Soft robotics and 3D printing have allowed a team of researchers from Switzerland to develop an artificial heart that works like the real thing. This proof of concept design was successfully tested in the lab, but it may take a while before it will be ready. Scientists have been developing artificial hearts for quite some […]
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Scientists May Have Just Created the Most Absorbent Solar Cell Ever
Zug to Use Blockchain for Citizen ID
Zug is being called Switzerland’s crypto-valley and rightly so: the city in the autumn will present a digital passport for its citizens based on the blockchain software. Starting in September, the city of Zug will provide a digital identity to its citizens -the first community in the world to do so. The electronic identity will […]
DC security robot quits job by drowning itself in a fountain
I’m sorry to inform you that perhaps some robots are taking this whole “be more human” thing a bit too far. I’ve seen people make jokes about jumping into a river or out of a window when they feel distressed, but one DC-based security robot appears to have interpreted this on a literal level. Our […]
World Map for Power Plug Types
A Floating Dock In The Middle Of A Surf Break – “The Dock”
Warren Whitlock Interviews Dr. Robert Cialdini
Dr. Cialdini wrote the best book on the science of persuasion. I had read Influence several times and used to it to build businesses and help hundreds of clients, so it was a great honor to meet and interview him in 2007. A few years later, I heard he has a new book called “Yes!: […]
Headlines On Tap – Unique Headline Generator
Do you write articles, posts, ads or emails? Looking for ideas? Finding the right headlines is a matter of writing many and testing for what’s best. There really is no sure way to write a winner if you only test one. I found a little free site that generates all the headlines you’ll ever need […]
Google My Business Messaging Coming to All US-based Businesses
Google My Business messaging, a feature that has been in testing since last year, is now rolling out to all US businesses. Mike Blumenthal, an authority on local search, has received confirmation that GMB messaging is being rolled out on a national scale. If you do not have access to it yet, you certainly will […]
How to ask survey questions of liars and pretenders
Brian Massey is one of my favorite people. He’s a data scientist who has been known to show up at events in a lab coat. I read whatever he writes as often as I can. This piece on catering to liars and helping people pretend is a clever take on psychology every marketer should master. […]