With screens left blank until the system's programmed analytics pick up an anomaly, what potential answers to mysteries are lurking on this dark-data that never sees the light of day?
The role of automation in security systems design and delivery
Every year we are offered a slew of new “tech” and “trends” set to “revolutionize” the security industry.
But I’ve found the security industry to be incredibly slow to adopt and take advantage of new technologies, many never making it past a “cool idea”, a proof of concept or simply words and articles filling column inches to make a point that the industry has its finger on the pulse, but why is this?
Human imperfection - Saving us from the machines
Doesn't sound much like the introduction to The Terminator, The Matrix or any other sci-fi dystopia, but listen to Elon Musk or the late Stephen Hawking discuss "the singularity" and it seems like these low-level activities would be a precursor to more dangerous and broader leaps that will eventually lead to technological servitude.
Where's the middle gone? - the politicising of science.
Is it so much to as for a science show to stick to science? Or if it *must* bring politics into the discussion to have equal representation or at least a modicum of accountability for the poorly thought through comments that seem to litter their broadcasts?
City Brain - You are being watched
It seems unlikely that the level of data being freely handed over without a choice to opt-out in Hangzhou would be tolerated in many Western communities, but could we be halfway down the road towards this future already?
Mapping the future - how satellite images can predict our new world
Satellite imagery could be put to use, to model the trends year-on-year of the vegetation, temperatures, rainfall and even factors like urbanisation all in order to provide informed trajectories for the next "Sussex-Sparkling"
TwinWorld - simulation theory
In the most "Black Mirror" version of this scenario, the state could create partnerships with all tracking technologies, make it a requirement of trading in the country and connect all systems into an aggregator that would provide everything required for "TwinWorld".
Scouting smarter - Machine Learning 1 - 0 The Hunch
With football beginning to embrace technology in more sections of the sport the scouting of new talent seems a potential area to make fast progress…
Get a real job - seeking the “video games” of the future
With history once again showing that the youth are the ones who dictate future trends, what should be considered the "video gaming" of today? What is the thing that parents are sick of their kids being glued to that just might be the next mega-industry to rise up in the coming decades?
Silencing society - the cost of communication?
Technology can bring some of the most exciting and far reaching developments to the human race, and may well be the answer to ensuring our future. We just need to make sure those developments don't come at the cost of our humanity.
Jack of all trades - why generalists will thrive in an evermore technical world
The moniker "jack of all trades" it is often used as a term to belittle a broad yet shallow skillset someone possesses, but I believe it should be worn as a badge of honour.
Corporate responsibility and environmental impact - how distributed ledger technology can hold businesses to account
Recent times have seen such global issues raised to the public discourse in ways that haven't been possible in the past, can this new technology help combat these problems and hold businesses [any entire countries] to account?
If it’s in the game, ”it’s in the game” - eSports take over.. until it's over?
From the Premier League's "ePremierLeague Invitational" to the NBA's "NBA 2K Players Tournament" we have seen partnerships between TV networks and game manufacturers, along with new sponsorship flooding in along with gambling companies pivoting to this newly popular industry.
Human Augmentation - from avoiding drunk-dialling to saving your life?
It might sound strange or even dangerous to entrust our behaviours to "a machine" but if the result is the same, what's the difference between being hypnotised to get over a fear of flying vs programming your "brain chip" to do the same?
Technology Democratisation - tech for the many, not the few
“Democratisation” of technology has driven invention and innovation, with everyone able to stand "on the shoulders of giants" and use these "tools" to create something entirely new.
Virtually Qualified - why technology should be used to enhance and not replace
With the more extensive use of this kind of technology, there is a danger that too much will be weighted on the performance of an individual in a virtual environment. That combined with the cost savings simulated training can bring vs physical / manual alternatives could result in a misuse of the technology, with some cases where virtual training would be so inadequate as to be dangerous and misleading for those involved.
Planning for the "rebuild" - Pivoting commercial property
With new ways of working and with the new landscape slowly starting to become clearer, now is the time for businesses [and individuals alike] to look to the future and to what the world will look like once everything is "back to normal".
Tech in the time of Covid-19
Tech tips to keep you productive during “lockdown”. Some simple, others hopefully interesting - a guide to your “average” day in these strange times.
"Virtually" Organic - boon for animal rights or technological abomination?
Battery farmed animals are a big issue for animal rights activists, but what if these animals, while remaining in the same physical environment, were living "their best life" in a virtual paradise?
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Open All Hours - Momentary [super] markets
There is an entire industry dedicated to tracking, influencing and predicting these trends. So, if some of the brightest minds [and computer algorithms] can be brought together to maintain one of the most profitable sectors across the business world, what could they do for the supermarket waste problem?