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Innovation, cloud seeding, robotic caregivers, shareholder stewardship, quantum physics, leapfrogging, quantum computers, more innovation and Eastern philosophy.
Have a great weekend.
Six innovations that can help feed the world
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/09/world/innovations-feed-the-world-scn-spc-intl/index.html?
Plant based coating, climate resilient crops, precision farming, insect protein, wholescapes approach and urban farming.
Western US States Are Turning to Cloud Seeding to Fight Historic Droughts
The need for cloud seeding is becoming more urgent and more widespread as temperatures rise, particularly in areas that were already traditionally hot and dry. Also read https://www.ronimmink.com/synthetic-as-way-to-save-or-destroy-our-planet/
Can we learn to embrace robotic caregivers?
https://proto.life/2023/06/can-we-learn-to-embrace-robotic-caregivers/?
Finding affection in the uncanny valley
The Portfolio Defense of ESG
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_portfolio_defense_of_esg?
Shareholder stewardship should prioritize companies’ effects on the economy and investors’ entire portfolios.
All possible worlds
https://aeon.co/essays/multiple-worlds-has-been-given-artistic-impetus-by-physics
The many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum physics, on the other hand, says that all possible worlds exist. Combine this with thinking about the Metaverse.
AI Leapfrogging: How AI Will Transform “Lagging” Industries
https://www.nfx.com/post/ai-leapfrogging?
Technological leapfrogging occurs when an industry or market (usually an outmoded industry or emerging market) skips a step along the technology transformation chain
IBM quantum computer beat a supercomputer in a head-to-head test
Researchers at IBM pitted their 127-qubit Eagle quantum computer against a conventional supercomputer in a challenge to perform a complex calculation – and the quantum computer won.
7 Standout Sustainability Innovations We Covered This Spring
https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2023/standout-sustainability-solutions/775601?
Algae, AI, crowd sourcing, blockchain, a water-based alternative to PFAS, seaweed, plastic and flood predictions.
Eastern philosophy says there is no “self.” Science agrees
https://bigthink.com/the-well/eastern-philosophy-neuroscience-no-self/?
Modern neuroscience provides evidence that aligns with the Eastern view, revealing that the left hemisphere of the brain constantly creates narratives to interpret reality.
