AI promises to remove bias and free up time for human connection – but what happens when algorithms miss the nuance that matters most? Sarah Lardner from Innecto Reward Consulting examines whether AI can truly support empathetic HR practices, or if we risk reducing people to data points in pursuit of efficiency. The post Are AI and empathy mutually incompatible? appeared first on HRZone.| HRZone
Algorithms excel at efficiency, but can they replace the human bonds that spark original ideas and give organisations competitive edge? Sanjay Lobo MBE, CEO and Founder of OnHand, believes not. Here, he explores the hidden cost of AI's rapid advance – the erosion of workplace relationships that drive trust, creativity and innovation. The post Trust, creativity and the bonds AI can’t replace appeared first on HRZone.| HRZone
Rather than rejecting leadership, Gen Z is reshaping it, argues Barbara Matthews, Chief People Officer at Remote. Here, she challenges outdated models and pushes companies to reimagine leadership as flexible, authentic, and aligned with values. The post Are we really facing a leadership crisis. Or is Gen Z simply changing the rules? appeared first on HRZone.| HRZone
VIBE compiled snapshots of the most memorable moments from the annual event.| VIBE.com
This beautifully meditative video focuses on a golden orb. The post Meditate Along With This Beautiful Golden Orb appeared first on Moss and Fog.| Moss and Fog
Some complain NASA Watch has turned political.| NASA Watch
BKS-London Hallyu Diversity Joint Event Korea-UK Connections Night Honouring the Past, Strengthening the Future Friday 7th November 2025 5.30 – 8.30pm HSBC Innovation Banking Alphabeta Building, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1BR This is one of a series of events organised […]| British Korean Society
This post explores the relationship between vocation and hope, arguing that very nature of a purposeful vocation obliges us to cultivate hope in our lives and our work. Especially as educators, we are called to choose hope in our work with students and create meaningful learning experiences that allow them to do so the same.| vocation matters
As the vice president of academic affairs and a member of the admissions committee at SSP International (SSPI), a nonprofit organization offering immersive scientific experiences, I review hundreds of applications each year from rising seniors for our flagship program, Summer Science Program.| eSchool News
Fiona Westbrook encourages anyone who cares about ECE to submit about the Ministry of Education's proposed changes to Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations.| Ipu Kererū
A few months ago, I used ChatGPT to generate a fictional image of Mauritius in year 2050 (i.e. 25 years from now). I used the following prompt: “Generate an image of Mauritius in 2050 based on what I have said”. Nothing less. Nothing more. What I find interesting is that ChatGPT used all the conversations […]| Avinash Meetoo
I was reading a post on Hacker News the other day on how Boeing has started working on a 737 MAX replacement following the catastrophic mistakes made when producing the 737 MAX. Basically, design decisions were made by people at the company who did not know a lot about airplanes and, consequently, the airplane was fraught with problems and had to be grounded while the many issues were being investigated.| www.avinashmeetoo.com
Scientists from MIT have created a conductive “nanonetwork” inside a unique concrete mixture that could enable everyday structures like walls, sidewalks, and bridges to store and release electrical energy. It’s perhaps the most ubiquitous man-made material on Earth by weight, but every square foot of it could, with the addition of some extra materials, power […] The post Cement Supercapacitors Could Turn the Concrete Around Us into Massive Energy Storage Systems appeared first on Good...| Good News Network
It could be my own literary-driven algorithm, but everywhere I turn on social media, I keep seeing the same, often misconstrued, metaphor from Sylvia Plath. Esther, the disturbed heroine of Plath’s ubiquitous novel The Bell Jar, summarises her fleeting concept of fulfilment through the metaphor of ‘the fig tree’. “…I wanted each and every one […] The post Babe, You’re Not a Fig Tree! first appeared on The Badger.| The Badger
Futurist Dave Bengston The Pyrocene is the age of fire in which we live. Coined by fire historian Stephen Pyne in 2015, the term has been adopted by environmental scholars and journalists who focus on the impacts of climate change, the increasing frequency and intensity| Houston Foresight
Leavenworth real estate advisor Camiekae Lynch often highlights how regional dynamics affect market behavior in meaningful ways.| ELMENS
The post Think Big Brief: Beyond Blame – Villains, Villainy & Heroic Solutions appeared first on Think Big.| Think Big
