Mind candy 14 September 2022
Ron Immink
I empower people by crafting compelling visions for the future, driving the creation of innovative business models, boosting productivity, and enhancing profitability. Advisor, mentor, author and speaker.
You can't predict the future, but you can make smart business decisions today by understanding the latest technology and business trends. Hence mind candy. Feel free to share your own mind candy. Leave a comment, and if you have a question,?feel free to ask.
From my information dashboard of 14 September
The topics to think about (and discuss in your company) are decarbonating transformation, innovation theatre, the technium (Kevin Kelly), cognitive razors, decision making, mind reading AI, synthetic microbiome, self-replicating protein factories, Disney+ E-skin (without batteries or chips), synthetic embryos and robot cats.
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Mind reading AI. Should you worry? Read?https://www.ronimmink.com/if-ai-has-taken-over-the-world-would-it-let-you-know/
McKinsey and Microsoft join forces to accelerate decarbonization transformations
It is about the coupling of the last two words.
A Guide To Corporate Innovation: 19 Strategies To Drive Innovation Now
Excellent. Also read?https://www.ronimmink.com/intrapreneurship-36-tips-42-questions/
We are building a “species-level brain” with big data and ubiquitous sensors
Imagine for a moment if we produced so many sensors that we were able to log our entire world. Read Kevin Kelly?https://www.ronimmink.com/are-you-part-of-the-technium/
Sharpen Your Thinking with These 10 Powerful Cognitive Razors
The average adult makes about 35,000 conscious decisions each day.
What’s Really Impacting Your Decision-Making?
Your thoughts, feelings and behaviours are constantly being influenced by factors outside your conscious awareness.
领英推荐
Meta Built an AI That Can Guess the Words You’re Hearing by Decoding Your Brainwaves
Being able to decode brainwaves could help patients who have lost the ability to speak to communicate again, and could ultimately provide novel ways for humans to interact with computers.
Researchers just built a synthetic human gut microbiome. Now they can test it like never before
This can help engineer microbiome-based therapies in the future.
Self-replicating protein factories are a step towards artificial life
Ribosomes, tiny structures where proteins are produced inside cells, have been made to self-replicate outside cells for the first time, which could help us understand the origins of life.
Disney+ will blend physical and digital experiences
Disney+ is in the early stages of?transforming into a platform?that embodies “both the physical things that you might be able to experience in a theme park, but also the digital experiences that you can get through media.”
What Synthetic Embryos Can and Can’t Do, Now and in the Future
A synthesized embryo-like structure from building blocks. Stem cells and extraembryonic structures.
E-Skin Sensors Go Chipless and Batteryless
Scientists have invented a new microscopically thin “electronic skin” that can wirelessly transmit data about the body’s heart rate and chemistry, all without chips or batteries.
I just spent a week with a robot cat and my life will never be the same
The metaCat is AI-powered. It's the perfect companion. It's lifelike. But what else is it?