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Scenario prompts 2 October 2024
Use the prompts to question things such as relevance, opportunity vs threat, if vs when, timelines, impact and responses. Consider multiple futures.
Today’s prompts are laser weapons, inflexion points, precision fermentation, science fiction, neural data protection, lettuce and NotebookLM (super cool).
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For the First Time Ever, Laser Weapons Are Making Kills in the Air. Could They Be America’s Ace in the Hole in the Middle East?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a62445978/military-laser-weapons/
The first military success of a precision laser system against drone attacks may usher in a new, Star Wars-esque future of warfare.
Critical Mass and Tipping Points: How To Identify Inflection Points Before They Happen
https://fs.blog/critical-mass/
Critical mass, which is sometimes referred to as tipping points, is one of the most effective mental models you can use to understand the world. The concept can explain everything from viral cat videos to why changing habits is so hard.
Precision fermentation could be ‘the most important climate tech ever’ — so what’s holding it back?
https://sifted.eu/articles/precision-fermentation-brnd
Precision fermentation — which involves brewing genetically modified microorganisms to produce new kinds of molecules and proteins — has a huge range of applications
The best new science fiction books of October 2024
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450123-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-october-2024/
Every CEO/entrepreneur should read SF.
California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/science/california-neurorights-tech-law.html
The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
Scientists Made a Golden Lettuce That Comes With a Vitamin Boost
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-made-a-golden-lettuce-that-comes-with-a-vitamin-boost?
Scientists have genetically engineered a special ‘golden lettuce’ that provides significantly higher amounts of vitamin A, a nutrient necessary for our immune function, vision, and growth and development.
An AI audio review of my website
https://www.ronimmink.com/review-of-my-website/
Try https://notebooklm.google/. Blew my mind.
