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Jun 30, 2014

Space Travel Test Flight A Success, Trip To Space May Be A Reality Soon

Posted by Seb in category: space travel

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An Arizona start-up company says it has successfully completed its first small-scale test flight of a stratospheric balloon and capsule being developed to show tourists a space like view of the Earth from 19 miles (30 km) above ground.

Privately owned by World View, an offshoot of Paragon Space Development Corp, aims to start taking passengers to the edge of space in the Voyager vehicle by 2016, according to a company statement.

“We couldn’t be any more excited about the results from this test flight,” said Jane Poynter, chief executive officer of World View. “It represents a foundational achievement that moves us one step closer to offering a life-changing experience of our Voyagers.”

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Jun 30, 2014

Artificial Intelligence Is Now Telling Doctors How to Treat You

Posted by Seb in categories: health, robotics/AI

By Daniela Hernandez — Wired

Long Island dermatologist Kavita Mariwalla knows how to treat acne, burns, and rashes. But when a patient came in with a potentially disfiguring case of bullous pemphigoid–a rare skin condition that causes large, watery blisters–she was stumped. The medication doctors usually prescribe for the autoimmune disorder wasn’t available. So she logged in to Modernizing Medicine, a web-based repository of medical information and insights.

Within seconds, she had the name of another drug that had worked in comparable cases. “It gives you access to data, and data is king,” Mariwalla says of Modernizing Medicine. “It’s been very helpful, especially in clinically challenging situations.”

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Jun 30, 2014

The Moore’s Law of 3D Printing… Yes it Does Exist, And Could Have Staggering Implications

Posted by Seb in category: 3D printing

by Brian Krassenstein — 3D Print.com

http://youtu.be/pu8XZo3XnhQ

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Jun 30, 2014

Gov. Brown signs bills legalizing Bitcoins use, other legislation

Posted by Seb in category: bitcoin

Patrick McGreevy — LA Times

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed bills that recognize the legal use of Bitcoins and other digital currencies in California, repeal a requirement for food handlers to use gloves, and keep minor truants out of lockup facilities, his aides announced Saturday.

In all, the governor signed 15 pieces of legislation into law, including one that reflects the changing way that technology has Californians doing business.

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Jun 30, 2014

How Will We Know When Computers Can Think for Themselves?

Posted by Seb in category: robotics/AI

By: Jason Dorrier — Singularity Hub

Headlines recently exploded with news that a computer program called Eugene Goostman had become the first to pass the Turing test, a method devised by computing pioneer Alan Turing to objectively prove a computer can think.

The program fooled 33% of 30 judges into thinking it was a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy in a five-minute conversation. How impressive is the result? In a very brief encounter, judges interacted with a program that could be forgiven for not knowing much or speaking very eloquently—in the grand scheme, it’s a fairly low bar.

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