8/30/16

8/30/16

News

• Thousands to receive basic income in Finland: a trial that could lead to the greatest societal transformation of our time
• Nearly 10,000 workers sue Chipotle for unpaid wages
• Costa Rica celebrates 113 days of 100-percent renewable energy (and counting)

Science

• Not a Drill: SETI Is Investigating a Possible Extraterrestrial Signal From Deep Space
• New Published Results on the 'Impossible' EmDrive Propulsion Expected Soon
• Pentagon Scientists Worry the US Is Losing the Artificial Intelligence Arms Race

Showerthoughts

• If an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends. If an egg is broken by an inside force, life begins.
• Amazon has ruined my expectations on how quickly an item should be shipped and handled.
• There should be a reverse version of Kickstarter, where people throw money at an idea, and the person/people that accomplishes it gets to claim the prize.

Cool Images

• How they transport wind turbine blades in difficult terrain
• Highly trained knife attack prevention dog
• Flying car