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Reflecting on the Science Video Project and The entire module

I absolutely loved reading TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year list. Once I managed to turn off my “consultant brain” (which keeps wondering how a toddler couch and an AI model mapping the universe ended up on the same list—talk about comparing apples and, well, entire galaxies), I started to really appreciate how wonderfully random and impressive these inventions are. With 200+ innovations on the list, it took me through a rollercoaster of emotions. Here are my favorites, emoji-style: 🤩 – Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) for building the largest 3D map of the universe. Because, yeah, mapping the universe was totally on my to-do list, too. 🤯 – Energy Vault EVx's gravity energy storage system that harnesses energy by raising and lowering massive concrete blocks. It's basically weightlifting but for, you know, the grid. 😢 – The Diia app, which helps war-ravaged Ukrainians propose and get married online. I wish we lived in a world where we didn't need this, but it’s amazing that love finds a way—even in the hardest times. 😍 – Light Bio’s glow-in-the-dark petunias. If I don’t immediately start turning my garden into a disco, it’s only because I don’t have a garden. 🤔 – Block’s Bitkey, a physical device to safeguard your bitcoin. We've gone from physical to digital and back to physical again…hello, chicken-and-egg tech paradox? 👏🏼 – Mila’s Keeper with Milkeeper, a safer, portable way to preserve breast milk. A win for the parents out there! 🥳 – Northwell Health’s INav for early cancer detection—and the hospital plans to license it instead of keeping the IP for themselves. Generosity in Life Sciences and Healthcare is not as common as one would expect. 😱 – Aquaria’s atmospheric water generators that turn air into water through condensation. Who needs rain when you can have a fancy gadget? The list also screams “We’re in the Age of #AI,” with many inventions being AI-enabled, AI-adjacent, or just really, really smart. From lab-grown materials to #digital health gadgets, tracking emissions from #space, and, of course, cool #robots doing cool things, every item on here is an eclectic mix of mind-blowing and humbling (reminder to self: What are you doing with your life?). If the news has you feeling like doom and gloom are winning, take a break and check out this list. It’ll restore a little faith in humanity, remind you of our ingenuity, wonderful resilience, and maybe even make you believe doomsday isn’t quite so close after all. PS: As a dog parent, I’m mildly outraged that cats got two cool inventions on the list, and there was nothing for dogs or other pets. The injustice!

We need to contribute to shape a better World. It is something I have learned from Dr. Bert Blocken. It is an honor to have you, Bert Blocken Heriot-Watt University KU Leuven as Keynote Speaker of the 5th #SiiS2024: International Symposium of Innovation on Sustainability: Building and City in Panama (December 11 and 12). I am very proud of you as a person, as a friend, and as a professional. Dr. Bert Blocken is one of the top speakers that will light the #SiiS2024. Apart from being a great person, Bert has contributed enormously in the field: He has published 248 papers in international peer-reviewed journals; his h-index values are 77, 83, 98 on Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar, respectively; He is listed as 2018-2024 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science) in the field of Engineering for production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science Core Collection, ranking him in about the top 0.1% researchers in his field according to Clarivate Analytics. He was listed as one of 15 engineers world-wide "who mattered in 2020" by Engineering.com (https://lnkd.in/e7fz9qxn). His first paper on COVID-19, ventilation, and fitness centers was ranked by Altmetric in the top 0.003% of tracked articles (https://lnkd.in/eK2xzeQB). Please read more about his work by the links on our website www.siis.site   Apart from his outstanding scientific production, he continues inspiring people from all over the world. At the 5th edition of the SiiS2024 (www.siis.site), Panama will be a bridge to discuss, inspire, and plan for our future by considering how we can tackle our main challenge in Buildings and Cities. You can be part of the #SiiS2024 in person or virtually; both options are available by the SiiS2024 website www.siis.site. We look forward to listening to Bert Blocken´s conference; you cannot miss it. See you soon at SiiS2024. in person or virtually. #SiiS2024 #HealtyBuilding #EnergyEfficiency #SustainableBulding #SmartBuilding #SustainableCities #UrbanPhysics #UrbanMicroclimate Heriot-Watt University KU Leuven Universidad de Panamá Cámara de Comercio, Industrias y Agricultura de Panamá TVN Media Publimovil LATAM Huurre Panamá Banco Nacional de Panamá CHEC Americas- China Harbour Engineering Company Americas Division Marjalizo eSimposio Neo Energy Esri

