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Scenario prompts 22 Augustus 2024
Today’s prompts are VUCA, BANI, RUPT, TUNA, bio-manufacturing, cooling paint, promotable brands, plastic waste transformed into food, dream tourism, soil acoustics, sound wave therapy, intellectual property-pledged financing, muscle repair and my book about books about AI.
Are you VUCA, BANI, RUPT or TUNA ready?
From LUCA to VUCA to BANI: The Evolutionary Sieve
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-luca-vuca-bani-evolutionary-sieve-aidan-mccullen-xlale/
Also read https://www.ronimmink.com/dealing-with-vuca-rupt-bani-and-tuna/
Scientists engineer bacteria to make 1st-ever ‘thermally-stable’ bioplastic
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/engineered-bacteria-makes-bioplastics
Biomanufacturing—they have engineered bacteria to produce polymers with ring-like structures, which enhance the rigidity and thermal stability of the plastics
Nissan trials cooling paint to lower temperature in cars and boost EV range
In a 12-month trial, vehicles treated with this paint have shown up to 12°C/21.6°F cooler exterior surfaces and 5°C/9°F cooler interiors compared to traditional automotive paint.
The Brands That Listen Will Lead the Future of Marketing
https://www.adweek.com/sponsored/the-brands-that-listen-will-lead-the-future-of-marketing/
Promptable brands will be highly creative, powered by small- and large-language models that are capable of limitless iterations of themselves.
Can Plastic Waste Be Transformed Into Food for Humans?
https://undark.org/2024/08/21/plastic-waste-transformed-into-food-for-humans/
Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source?
Dream tourism
https://www.vml.com/insight/dream-tourism
Hotels are making dreams worth remembering with next-level sleep experiences.
How can you tell if soil is healthy? Just listen to it.
https://grist.org/science/ecoacoustics-sound-soil-restoration/
Soil acoustics.
Tumor-destroying soundwaves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of sound waves to break down tumors—a technique called histotripsy—in humans for liver treatment.
China gets creative to boost lending to tech start-ups
https://www.ft.com/content/1f358db3-293f-4a53-a58a-fd70b9cee065
Total new intellectual property-pledged financing loans soared 57 per cent in the first six months of 2024. Beijing increases use of intellectual property as collateral to try to revive credit growth.
New bacteria-derived hydrogel effective in muscle tissue regeneration
https://interestingengineering.com/health/bacteria-hydrogel-effective-muscle-regeneration
A groundbreaking study in regenerative medicine: researchers manufactured a hydrogel out of bacteria that stimulates muscle repair.
A book about books about AI
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
So far, taking the perspective from 22 books/authors covering intelligence (there are many forms), work, synthetic biology, transhumanism, economics, spiritualism, digital transformation, data, etc. When you go through the books again, you start to wonder if we are asking the right questions. Pre-order to stay in the loop.
