Marvel Defenders will attempt a mini-Avengers via Netflix

Disney and Netflix will team on four thirteen-episode series, plus one mini-series. The four series are Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, culminating in an Avengers-style team-up mini-series called The Defenders. This will be like a mini-version of what was done in the movies with individual Avengers movies (Iron Man 2, Captain America, …

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Technical and Economic Takeoff for AGI and Molecular nanotechnology revisited

In 2010, J Storrs Hall discussed the technical and economic takeoff of AGI (Artificial general intelligence) and molecular nanotechnology. Here is a quick review of Storrs view of technical takeoff and applying that to Molecular nanotechnology and general AI. Technical Takeoff -Embodies the essential function of the proposed technology -is proof that the concept works …

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Higher population density boosts interaction and per capita productivity if there is good transportation

MIT researchers think they know why when you double a city’s population that its economic productivity goes up 130 percent. Not only does total productivity increase with increased population, but so does per-capita productivity. Increases in urban population density give residents greater opportunity for face-to-face interaction. Nature Communication – Urban characteristics attributable to density-driven tie …

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Japanese emergency crews will wear robotic exoskeletons

Translation – In the “unmanned disaster systems research and development project” of NEDO, and a group of mobile robots, Ltd. and Institute, Chiba Institute of Technology, CYBERDYNE Corporation has developed a robot disaster response exoskeleton. CYBERDYNE has developed a robot suit HAL ® for the most recent disaster recovery difficult even under harsh environments, intrusiveness …

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North Dakota Bakken Oil Wells have Improving Economics

In part one of a Seeking Alpha series by Michael Filloon, he addressed some issues with the Oildrum article Is Shale Oil Headed for a Run with “The Red Queen”? Its author, Rune Likvern, has a bearish view of Bakken production. He believes Bakken production is close to hitting a plateau. Seeking Alpha – the …

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