May 20

There’s an episode of the excellent Gastropod food/history/science podcast about kelp farming – can’t remember the…

There’s an episode of the excellent Gastropod food/history/science podcast about kelp farming – can’t remember the title, but it’s one of the early episodes. Fascinating stuff.

Originally shared by Derrick “Quite Clever” Sanders

Don’t let Bren Smith and Greenwave get lost in the turmoil…

This is a paradigm shift…

http://greenwave.org/profile/bren-smith/

http://greenwave.org/profile/bren-smith/

May 19

Not only have women always written space opera; they’ve always written some of the best space opera.

Not only have women always written space opera; they’ve always written some of the best space opera.

Originally shared by Daniel Swensen

“It never even occurred to the men writing and directing this film that they might even out the gender balance. They just went ahead and did what they always do…In each generation, one is chosen to be named on all the lists and cited by all the Serious People. Once she’s selected, the Serious People dust off their hands and say, “There. We have a female. That’s sorted.” And go right back to focusing on male writers and ignoring the rest of the females.”

http://www.tor.com/2017/05/15/from-dark-to-dark-yes-women-have-always-written-space-opera/

http://www.tor.com/2017/05/15/from-dark-to-dark-yes-women-have-always-written-space-opera/
May 18

AI in your hand. Looking through your camera.

AI in your hand. Looking through your camera.

Originally shared by Raja Mitra

Google Lens will understand the content in images using AI and help you initiate any action desired too. #IO2017

https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/17/google-lens-will-let-smartphone-cameras-understand-what-they-see-and-take-action/?ncid=rss&utm_source=tctwreshare&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunch+(TechCrunch)&sr_share=twitter

May 17

Basically, if you think you’re an expert you’ll continue to do things the way you know how to do them, and may even…

Basically, if you think you’re an expert you’ll continue to do things the way you know how to do them, and may even subtly resist any other way.

This applies to creativity in general.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

Why Disruptive Innovation Requires Looking Beyond the Experts http://bit.ly/2qR9W4S