Discussing which jobs will be replaced around the campfire Last fall, I went camping with several other families from my neighborhood. As we sat around the fire the conversation turned from Sam Altman’s ouster at OpenAI to what the AI revolution will mean for us more generally. We had lawyers, professors, therapists, architects, designers, teachers…| mattlumpkin
Or, how remote work can trick you into feeling more stressed than you need to There is no trash can or recycling bin in your computer, just different ways the system tags files. But the useful fiction of the recycle bin interface lets us know what to expect about files we put there even if…| mattlumpkin
Throughout my career, I have had the pleasure (and sometimes the pain) of working with various programming languages and paradigms. And recently, like everyone else, I have been leveraging large language models (LLMs), and user interfaces for them like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, …, for increasing my output. Yet, I get skeptical when I read claims like “English will be the only programming language you’ll ever need”. What this really means, especially the “ever” part, is:...| joaquimrocha.com
In part one we explored the benefits and risks in naming psychological safety. In part two, we explored power and diversity. In part three we dived into dissent, non-determinism, and the seductive danger of metrics. This week, in our fourth and final part of […]| Psych Safety
Space architect Ariel Ekblaw explores the transformative idea of self-assembling space habitats and biotech applications in microgravity...| TechAcute
Joint Event British Korean Society and SOAS University of London Life Beyond the Border: Film & Stories of Escape from North Korea Thursday 9th October 2025 6.00pm to 9.30pm Khalili Lecture Theatre Lower Ground Floor of the Main Building SOAS University […]| British Korean Society
AI for Good Geneva: Last month, the seventh edition of the AI for Good Global Summit opened its doors in Geneva, gathering global leaders, technology experts, and representatives from civil […] The post Elevating AI for Good: The Role of Peace and Data Security appeared first on CyberPeace Institute.| CyberPeace Institute
Uncertainty. Do you endure it, bend it to your will, or let it consume you whole? Do you shrink in its presence hoping it'll pass you by and knock on someone else's door?| BEEW
When World War II ended, the guns and tanks fell silent but the devastation was total. Europe lay in ruins. Warsaw and Stalingrad were obliterated. I...| BEEW
Exit pursued by bear| indi.ca
What does it mean to imagine a future that is not your own? As foresight practitioners, we are asked to inhabit the hopes, fears, and worldviews of people we may never meet, in places we may never go. This radical exercise in empathy is powerful, but it carries a quiet contradiction: the more we dissolve [...]| Houston Foresight
The future of electricity is being discussed in terms of how we make it: whether it should be generated by nuclear, wind and solar or by coal and natural gas. Nuclear is favored by the utilities and the Trump administration, but it will take decades and untold billions of dollars to build up a sizable […]| White House Chronicle
BKS members are cordially invited to a Chuseok reception at the Korean Ambassador’s Residence. A Reception To Celebrate Chuseok Korean buffet with wine Hosted by the Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of Korea Mr Han Sungho Monday 29th September 2025 6.30pm to 8.30pm at The […] The post A Reception To Celebrate Chuseok, 29th September 2025 appeared first on British Korean Society.| British Korean Society
A superintendent offers practical moves K-12 leaders can use right now to grow unity during superintendent transitions.| eSchool News
TL:DR I made a site called InflationChart.com to see if stock markets actually grew when you discount for inflation by the Fed printing record amounts of money from thin air. This week I kept looking at the M1 money supply chart on the Fed's website: M1| @levelsio (Pieter Levels)
No one should ever work. Work is the source of nearly all the misery in the world. Almost any evil you’d care to name comes from working or from living in a world designed for work. In order to stop suffering, we have to stop working. That doesn&| @levelsio (Pieter Levels)
David Coblentz presents research into AI use in primary schools and recommends ways forward| Ipu Kererū
Le Dimanche 7 septembre 2025, j’ai donné une interview à Jean-Marie St Cyr dans Le Défi L’Hebdo sur la nécessité, dans une Île Maurice moderne, d’avoir une population, des plus jeunes aux plus âgés, ayant des connaissances et des competences en numérique, y compris l’Intelligence Artificielle, et aussi une compréhension poussée de l’information et des médias. En voici les grandes lignes.| Avinash Meetoo
If you’ve been meaning to add foresight to your toolkit - scenario building, scanning, drivers, implications, and strategy - October is your moment. The University of Houston’s Professional Certificate in Foresight (Virtual) runs Wednesdays, October 1–29, 2025, 9:00 AM–12:30 PM (CST), with collaborative small-group work between sessions. This is an intensive, project-based boot camp built [...]| Houston Foresight
