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Scenario prompts 16 May 2024
The topics are human curiosity, a 9.7% sustainability premium, blue tooth satellites, circular start-ups, solar crystals, AI clones, bio-printing, how much a planet is worth, and tissue and organ repair.
How much is a planet worth?
Human Curiosity in the Age of AI
https://nesslabs.com/human-curiosity-in-the-age-of-ai
Thanks to a more intuitive way to process information, humans are capable of making serendipitous discoveries through non-obvious connections.
Consumers willing to pay 9.7% sustainability premium, even as cost-of-living and inflationary concerns weigh
https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/news-room/press-releases/2024/pwc-2024-voice-of-consumer-survey.html
The survey, which collected the perspectives of more than 20,000 consumers from across 31 countries and territories, found that almost nine-in-ten (85%) consumers are experiencing first-hand the disruptive effects of climate change in their daily lives and are prioritising consumption that integrates sustainability-focused practices.
“Thought impossible” – US startup intros satellite IoT on standard Bluetooth
Bluetooth has a clear advantage over rival satellite IoT technologies just because it is a mass-market technology, which is cheap. Five billion Bluetooth devices are sold annually.
5 Disruptive Circular Economy Startups to Watch
https://impakter.com/5-circular-economy-startups-to-watch/
Property, inventory, packaging, feathers and mushrooms.
Scientist Trap Sunlight to Reach Temps of Nearly 2,000 Degrees Fahrenheit
https://gizmodo.com/extreme-heat-solar-energy-clean-energy-solution-1851477599
Engineers are cooking up a new clean energy solution: charging up crystals with solar energy to temperatures of 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius), potentially making them a greener substitute for the carbon-intensive processes that smelt steel and cook cement.
People are selling AI clones of dead relatives for just $150
https://futurism.com/the-byte/cheap-ai-clones-dead-relatives
In China, the AI cloning of dead relatives has become a thriving cottage industry, driving down prices and spurring technological advances in the years since these kinds of services have been offered.
Bio-based resins could offer recyclable future for 3D printing
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-bio-based-resins-recyclable-future.html
Researchers showed that high-resolution, 3D printed structures can be manufactured from an entirely bio-sourced feedstock. Once they have reached the end of their useful life, the products can be recycled within an almost fully closed-loop system.
How Much is a Planet Worth?
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/how-much-is-a-planet-worth
Read all the way through for some truly staggering numbers
We’re marching toward an uninsureable future
Peptide-based hydrogel shows promise for a wide range of tissue and organ repair
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-peptide-based-hydrogel-wide-range.html
Combining biomedical finesse and nature-inspired engineering, scientists have created a jelly-like material that shows great potential for on-the-spot repair to a remarkable range of damaged organs and tissues in the human body.
