil rights audit conducted by lawyers and civil rights experts. And lastly, in the news that has me genuinely dumbfounded, the lines between government and religion continue to blur in the United States as the Supreme Court Rules to let religious employers deny works birth control. All this and a little bit more this week in the news, welcome to Future Lens Today.
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Last year the world fought some of the world's worst forest fires across the west coast of North America and across Australia. California was struggling to find available sources of water it could use to fight these fires, while some organizations are fighting to remove water as a human right, such as Nestle. We discuss the future of water and how over 30% of the human population is affected by water scarcity, and what companies around the world are doing to solve this critical issue.
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In this week’s episode, we talk about the software we use every day for entertainment, productivity, socialization, and more. Starting off the TikTok’s fall from grace with its recent turmoil surrounding its vague origins and invasiveness on mobile phones. Sweeping bans of Chinese apps from the Indian Government.
Remote work introducing new forms of “bossware”, or alternative invasive spyware that comes gift wrapped with a bow on top, and is branded and sold as productivity-enhancing software for employers.
And last but not least, I’ll touch a more polarizing topic, one that touches on data transparency, freedom of speech, and the internet as a tool for information. As the keys for the renowned wiki leaks platform trades hands with a new group ready to take the lead. All sources can be found on the Humanatronix Website.
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Today we’re talking about the world’s smallest conceivable engine, the US government and DARPA have announced plans for the first Nuclear Thermal Propulsion systems and a line is drawn in the sand as Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple go head to head for dominance in the world of online and mobile gaming. View the transcript and sources on Humanatronix.com.
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In this episode of Future Lens, our hosts Gordon Stencell and Mark Pundzius discuss alternative burial practices. We talk about a more ethical and environmentally conscious approach to our burial practices, from turning yourselves into diamonds, or even subaquatic habitats to save our precious reefs. Would you prefer to become a tree or be consumed by mushrooms? All sources available on Humanatronix.com
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Today we’re talking about the Black Lives Matter Movement and the Pandemic, and their impact on local businesses, as well as the fact that we all need to work together to provide better support to small businesses across the country.
In recent weeks Black lives Matter protests have spun up around the world for good reason, bringing attention to issues that are not isolated to single communities but are widespread, and how discrimination has made it difficult for businesses with owners of color to find the support they need. Along with the impacts of COVID-19 businesses are struggling to find support and are dropping like flies on a daily basis.
Today we talk Airbnb and it’s unintended consequences for people of color, how bigger businesses are giving platforms for the voices of incredible talent to reach new heights, as well as how the Canadian Government and non-for-profits are mobilizing to provide support, among other things.
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What are the implications of one of societies most important, yet underfunded and undervalued systems. Waste management and recycling centers and how they're trying to innovate on behalf of the rest of the world. To save it.
What’s new in waste conversion technology?
Waste to Biofuels
Technologies to convert MSW to renewable transportation fuels, primarily cellulosic ethanol and diesel, have long captured the eye of visionary entrepreneurs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) can provide indirect subsidies approaching $200 per ton of MSW for cellulosic ethanol. Some federal loan guarantees can significantly lower a facility’s cost of capital, which is important as waste-to-biofuels facilities are very capital intensive. A 1,000-ton-per-day waste-to-biofuel facility can cost over $500 million to construct, so these technologies are generally economically feasible only at sizes of 1,000 tons per day or more.
Chemical recycling of plastic waste
A relatively new strategy for waste conversion is the chemical recycling of plastic waste. Chemical recycling of plastics involves the conversion of plastic waste into a liquid hydrocarbon that can then be used to produce new products. The conversion process typically involves a pyrolysis technology, which is akin to gasification. With the heightened visibility of the impact of single-use plastics on the environment, this is a sorely needed technology in the current market.
Conversion to electricity
Noticeably absent from any list of projects coming online are those deploying high-temperature processes, such as gasification or pyrolysis, to generate electricity. This is a reflection of electricity being a relatively low-value product that does not support the capital intensity of these complex technologies at the moment. As long as fracking continues to provide an abundant supply of inexpensive natural gas for electricity production in the U.S., this fact is unlikely to change.
Now South Korea is taking a lead, recycling 95% of its food waste.
It wasn’t always this way in the country. The mouth-watering array of side dishes that accompany a traditional South Korean meal - called banchan - are often left unfinished, contributing to one of the world’s highest rates of food wastage. South Koreans each generate more than 130 kg of food waste each year.
By comparison, per capita food waste in Europe and North America is 95 to 115 kg a year, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. But the South Korean government has taken radical action to ensure that the mountain of wasted food is recycled.
Smart Bins
Technology has played a leading part in the success of the scheme. In the country’s capital, Seoul, 6,000 automated bins equipped with scales and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) weigh food waste as it is deposited and charge residents using an ID card. The pay-as-you-recycle machines have reduced food waste in the city by 47,000 tonnes in six years, according to city officials.
Urban farms
The number of urban farms or community gardens in Seoul has increased sixfold in the past seven years. They now total 170 hectares - roughly the size of 240 football fields. Most are sandwiched between apartment blocks or on top of schools and municipal buildings. One is even located in the basement of an apartment block. It is used to grow mushrooms.
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In this latest episode of Future Lens our hosts Gord Stencell and Mark Pundzius talk about anxiety, where it comes from, how technology can often amplify it's effects on how we operate day-to-day.
But don't worry, there are innovators out there that are also leveraging technology to fight back against tech induce anxiety with more specially crafted tech designed to help us cope, heal from, and overcome anxiety in its many forms.
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The discoveries and advances being made in the field of nanotechnology are as vast as they are tiny. We explore how this technology will change our approach to monitoring and treating disease, growing crops and tracking manufactured goods, and so much more.
A Truly Fantastic Voyage
In 1966, science fiction fans were talking about the imminent release of an American film about a submarine crew who are shrunk to microscopic size and who venture into the body of an injured scientist to repair damage to his brain. Although we have yet to crack the code of how to miniaturize people, great leaps are being made in the field of nanotechnology.
The Tiniest of Robots
Called OWICs, these miniature optical wireless integrated circuits are so small that you can now fit a million of them on a 4-inch wafer chip, at the cost of less than a penny each.
Medical Nano-probes
Harvard and M.I.T. have developed nontoxic nano-probes that can detect tumors, by way of your bloodstream, in your lungs and gut. Meanwhile, MSU and SU have invented a nanoparticle that eats away portions of plaque that can cause heart attacks, in a non-surgical way.
Potential Uses and Concerns
From smarter security tags to invisible IoT sensors, to live monitoring of crop disease - new applications are being evaluated by most industry sectors. Might an abundance of nanoparticles inevitably become a concern if they accumulate in our waters and in the air that we breathe?
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