Archive for April, 2007
Friday, April 27th, 2007
On the road…
Out of the office update : I’ve been on the road since last week (Europe and Asia), and won’t be hitting the “green, green grass of home” until early next.
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Thursday, April 12th, 2007
Virtual tourism
Apparently New Zealand is now the first country in the world to have a Google Earth layer dedicated to tourism. Someone at NZ Tourism is thinking ahead of the game. Via Google Earth Blog. Thanks Tim for the pointer.
No Comments » - Posted in Emerging Technology,Fringe scanning / peripheral vision,Innovations by Roger Dennis
Thursday, April 12th, 2007
Who is best at predicting the future?
While I have always been aware of the Long Now Foundation, for some reason it gradually dropped off my radar (would Alanis Morisette call this ironic?) It turns out that they have podcasts of all their seminars, and they make for damn interesting listening. One of the most interesting ones is by Philip Tetlock where [...]
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
Mining waste
From New Scientist magazine (March 10 2007) comes an interesting little article which bears more thought. It points out that demand for flat screen TVs and cellphones is creating shortages in metals you’re never heard of. Bismuth and indium may sound like potentially disgusting medical conditions (“I’m sorry son, that’s the worst case of bismuth [...]
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Health insurance innovation
While in India a couple of weeks ago I noticed a billboard which advertised discounted health insurance for diabetics. It’s an interesting development in an industry which is not widely seen as being innovative. By offering health insurance for specific illnesses, the company no doubt adjusts it’s premiums and cover. However it’s a clever approach [...]
