Monthly Archives: August 2017
Let’s make peace by taking action
I hold that peace can be more than the absence of war. Dr. Steven R Covey taught the 7 Habits of Hightly Effective People with HABIT #5 being Seek first to understand, then be understood I have come to see it as my habit #1. The less I try to push my message, give my […]
Google developed a school curriculum to help kids fight trolls and hackers
Be Internet Awesome To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital safety and citizenship so they can explore the online world with confidence. Developed in collaboration with online safety experts, Be Internet Awesome provides tools for kids, […]
Can we ever find peace?
A few years back, I heard someone talk about our need to promote peace in the world and how we need more peace. It suddenly struck me as odd… how we talk about the absence of war as something to seek more of. I would love to see less war and fighting, fewer squabble in […]
Three Renewable Energy Numbers to Impress Your Friends With: 7, 43, 50
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announces so-called world’s largest solar project
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has hailed the launch of the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, with the announcement of the winning contract for the much anticipated fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Complex. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said it had awarded the tender for the […]
Small Screen Viewing is Becoming a Very, Very Big Deal
Cord-Cutting Explodes: 22 Million U.S. Adults Will Have Canceled Cable, Satellite TV by End of 2017
Researchers have linked a human brain to the Internet for the first time ever
A team of researchers at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa have made a major breakthrough in the field of biomedical engineering. According to a release published on Medical Express, for the first time ever, researchers have devised a way of connecting the human brain to the internet in real time. It’s been dubbed the […]
How the Blockchain revolution will be bigger than the internet
The internet has changed things about as much as anything in history. Now we’re seeing blockchain uses that go well beyond the currencies that are in the news today. Imagine if every transaction between people. All finance, legal, trading, transportation, records, health, property.. anything in a ledger were secure and private but transparent in a […]