Category: Futurology
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Navigating change in the world of work
Header image: Lara Speirs, Executive VP & General Counsel, Randstad Canada On May 8, I co-hosted the first #RandstadTechTalks Twitter chat with Randstad Canada, and heard from dozens of Canadians on topics surrounding the Canadian role in the globalizing future.This 2-part blog post was inspired by the topics discussed in that Twitter chat, a conversation […]
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Elon Musk Can’t Save Us from the Singularity
Elon Musk’s latest venture, Neuralink, aims to augment our minds with brain-computer interfaces. But what are the implications for the future of humanity?
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VR and Games for Empathy and Identity
Author: VyVy Ngo (@SleepyVyVy) New Shoes – What if I could feel what someone else is living through? Imagine a world where you can put on special glasses, and you’d be able to feel, see, maybe even taste what someone else is living through. Maybe we’d understand more easily why someone’s feeling down or share […]
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Strategies for Startup Success with Angel Investor Uri Levine – VR Interview
Serial entrepreneur and angel investor Uri Levine is an expert in building successful companies. You may recognize him as the man who sold Waze to Google for $1.3 billion – as a co-founder and board member of over half a dozen startups, Uri is well-versed in what makes tech companies tick, and he has some tips for where, when, why, and how to make your startups stick.
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Top 5 Smart Gadgets to Spice Up Your Kitchen
When the countertop microwave was invented in 1967, our kitchens were forever revolutionized. Now, the dawn of the Internet of Things has catapulted us into a new era of personal and home automation, making our everyday appliances talk to one another. Here are five smart gadgets for your kitchen – which one do you think […]
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Exploring the Future through “The Next Familiar”
Body mods, memotech, cybernetics – what seemingly futuristic technologies will become reality in years to come? The Next Familiar, a collaborative project by Karen Maxwell and Shannah Segal, gives us a glimpse at the status quo of 2044.
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Digital Drugs Are Here: NERVANA E-Stimulation
Pick your poison: drugs, alcohol, or…electrical stimulation? NERVANA stimulates your brain’s pleasure center to the beat of your favourite songs.
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Startup Spotlight: VNTANA Holographics
Holograms have, for decades, been a vision of the future. With applications in communication, entertainment, and productivity, holograms have the potential to make the globe more connected than ever. Microsoft’s Hololens has already shown us that it’s possible with a head-mounted holographic computer (see my post on Hololens if you aren’t familiar with its epicness), but […]
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Will Your Grandchildren be Cyborgs?
Are cyborgs the next evolution of man? Do we have any way to evolve further without integrating technology into our physical makeup?
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Flexible Electronics Are Here Today
We’ve seen them before in concept -cylindrical smartphones, foldable screens, and bendable devices – but they may be closer to reality than you realize. FlexEnable has developed technology that allows screens and active displays to bend without breaking. FlexEnable is pushing the boundaries and enabling low-cost, ultra-thin, ultra-lightweight and shatterproof electronic displays. The Verge reported on FlexEnable’s demo […]