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Organisational structure, morph bots, squid film, work trends, cyber punk, solar punk, lunar punk, dream control, the forever fallacy, the agriculture transition, building god, food sensors and AI companionship.
Watch Transformers or read some SF over the weekend.
Gaiax: A Japanese Start-up Studio That Puts the Free Will of the Individual First
The company uses a “carve-out option system,” which is a mechanism that enables leaders and members from all business units to independently establish their own businesses and make equity and capital policy decisions
This Transformer-Like Robot Can Drive, Fly, Walk, and More
https://singularityhub.com/2023/06/29/this-transformer-like-robot-can-roll-fly-stand-walk-and-more/?
Morph-bots or just simply transformers?
Squid-inspired soft material is a switchable shield for light, heat, microwaves
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-squid-inspired-soft-material-switchable-shield.html?
Inspired by squid skin, researchers report a soft film that can regulate its transparency across a large range of wavelengths—visible, infrared and microwave—simultaneously.
5 Top Meta Trends Revolutionizing the Work Spectrum
https://www.shrm.org/shrm-india/pages/5-top-meta-trends-revolutionizing-the-work-spectrum.aspx
AI, automation, augmentation, sharing economy, global workplaces, market places and global recruiting
Self-fulfilling cyberpunk
https://www.dezeen.com/2023/06/21/ai-future-sci-fi-cyberpunk-freyja-sewell-opinion/?
If everyone believes the future is dystopian, could that cause us to make it dystopian?
What Are Solarpunk and Lunarpunk Anyway?
https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/09/20/what-are-solarpunk-and-lunarpunk-anyway/?
Read science fiction.
Dream control: Scientists stimulate the brain to influence lucid dreams
Researchers successfully tested a brain implant that stimulates the motor cortex during REM sleep, unlocking the potential to influence the dream world. This opens the door to a future where dream manipulation and lucid dreaming become a reality.
Tech Companies Keep Falling for the Forever Fallacy. Why Smart Leaders Should Know Better
The forever fallacy is the belief that the circumstances that led to extraordinary growth will continue indefinitely, even when they obviously won’t.
The agricultural transition: Building a sustainable future
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/agriculture/our-insights/the-agricultural-transition-building-a-sustainable-future?
Sustainable farming is necessary for decarbonization. But to get the world to net zero, the agriculture sector must take action along the entire value chain.
Building god
https://www.strangeloopcanon.com/p/building-god?
Building a self-improving, reflective, Agent which is good enough to run scientific experiments and how we might build one.
New tech turns your phone into a ‘spoiler alert’ sensor for meat and other foods
A polymer patch about the size of a postage stamp, which can be pasted inside food packaging, where it’s able to detect changes in meat freshness.
It’s Not a Computer, It’s a Companion!
https://a16z.com/2023/06/22/its-not-a-computer-its-a-companion/?
AI companionship.
