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Ruth Cuadra

FEMA Strategic Foresight Initiative: Putting Foresight Into Practice - 0 views

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    The SFI report Crisis and Disaster Resilience 2030 focused on a deep analysis of future emergency management needs. The more recent document Toward More Resilient Futures: Putting Foresight Into Practice shifts the focus from theory towards practice.
Lisa Eriksen

Scentee, A Smartphone Attachment That Releases Scent on Demand - 0 views

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    Could be a cool addition to cell phone tours.
Ruth Cuadra

Museums Showoff - 0 views

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    It's an open mic night ... something museums could do for their publics -- maybe in a third space!
Ruth Cuadra

A powerful use for spoiled food - 0 views

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    anaerobic digester takes unsold food from Ralphs and Food 4 Less and converts it into 13 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year.
Karen Wade

What's in millennials' wallets? Fewer credit cards - Los Angeles Times - 0 views

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    With Millennials spending more like the Depression Era generations than their parents (or even grandparents), it reminds us that cycles have to be factored in when considering the future.
Karen Wade

How to defeat Alzheimer's - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Are we willing to spend the money to avert the looming healthcare disaster known as Baby Boomer Alzheimer's?
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    This theme seems to be growing in media attention... I think the museum link is on 'creative aging' / therapeutic arts (experiences) ?
Ruth Cuadra

Art appreciation is measureable - 1 views

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    "By measuring brain activity, interviewing test persons about thoughts and reactions, and charting their artistic knowledge, it's possible to gain new and exciting insight into what makes people appreciate good works of art. The model can be used for visual art, music, theatre and literature"
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    this is one of those interesting angle on trends in neuroscience / quantification; push back will be on 'why do we need to measure everything' ; push towards this world will say - but if we know how people process arts experience we can improve the level of engagement.. Great scan hit!
Ruth Cuadra

Strategic Foresight: Planning for the Unknowable and the Unavoidable - 0 views

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    Excellent overview of the concepts of strategic foresight
Ruth Cuadra

Disrupting Undersea Cables: Cyberspace's Hidden Vulnerability - 0 views

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    want to disrupt the Internet globally? then mess with the biggest chokepoints of all -- the undersea fiber-optic cables
Lisa Eriksen

DomiCopter, A Domino's Pizza Delivery Drone - 0 views

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    While this seems a bit silly, there seem to be real implications in drones as service workers.
Johanna Fassbender

Stylish shirt doesn't need washing or ironing for 100 days | Springwise - 0 views

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    Maybe an idea for museum play spaces and children's galleries where many different people touch and wear items?
Johanna Fassbender

To See The Future Of Technology, Look At The People Using It For Crime | Co.Exist: Worl... - 0 views

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    Ask the criminals!
Lisa Eriksen

New 'time cloak' can hide almost half of the data in its path, but even recipients can'... - 0 views

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    You can cloak the data, but it disappears?
Karen Wade

Are millennials a window of opportunity or a closed door for home builders? - latimes.com - 0 views

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    So, let's hope the Millennials will bring about the end of McMansions!
Ruth Cuadra

This Laundromat Is A Bar Too - The Pop-Up City - 0 views

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    For people who would like some excitement during their laundry, there is the Wasbar, a combination between a laundromat and a bar.
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