We are complex, multilayered individuals, experiencing a constant push and pull between the various versions of ourselves. Call it a quarter-life crisis or just an ongoing cycle in life, but every time I think I’ve figured out who I am and what| Houston Foresight
The WSAVA Standards Steering Committee is developing the Essential Standards for Companion Animal Veterinary Practices (ESCAVP), practical, globally relevant guidelines to improve patient care, support veterinary teams, and strengthen our profession worldwide.| WSAVA
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present. In your everyday life, the […]| Dreams Quote
This is an overview of some recent additions to the SimGrid code| /dev/posts/
Young Thug’s leaked jail calls have mentioned a wide range of rappers, including Travis Scott, Drake, Lil Baby, and Future.| www.hotnewhiphop.com
Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist began dating in October 2021. Thugger was arrested on RICO charges in May 2022.| www.hotnewhiphop.com
AI execs can't agree on whether AI will replace jobs or if we'll be even busier when the machines rise.| Hypertext
Welcome to the weekend!| Wasteland And Sky
Welcome to the weekend! We're back with another one of these, this time on a subject I know we're all thinking about. The question is in jus...| wastelandandsky.blogspot.com
As the global population grows, the need for sustainable and efficient farming is more urgent than ever. With limited arable land, farmers are embracing innovative technologies to boost productivity…| Techno FAQ
Human civilisation is experiencing a Great Metamorphosis in which our energy, politics, economics, culture, values and worldviews are being completely rewritten.| Age of Transformation
Dr Claire Coleman laments the passing of Te Mātaiaho| Ipu Kererū
Talk about timing! Today, FanDuel is celebrating its cheeky “Futures Day” campaign—inviting fans to bet on the upcoming football season—while also making waves for a much bigger reason: its brand-new joint venture with CME Group to launch a non-clearing Futures Commission Merchant (FCM).You couldn’t script that kind of overlap if you tried. On one hand, people are asking, “Will the 49ers finally win it all?” On the other, FanDuel and CME are setting the stage for traders to ask,...| RCM Alternatives
The 2025 APF Student Recognition awards were announced and, once again, we had some winners! It is quite an amazing set of projects. You can take a look at them here (and the Houston Foresight Awards as well!) Jen Stumbles WON FIRST PLACE!!! in the Master’s Individual category of this year’s APF Student Recognition awards [...]| Houston Foresight
The 1st Annual Houston Foresight Awards took place last year and the winners presented at the 2025 Spring Gathering celebrating our 50th anniversary. It’s high time we recognized them publicly! The individual winners were: Stephen Dupont with Profiles in Organizational Foresight Jess Robbins with Entangled Tomorrows: Harnessing Quantum Insight for Dynamic Foresight| Houston Foresight
Your firewall can't protect data from rogue admins or compromised systems. TEEs create hardware-secured "safe rooms" inside processors - protecting your most sensitive information even when everything else fails. Here's why every business needs to understand this game-changing technology.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
Welcome to the weekend!| Wasteland And Sky
Welcome to the weekend! As we head into August and the later days of summer (where hopefully the heat finally begins to taper off), lets tak...| wastelandandsky.blogspot.com
تحدّثنا في الحلقة عن بول نفسه، وعن سرديّة المستقبل المسمّاة سولار بانك (Solarpunk)؛ وعن مشروعه مكتبة بذور القصص (Story Seed Library)*.…| يونس بن عمارة
Most apps check user trust once during login—then ignore security changes for hours or days. OpenID CAEP changes this by enabling real-time communication between security systems. When a user's context changes, every connected app knows instantly. Here's how it works.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
The current AI "bubble" looks less like irrational exuberance and more like the natural process of digital infrastructure development.| Chris Grundemann
The Future of Horizon Scanning: Embracing Emergence through Grounded Theory In a world defined by deep uncertainty and accelerating change, identifying signals of change won’t be enough. The future of horizon scanning will lie in Anticipatory Futures Intelligence; measured by how well we can engage with| Houston Foresight
From 20VC to Lenny's Podcast - discover the tech shows that industry leaders rely on. Expert-curated list for professionals who want real insights.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
