My 2 book recommendations: On the one hand Andrea Gentile (living in Milan, Italy) published the nonfiction La scienza sotto l'ombrellone. On the other Judith Andresen (living in Hamburg, Germany) wrote about Retrospektiven in agilen Projekten.
Tuesday, February 2. 2016
Boston & Washington D.C.
Firstly my eyes are closed in tribute to Marvin Minsky (died in Boston, MA) and his work for artificial intelligence. Secondly my look goes to Yinhai Wang (living in Washington D.C.) and his research: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi sensing from mobile devices may help improve bus service.
Tuesday, January 26. 2016
The Hague & New York City
On the one hand Iljitsch van Beijnum (living in The Hague, Netherlands) wrote a story about IPv6, which celebrates its 20th birthday by reaching 10 percent deployment. On the other Clive Thompson (living in New York City, NY) reported about China and How a Nation of Tech Copycats Transformed Into a Hub for Innovation.
Tuesday, January 5. 2016
Birmingham & Amsterdam
On the one hand Brian Barrett (living in Birmingham, AL) describes 2015 in the following way: The Year We Started Buying Phones Like We Buy Cars. On the other hand the company Arcadis (haedquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands) launch the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2015.
Tuesday, December 22. 2015
New York City & Paris
The UN Development Program (based in New York City, NY) launches for 25 years annually the Human Development Report. In the 2010 edition of the report France (with its capital Paris) reached number 14. In the 2015 edition it reached number 22.
Tuesday, December 8. 2015
Stanford & Boston
Today is about 2 lists: The one implies the subject of philantrophy and funding according to Stanford social innovation reveiw (there, CA). The other describes the Boston Consulting Group (there, MA) with the words: The most innovative companies.
Monday, November 30. 2015
Suwon & Singapore
How will be the future in the eyes of Samsung Electronics (haedquartered in Suwon, South Korea) by focusing on futuristic business areas? And an other question by Singapore researchers: How do robot swans bring new advanced technology to water testing?
Tuesday, November 10. 2015
Menlo Park & Mountain View
Firstly my look went to Facebook Inc. (haedquartered in Menlo Park, CA) and a story about its data centers. Secondly particular attention were given to the report about Google Inc. (haedquartered in Mountain View, CA) and Google’s Plan to Make Virtual Reality Mainstream Before Facebook Can.
Tuesday, October 27. 2015
Aberystwyth & Thessaloniki
On the one hand the BBC reported on the intelligent robotics group at Aberystwyth University (UK): Why robot that gets 'tired and hormonal' is a good thing. On the other hand the DroidCon Greece took place. An interview with the organizers of the Conference in Thessaloniki (Greece) provided insights: First milestone achieved!
Tuesday, October 20. 2015
Washington D.C. & Winchester
Firstly I looked at the impact of Apple’s ad blocking technology on the future of the Internet described by Alexander Howard (living in Washington D.C.), Secondly I took a fresh look at Max Tegmark's article: Life is a braid in spacetime. Max Tegmark is living in Winchester, MA.
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