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Scenario prompts 24 July 2024
Today’s prompts are book ideas, desalination, organoids, Netflix, mini nuclear reactors, vibes, marketing trends, AI, 3 business trends, and an opportunity to pre-order my book about books about AI
Play Xbox.
20 Tips For Business Leaders To Develop Book Ideas That Stand Out
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/07/23/20-tips-for-business-leaders-to-develop-book-ideas-that-stand-out/
Enhance your reputation, differentiate your business and increase your earning potential (before AI does). See https://www.ronimmink.com/book-in-8-days/
Bio-inspired, 3D-printed solar steam generators to desalinate, purify water
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/bioinspired-3d-printed-solar-steam-generators
The SSG absorbs sunlight, converts it into thermal energy then uniformly transfers it to water, resulting in its absorption of heat and subsequent evaporation
Scientists are growing brains in labs. could they become conscious?
https://futurism.com/neoscope/neuroscientist-lab-grown-brains-consciousness
The organoid can set up spontaneous organization of its neurons so that it has the capacity to encode information, when and if it becomes available
Netflix has 80 games in development, will release one per month
https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/netflix-video-games-80-in-development/
Gaming is a hotspot. Particularly when AR and VR matures. To understand engagement, every CEO should play Xbox.
Rolls Royce’s 120-inch-long mini space nuclear reactor gets funding boost
https://interestingengineering.com/space/rolls-royce-micro-reactor-space
The company had unveiled the conceptual model design of a nuclear Space Micro-Reactor that may one day supply electricity for a lunar settlement.
Vibes Are a Legitimate Economic Indicator
https://every.to/napkin-math/vibes-are-a-legitimate-economic-indicator
The study of vibes
Mid-year marketing trends: five experts weigh in
https://www.raconteur.net/marketing-sales/five-marketing-trends-2024
Memification, creator economy, shifting back to capturing the imagination and emotionally connecting with your consumers, AI and sharing ideas.
The AI summer
https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2024/7/9/the-ai-summer
This might be the first S-Curve in tech history that turns out to be a J-Curve. But not this year.
Three Trends Shaping The Future Of Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/07/23/three-trends-shaping-the-future-of-business/
The gig economy, sustainability and lightning-fast data transfer speeds
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.