We had an incredible opportunity to sit down with David Chivers from EVORA Global, diving into insights on sustainability, technology, and the future of digital learning. Catch a glimpse of this dynamic Q&A session in our sneak peek video! Hear first-hand about the innovative ways we are collaborating to bring impactful learning solutions to life. Ready to be inspired? Click here to watch the full video - https://lnkd.in/gjfGgdia #SustainableLearning #EvoraGlobal #DigitalEducation #InnovationInLearning #FutureOfEducation #AdultLearning

Using the latest thinking and technologies, Pathfinder Interactive and Provalytics have combined to deliver goal-breaking results to their clients and will share their insights and experience. Ted Moon #MarComSummitDC

Social media storytelling is magic! ✨ Creating digital content can be hard sometimes, especially when figuring out how to connect the story to the visual elements you’re pairing with it. As a content creator, entrepreneur, and designer, I understand how tedious it can be to get creative when you have so many things to do — that’s why I am collaborating with brand scientist Ethan Decker to bring you “The New Science (& Art) of going Viral” panel at SXSW 25. We're gearing up to share valuable insights and tools to help you achieve viral success. Discover the practical and proven formulas for creating top-notch content, unravel the psychology behind viral posts, and master overcoming creative roadblocks. But we can’t do this without your help; we need your help voting it into reality!  SXSW panel selections are driven by community interest, meaning every single vote brings us closer to sharing this powerful conversation with the world. Voting ends this Sunday, and every vote truly makes a difference. This panel is close to my heart— as it merges my lifelong love for storytelling with my professional journey in digital content creation. Thank you for being a part of my story—let's continue to create something unforgettable. 💫 Click the link below to vote! ⬇️

post 5 Red ocean traps Trap 4 Equating the market strategies with creative destructive approaches. This one of the trickiest traps, the organizatiin will think that going to the blue ocean wealth, ot should follow a new destructive approach that makes current products look obsolete. however this is not always the right case, for sure when digital cameras have been released, this was an enormous event and it disrupts the photos market ,deleting the regular cameras, however not every time this will work you could create new approach without destroying old approaches but it addresses customers core needs, viagra was the first drug to address impotence and it rocks the world know your audience core needs ,and come up with disruptive ideas for their delight. stay tuned for the next 2 traps they are the most daunting and robust ones, and as we knew ,ocean is very dangerous🗣🗣🗣⏳️⌛️💀☠️💀

It has been long since I last posted on Energy. The recent political events in France and around the world are a real reminder of the lack of common understanding of how most of what is happening to us is driven directly or indirectly by energy... Looking at current events through that lense helps anticipation... For the past 100 years, societies have enjoyed unprecedented improvements in their wealth. Thanks to the massive increase in energy consumption, our world has become ever more complex. From "basic" steam engines to smartphones and AI...   Energy is the means of changing our environment. More energy means increased capacity to change it more often, increasing its complexity. And there seems to be no limit to this evolution as we dive into the fantastic AI capabilities.   No problem? AI is so complex that its energy consumption has never been seen before. As per Nat Bullard's 24 decarbonation slide deck (slide 186 - https://lnkd.in/e9wP-feF) shows, an AI search requires nearly 100 times more power than the same Google query. Companies developing AI models start working on captive nuclear power plants to feed their data centers (https://lnkd.in/eBrKj-AU)...   Still no problem? Well, all this is happening as we passed conventional Oil production (2008 according to the IEA) and as the finite nature of our world is becoming ever more visible... At the same time, globally, our energy demand continues growing. With all this in mind, it is not Sci-Fi to imagine we will reach a time when AI will compete against humans to access energy... Supply "simple" humans or complex computer models? Do we want to have to answer this question?   AI is seen as one of the most significant innovation of the past decades, but is there any real pride in doing things better... by consuming multiple times of energy? We have based our development of the past century on this principle: performance increases with the increase in power consumed, not because we are smarter. IT models have mainly improved as computers' power has increased, not as engineers developed ever more brilliant models...   If we are serious about sustainability while maintaining (and ideally continuing improving) our ways of life, it is time we start considering that the energy input to our systems needs to be drastically reduced (and ideally disappear). This will reduce complexity, making our world more accessible to "simple" humans and redevelop our brains by fostering creativity to achieve a given goal. Before solving supply, it's time to reevaluate our energy inputs for a more accessible and innovative future.   It is time for #lowtech.

Exploring the Fascinating World of Hsnime: A Comprehensive Guide

This is so cool. Converting research papers into audio discussions. The same concept could be used in so many other places to enhance learning. A kind of jugalbandi to learn. https://lnkd.in/dnS2WvtM