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Definition of Exponential growth: An example of linear growth would be if I gave you a dollar every day for thirty days, at the end of the month you would have collected 30 dollars from me. But with exponential growth, if I would give you one dollar on the first day, the next day it would double and I would give you two, on the next day, four, the next day, eight, and so on. At the end of the month you would collect over one billion dollars. Technological advances are growing so fast, they have nearly reached this point of doubling every year.
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The Exponential T i m e s NEWS of our rapid global transformation and the inspired innovators who are helping to solve seemingly unsolvable challenges. In these times of exponential change in our global society, it is important that we keep aware of the great good that is occurring all around us… of the inspired people who are rising up with genius solutions to our massive challenges. It is also wise to keep informed about key issues that threaten our environmental health, our bodily health, and the health of our human soul. I will be offering these news postings, both the challenges, and potential solutions, in this spirit. ~ Max Strom __________________________________________________________________________ 17 February 2012 What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notion of 'normal' can lead to extraordinary breakthroughs.
27 December 2011 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal "This is one of the most well written articles which incapsulates and explains this hypothesis held by many of the top futurists in the world. Highly recommended for becoming up-to-date on the extreme-impact trends which will affect us all." ~ Max 27 December 2011
Apple plots smartphones powered by hydrogen The Telegraph
Apple is working on laptops and smartphones powered by hydrogen fuel cells that would last for weeks without needing to be refueled, patent filings have revealed. read
23 December 2011 IBM.com The Next 5 in 5 - Innovations that will change our lives in the next five years Science fiction becomes reality. The future is now...or within five years, at least.
29 November 2011 Most Advanced Robot Everyahoonews For those of you who are not up to date on robotics, this video will be an eye opener as too just how advanced "helper robots" have come. Robots are the next coming wave of workers - for better and/or worse. The good news is that robots will be an advantageous recourse for handing toxic chemicals in factories for example, but the negative consequences could include being used instead of humans to 'manage the needs of the elderly,' when our elders already suffer from extreme loneliness. The other consequence is that they will be filling jobs formerly held by humans and will highly impact the labor force within 5 years. Something not even being discussed in the national economic arena, and obviously should be. It will change the fabric and even the definition of what we now simply call “jobs.” The robot in this video is made by Honda. ~ Max
21 November 2011 Batteries with 10x more capacity and 10x faster chargeKurzweil.net Northwestern University engineers have created an electrode for lithium-ion batteries — rechargeable batteries such as those found in cellphones and iPods — that allows them to hold a charge up to 10 times greater and charge 10 times faster than current batteries; they could also pave the way for more efficient, smaller batteries for electric cars.26 October 2011 "One of the Most Extraordinary Projects I Have Ever Seen!" ~ Max StromBunker Roy: Learning from a barefoot movement TED.com An extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works. watch:
The Wheel Reinvented – The Q Drum Is An Easy Way To Transport Water In Developing Countries by Peter Murray The Singularity Hub For people in developing countries, getting clean water to cook with, clean with, and drink, can be a difficult and dangerous task. We’re all familiar with the images of women in developing countries carrying large vessels on their head, which can lead to neck and spinal injuries. Piet Hendrikse wanted to find another way. read more 11 October 2011
Solar Is Walgreens’ Prescription For Power Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, has installed its 100th rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system, on a retail store in Mason, Ohio. read 4 October 2011 Words from the Wise: Solar Energyrenewableenergyworld.com Our sun provides 10,000 times more energy than the world needs. This is an excellent and succinct artcle which explains why solar energy is the energy opportunity of our time. I highly recommend you look at. ~ Max article
27 September 2011 How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. Ted.com At this incredibly inspiring talk at the TEDSalon in London, Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun. Highly recommended.
21 September 2011 Sonia Arrison Brings Longevity To the Masses With Her Book 100+
The Wall Street Journal What would you do with another 75 years on this Earth? Not as a pain wracked wizened elder in a nursing home, but as a vibrant super-centenarian with the energy of a 30 year old? Sonia Arrison is here to tell you it’s not only possible, it’s coming soon. Scientists are on the brink of radically expanding the span of a healthy life. Author Sonia Arrison on the latest advances—and what they mean for human existence. article 14 September 2011
Invention has the power to help world's poorest areas It is hoped it could be used to bring cheap electricity to poverty-hit areas of the Third World, potentially benefiting more than a billion people. more Sept. 15, 2011
Volkswagen's amazing 300mpg-plus Car the telegraph UK Volswagen's amazing 300mpg-plus XL1 two-seater diesel/electric hybrid is a supercar where mpg matters more than mph. readSept. 9, 2011
Minority rules: scientists discover tipping point for the spread of ideas Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found that when just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will always be adopted by the majority of the society. more September 6th 2011
Self-directed microspider could repair blood vessels
Sept. 4th 2011 Sept. 2nd 2011 Medicine's future? There is an app for that An ironic title, but a most amazing look into the near future of medicine. Some of the plus benefits of technology. ~ Max
Sept. 2nd 2011 Shai Agassi's bold plan for electric cars Forget about the hybrid auto -- Shai Agassi says it's electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020.
August 30, 2011 Transforming Shipping Containers Into Local Farms – PodPonics Brings Produce to the City CNN News Urban agriculture has a new hope, and its name is PodPonics. Based in Atlanta, the startup is pursuing a new kind of recycling: transform old shipping containers into miniature hydroponic farms that can be used to grow food anywhere. August 23, 2011
X PRIZE: working to solve the unsolvable
Yoga Reduces Cytokine Levels Known to Promote Inflammation, Study Shows — Regularly practicing yoga exercises may lower a number of compounds in the blood and reduce the level of inflammation that normally rises because of both normal aging and stress, a new study has shown. read more
important news - challenge Mass extinction threat "significant" in oceans
(CBS News)
important news - potential solutions to challenge Sylvia Earle: How to protect the oceans
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