6 ITEMS THIS WEEK TO MAKE US SMARTER

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We traversed the Internet of all Things to present

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SOCIAL MEDIA APP FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION ‘The Samatarian Radar’ is a Twitter web app launched by the charity Samatarians. App

uses an algorithm to pick up keywords and phrases within a tweet that imply depression,

then sends an email to users who follow the account which had tweeted with guidelines

on reaching out and giving support. Application of the app on Twitter and other social

platforms could provide early-warning systems and support networks for various social

problems.

!SOURCE:http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/10/29/samaritans-launches-twitter-web-app-it-preps-six-year-

strategy-digitise

DATA CREATE LOCALISED SOLUTIONS Crowdsourcing and supercomputing combat Ebola, to create solutions

sensitised to circumstances at community level. Data-analytics and

communication technologies applied to achieve localised solutions

attempt to curb the global crisis at its roots.

SOURCES:http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2283820

http://qz.com/287178

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FUTURE IN OUR HANDS Sensorial immersion on a whole new level in virtual reality using our

hands. ‘Nimble Sense’ is a depth sensing camera system utilising

skeletal hand tracking hardware and software developed primarily for

Oculus Rift. Imagine piloting that spaceship with our hands in a shooting

dogfight in the world of Eve: Valkyrie.

SOURCE:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nimblevr/nimble-sense-bring-your-hands-into-

virtual-reality

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THIS TRANSFORMER IS NOT A TOY J-deite Quarter is still a miniature prototype,1/4 of a standard-size

automobile when in vehicle-mode. Come 2020, the full-size Transformer

could be available. Fingers crossed it is Autobot, its eventual utilisation

as a war machine is not far-fetched at all.

SOURCES:http://www.digitaljournal.com/science/real-life-transformer-introduced-at-tokyo-expo/article/410907

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjr9Ert7K-Y

SCENT OF A COMET Humanity satisfies our curiosity with the five senses so it is natural to want to know

how a comet smells. It is now proven that comets emit a foul concoction. One

description says ‘rotten eggs, cat pee and stale beer’.

SOURCE:http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/192840-humanity-sniffs-its-first-comet-sadly-it-stinks-of-

rotten-eggs-cat-pee-and-stale-beer

LIVE IN A WORLD OF YOUR CHOSEN STORY Insights from the brains behind Google Earth, about the future of story-telling

where technology provides humans with the means to immerse in stories like

never before. Story-telling has a pivotal role in the creation of all cultures in this

world. Soon we will be living everyday in worlds of our chosen stories.

!SOURCE:http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Feature/396706,niantic-labs-john-hanke-on-alternate-reality-

games-and-the-future-of-storytelling.aspx

UNTIL THE NEXT 6 ITEMS… HAPPY WEEKEND!

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