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7 Futuristic Professions In Healthcare You Can Still Prepare For - The Medical FuturistHealthcare is changing and so must medical education. Have a look at 7 interesting jobs from the future you can still prepare for.

World Future Day 2021 — Teach the Future24 hour conversations about the future March 1st it is World Future Day. Together with partners from around the world we will be hosting live events on Zoom to inspire young people and imagine possible futures together. We will start broadcasting in New Zealand at 12:00 noon and continue our journ

A mouse embryo has been grown in an artificial womb—humans could be nextResearchers are growing embryos outside the body longer than has ever been possible.

"According to a scientific group in Israel, which took the picture, the researchers have grown mice in an artificial womb for as long as 11 or 12 days, about half the animal’s natural gestation period.

It’s record for development of a mammal outside the womb, and according to the research team, human embryos could be next—raising huge new ethical questions."

“This sets the stage for other species,” says Jacob Hanna, a developmental biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science, who led the research team. “I hope that it will allow scientists to grow human embryos until week five.”

Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050…

Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities.

Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research ShowsScientists devised a better way to calculate land elevations and their findings are dire: Far more cities will be inundated by climate change than previously thought.

The Future of Farming. Farming and AI.

Technology is revolutionizing farming. That's great news—by the year 2050 Earth's population will be 10 billion, so we need to almost double the amount of food we now produce.

AI-created drug to be used on humans for first timeA British start-up has developed a new drug much more quickly than traditional methods by using AI.

China is betting big on the potential of artificial intelligence to revolutionize education

From algorithms that curate tutoring lessons to surveillance systems that monitor classroom progress, tens of millions of Chinese students currently rely on some sort of AI to help them learn, MIT Tech reports, with three elements factoring into AI-powered education’s ability to thrive in China.

China's AI teachers could revolutionize education worldwideTens of millions of Chinese students rely on AI to help them learn.

Scientists have successfully 3D printed functional components of a human heart

Although the components have yet to be used inside a living human, they passed functionality tests, and they are another step toward humans reproducing organs for needing patients.

Across the planet, thousands of people die each year, while waiting for a transplant. The need for transplants is going up, while the amount of available donors is going down.

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Researchers 3D printed functional components of the human heart"We now have the ability to build constructs that recapitulate key structural, mechanical, and biological properties of native tissues."

To Space and Beyond

"It seems crazy now, but it wasn't long ago we had no hard evidence of planets existing outside our solar system. Known as "exoplanets," the first definitive discovery of one didn't come until 1992. For many years after that, a trickle of distant worlds were added to the known exoplanet catalog."

"Next up, the European Characterizing Exoplanets Satellite (CHEOPS) is set to launch by the end of the year and NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is set to blast off in 2021. Both space telescopes will be able to do more than just spot exoplanets -- they could help determine if conditions exist to support life upon their surfaces."

NASA EXOPLANET PROJECT

NASA drops insane map of 4,000 planets outside our solar systemIn just a few decades, we've gone from knowing of no planets beyond the solar system to thousands. Here's how it happened.

The world's first e-Highway is running smoothly

"Developed by the German industrial company, Siemens, the electrification system went into effect on 10 km (6.2 miles) of autobahn, allowing trucks with the necessary equipment mounted to their roof to use the electrified cables to travel at speeds up to 90 kph (56 mpm) without needing to burn any diesel fuel, converting back to diesel-powered internal combustion once they leave the electrified stretch."

"Siemens also emphasizes that truck operators can save €20,000 ($22,370) over 100,000 km (62,137 miles) on fuel costs using their system on top of the emissions reduction from electrifying freight vehicles."

Germany Begins Operating Its First eHighway for TrucksThis week, Germany began operating its very first electrified eHighway system for use by diesel-burning trucks.

SEER has new and improved eyelids!

SEER (Simulative Emotional Expression Robot) is a compact humanoid robot developed by Takayuki Todo through intensive research into the gaze and facial expressions of human beings. The new eyelids allows SEER to almost completely close the eyes.

The continued development of SEER brings us closer to linking facial expression with emotions. Empathy is essential in human relationships and will be needed to gain a truly meaningful human-machine interaction.

What is more, SEER has the potential to improve human lives. Some possible uses for SEER could be re-training training after brain injuries; teaching autistic persons to recognize and respond to facial expressions, and as an educational tool in teaching emotional intelligence.

Takayuki Todo

Can machines be creative?

"Ai-Da, a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence, ...can draw things from life using an inbuilt camera, a mechanical arm developed at Leeds University, and algorithms developed by scientists at Oxford."

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Harvard Philosophy Professor argues that AI cannot be an artist. "Creativity is, and always will be, a human endeavor."

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AI robot Ai-Da presents her original artworks in University of Oxford exhibitionAn exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculpture made by Ai-Da, a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence, has been unveiled at a gallery in the UK.

Space is now open for tourism!

NASA opens the ISS for tourists.

"Each trip will likely cost over $50 million, with NASA getting $35,000 for each night a private astronaut spends on the International Space Station".

Space station will open to tourists, NASA saysNASA is opening up the ISS for more business, laying out plans at the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday.

Deep fakes!

Education in History and Art History come alive...or terrifying new Tech? Deepfake is getting more advanced. New algorithm can turn a still photo into a talking video.

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Samsung developing algorithm needs one picture to make a fake videoAs if the world of deep-faked pictures and video wasn't scary enough, researchers from Samsung's AI center in Moscow have demonstrated an algorithm that can fabricate videos using only one image.

On the Future of Water...

"Around the world, surface water—our rivers, lakes, and reservoirs—and our groundwater must be managed jointly, as components of one interconnected water supply. Poor monitoring and management of groundwater relative to surface water, as is typical in much of the world, has resulted in its rapid disappearance. As a critical element of national and international water supplies, groundwater should be included in interstate and international transboundary water discussions."

Trend Magazine | A Map of the Future of WaterGlobal changes are altering where and how we get fresh water, sparking the need for worldwide cooperation.

AI can help commercial kitchens reduce food waste.

Can a Swedish school kitchen cooking more than 2000 meals a day for students and staff keep track of its food waste, and use that information to reduce waste -and save money? Now it can. Using advanced AI technology!

Winnow can help an industrial kitchen cut food cost by as much as 8% in the first year.

Winnow can help cut food waste by 40-70% in the first year alone. IKEA Bergen reduced food waste by 45% over the first 12 weeks.

We predict that SSHL will one day use AI technology to improve the overall budget and reduce food waste.