Not long ago I lead a study on the doctrine of "Glorification" in a systematic theology series for the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at the University of Cincinnati. I was greatly blessed in considering the eventual, promised perfection of the people of God. Yet I was also impressed all over again wit| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
Question: In a heated argument, I said to my wife I will give you Talaq. Is this divorce counted? [Question Published as Received] The Fatwa In the Name of Allah,… The post Saying ‘I will give you Talaq’ appeared first on Darul Fiqh.| Darul Fiqh
On this day in 2017, Google and IBM announced the launch of the Istio service mesh. Istio is an open technology that enables developers to seamlessly connect, manage, and secure networks of different services — regardless of platform, source, or vendor. We can hardly believe that Istio turns seven today! To celebrate the project’s 7th birthday, we wanted to highlight Istio’s momentum and its exciting future. Rapid adoption among users Istio, the most widely adopted service mesh project ...| Istio Blog
Discover how DeepSeek's 8B-parameter AI models deliver enterprise performance on laptops & edge devices. Explore 4-bit quantization, 63% faster startups, and 75% cost savings. Open-source guide included.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
Discover how Alibaba's Qwen 2.5-Max AI model with Mixture-of-Experts architecture outperforms DeepSeek V3 in key benchmarks, challenges OpenAI, and revolutionizes healthcare, finance, and content creation. Explore technical breakthroughs and industry implications.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
OpenAI just released GPT OSS - their first open-source AI models since 2019. These aren't just free downloads; they're transparent, powerful systems that show you exactly how they think while running on regular business hardware. This could democratize advanced AI development.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
After analyzing months of developer experiences with AI Coding, one thing is clear: we're witnessing a fundamental shift in programming. Developers now focus on architecture and strategy while AI handles implementation. This isn't just faster coding—it's a new way to build software.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
Google acquires cloud security leader Wiz for $32B—the largest cybersecurity deal ever. This historic purchase boosts Google Cloud's security offerings, enhances its multicloud capabilities, and intensifies competition with Microsoft and AWS in the rapidly evolving cloud security landscape.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
This deal represents the maturation of the identity market. The days of pure-play identity vendors competing primarily on features are ending. The future belongs to integrated security platforms with identity as a core pillar.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
Chrome dominates with 67% market share, but privacy-focused alternatives like Brave are gaining momentum as users demand stronger protection against tracking and data collection.| Deepak Gupta | AI & Cybersecurity Innovation Leader | Founder's Journey from ...
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Welcome to the weekend! One of the things audiences of art and entertainment have been craving for a number of years has been an art scene t...| wastelandandsky.blogspot.com
Last year I participated in a Solarpunk Art Contest organized by Yishan Wong of Terraformation. I don’t have much experience drawing, and especially not in drawing cities, so taking a part in this contest stretched me in many ways. Still, I strongly believe that we need more positive visions of the future, and this was […]| Made in Cosmos
Find the original post or the full text at https://lev.lc/are-language-models-the-new-calculators.| levdotlc feed
One year ago, on my birthday, I launched DefconQ — a KDB/Q-focused blog aimed at helping developers and KDB/Q newcomers enhance their skills or get started with the language. What began as a small personal project to motivate myself to deepen my KDB/Q knowledge quickly evolved into a valuable resource for the KDB community. I never anticipated the level of popularity, feedback, and support the blog would receive. As DefconQ celebrates its first anniversary today, I want to share some key mi...| DefconQ Blog
Welcome to the weekend! We're back! We've been talking about the Dead Internet for awhile, and now we can perceive the form of our destructo...| wastelandandsky.blogspot.com
[Note to the reader: chairs have an obvious obligation to remain as neutral as possible, which I take very seriously. If I mention specific speakers or talks below, it is definitely not to the exclusion of others.] Though I’ve been involved with SREcon EMEA many times before, this| RelyAbility Blog
Today, I believe we cannot successfully answer several key questions about SRE. Let's start with the most important one: how can we understand what reliability customers want and need?| RelyAbility Blog
