Monthly Archives: October 2017

Oct 05

The trend of “dematerialization” – where goods, like CDs, first become digital, like MP3s, and then become services,…

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The trend of “dematerialization” – where goods, like CDs, first become digital, like MP3s, and then become services, like a Spotify subscription – is strong. But there are still physical things we need to move around, and increasingly it’s looking like they’ll be moved by an automated logistics chain.

It won’t be very long at all until you can order an item online, an automated factory will make it in another country, and automated trucks, ships, and drones will bring it to you – all without a human touching it, or really being aware that your order exists other than as part of a consolidated report.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

These Autonomous Delivery Drones Will Soon Dot the Swiss Skies http://suhub.co/2y2EtPz

Oct 03

Very relevant to my recent books, in which I depict a group of people starting a transition away from work being…

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Very relevant to my recent books, in which I depict a group of people starting a transition away from work being strongly segregated by gender.

Originally shared by Dave Higgins

Two perspectives on not conforming to gender roles:

“What I find most challenging — and something I often address in the female carpentry classes I teach — is that you feel a lot of pressure not to screw up, especially in a job that requires a lot of physicality. It’s as though your entire gender’s reputation rests on your shoulders every time you try something new.”

https://melmagazine.com/a-male-kindergarten-teacher-and-a-female-carpenter-on-being-the-odd-gender-out-at-work-46b4f8426dee
Oct 02

The direction my thought goes in, as a writer, is: What if you knew 15 years ahead of time that you were going to…

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The direction my thought goes in, as a writer, is: What if you knew 15 years ahead of time that you were going to develop Alzheimer’s?

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

Researchers Develop New Tech to Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier Than Ever http://suhub.co/2xLnt0M

Oct 01

“There are two skills in which humans excel that will enable us to remain useful in a world of ever-advancing…

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“There are two skills in which humans excel that will enable us to remain useful in a world of ever-advancing artificial intelligence. One, the ability to frame and define a complex problem so that it can be handed off to a creative machine to solve. And two, the ability to communicate the value of both the framework and the proposed solution to the other humans involved.”

Since those are both skills that I possess, I feel like I’m in good shape here.

You know who’s not going to be in good shape, if these predictions prove true? Novelists who “write to market” – analyse existing popular books in order to produce similar books with a built-in audience. Because machines will be able to do that.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

The Coming Creativity Explosion Belongs to the Machines http://suhub.co/2xHiDSb

Oct 01

A #scifi/ #horror book waiting to be written: Robotic ships from Rolls-Royce could carry out missions without a crew

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Originally shared by Cora Foerstner

A #scifi/ #horror book waiting to be written: Robotic ships from Rolls-Royce could carry out missions without a crew

http://www.popsci.com/rolls-royce-navy-drone-ships?utm_content=bufferfb9c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer#page-2