AI is now being introduced into education world wide and a good example is Khan Academy, a FREE online education platform with courses on a wide range of topics. Here is an earlier blog Founded by Salman Khan, a former hedge fund analyst, Khan Academy, a not for profit organisation, has over 6,500 videos that…
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Summary It appears the older we are, the more reluctant we are to consider EVs (Electric Vehicles) as an alternative to ICEs (Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles, pronounced ices). Attitudes like this are common for most new revolutionary technologies. This blog discusses why these fears should diminish in the next few years. There are many reasons…
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Summary Imagine a world where we can prevent illnesses like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s before they occur. Thanks to advances in modern medicine, this is becoming a reality. In the past, doctors focused on treating diseases after they had already developed. But today, they are increasingly looking for ways to prevent disease from…
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Summary I see many old friends who have weak hearts, arthritis and suffer pain from a myriad of illnesses, so it is important to ensure you enjoy good mental and physical health in old age. If you are like 80% of the population who don’t exercise and don’t like it, the good news is that…
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Summary This is not my normal blog as I have pasted verbatim, the answers to questions I asked Bard, the Google AI Chatbot. This demonstrates Chatbots’ capabilities. See also the previous blog. I consider Bard the best of the free Chatbots as it has 1.54 trillion references, whereas the much publicised ChatGPT3.5 has only about…
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Summary There is concern that Chatbots are already so powerful, bad actors may use them for criminal purposes. Is the surge in AI and new technology generally threatening? For example, we have seen a rapid upsurge in scams as a result of online banking. Technology and regulation are now being implemented to prevent scams, but…
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Summary While there are obviously many world problems, here are some major ones technology is trying to fix: Health Food Security Poverty Climate Change Environmental Degradation, Water Availability, Human Rights Crime and Scams . War is another problem and although the focus now is on the Ukraine war, major continental wars have not occurred in…
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Summary Organoids are one of the most significant scientific advances of the last ten years. Using stem cells from the patient’s skin, scientists can grow organoids in a dish into almost any organ’s cells. These include the brain, heart, liver, kidney and lungs. They can then experiment with ways to fix defects as the patient’s…
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Summary This is not a ‘future tech’ blog but something more important, personal than happiness. If you read the book, ‘The Good Life‘, you will be amazed at the conclusion of an 85 year study by Harvard University. Simply, talk to people! Your relationships are important for not only your happiness but also your health.…
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Summary Many people believe humans are not improving their lot, but the facts dispute this. People tend to look at the simpler past nostalgically, through rose coloured glasses. But we are living longer, have more wealth, job security is better and we are safer than ever before. Mental health is important because in spite of…
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