Lisa and I bought the first Macintosh [128K RAM, 400K floppy disk] at release in the Spring of 1984 through the Apple University Consortium program at Northwestern University (I was working full-ti…| Ben Slivka
On Friday 27 June 2025, I had the honour of joining a panel discussion on “Bridging Mauritius Towards an Intelligent Island” during ELCA Mauritius’ Tech Days 2025.| Avinash Meetoo
Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred join the Design Better podcast to talk about intelligent interfaces beyond chat, intergenerational design, and what designers can learn from Wile E. Coyote.| Big Medium
Last week the chief executive of BT Allison Kirkby said the group’s ambitions to harness the “full potential of AI” may involve more layoffs than her predecessor had outlined in 2023. Here, Quentin Millington of Marble Brook considers four ways leaders can ensure artificial intelligence strengthens – rather than weakens – their team’s value.| HRZone
This is the final installment in a six-part series, “Reclaiming Humanity in the Digital Age.” By Joshua Pauling Part 1 of this series tackled why now is the time to change our relationship with digital technologies, Part 2 presented crucial strategies for parenting, Part 3 explored coming of age in the digital world, Part 4 encouraged adults to lead the way in forming healthier habits and practices, and Part 5 highlighted the church’s vital role as an embodied, living alternative to the...| The Lutheran Witness
On Tuesday 17 June 2025, I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our Blue Economy. This panel took place during the National Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for the Socio-Economic Development of Mauritius, organised by the University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM), in celebration of its 25th anniversary.| Avinash Meetoo
I. Introduction: Why Strategic Foresights Matter More Than Trends (And Why We’re Publishing This in June) A. Breaking the Year-End Prediction Cycle Every December, the business world gets flooded with “2026 trends” and “what to expect next year” content. By January, most of it’s forgotten. By March, half of it’s already proven wrong. We’re publishing […]| Kate O'Neill | KO Insights
University is more than just essays, exams and late-night study sessions — it’s where lifelong habits take root. It’s becoming increasingly apparent that how students live, on a day-to-day basis, is just as important as what they learn in the lecture halls...| My Thrifty Life by Cassie Fairy
Welcome to the weekend!| Wasteland And Sky
Welcome to the weekend!| Wasteland And Sky
It’s taken me months to individually contact the majority my 3,100+ connections in my LinkedIn network via the direct messaging option.| Hello, I'm DK – creative producer and speaker coach – justadandak.com.
Discover sayings and quotes about the future you can use for wishing friends and loved ones best luck on their continued path. What the future brings, Can these excerpts encourage you to quotes about future Life can be known just backward, yet it needs to be lived forward? Read these quotes on the future for […]| Dreams Quote
Photo Credit to Feedyourvision on Pexels One of my favorite sayings is the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” which emphasizes the importance of a community in helping to nurtu…| Pete Springer
The "sex team" from the Houston Foresight community just keep on rolling. What started as a Design Futures class that was first exhibited at a Spring Gathering was literally parlayed into a world tour. The next chapter, and I really appreciate that they took the time to| Houston Foresight
"We are still here," cried special guest Morpheus at the UH 50th Anniversary Celebration from May 1-3. Higher education has not been kind to foresight programs. Ours is the first grad program dedicated to foresight to make it to 50 years. Many have come and gone over the years, and we had our own near-death-experience [...]| Houston Foresight
An Analysis Through the Models of Tech Humanist, Pixels and Place, A Future So Bright, and What Matters Next Your phone buzzes at 6:47 AM. Before you’ve fully opened your eyes, your AI has already read your emails, analyzed your calendar, cross-referenced your biometric data with global weather patterns, and determined that you’ll need an […]| Kate O'Neill | KO Insights
Learn the Questions-Insights-Foresights Model - a research-backed framework for future-ready decision making that transforms uncertainty into strategic clarity.| Kate O'Neill | KO Insights
The Emergence of the Korean Art Collector and the Korean Art Market Tuesday 17th June 2025 6.30 – 8.30pm Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW How did Westerners first encounter Korean art and begin to understand […]| British Korean Society
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Explore how AI is revolutionizing transportation, making it safer and more efficient.| CustomGPT