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The Rise of STEM and its Impact on Education, Careers, and Industry
The Rise of STEM and its Impact on Education, Careers, and Industry
I had the honour of being invited back to my high school a couple of weeks ago to describe some of my experiences at the cross-section of…
Hamish Magoffin
Apr 5, 2018
Brewing Food
Brewing Food
“We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a…
Hamish Magoffin
Mar 26, 2018
“Kangaroo Route”
“Kangaroo Route”
This past weekend saw the first non-stop scheduled flight between the UK and Australia, trademarked by Qantas as the “Kangaroo Route”. When…
Hamish Magoffin
Mar 25, 2018
“Breaking Off”
“Breaking Off”
The April, 1957 edition of the Journal of Aviation Medicine reported on a study of pilots feeling “physical separation from the earth while…
Hamish Magoffin
Mar 24, 2018
QUANTUM COMPUTING: FROM BITS TO QUBITS
QUANTUM COMPUTING: FROM BITS TO QUBITS
In April last year, during a press conference addressing the scientific community and several media, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Tradeau…
Ricardo Celaya
Mar 12, 2017
ILLUMINA: SEQUENCERS AND THE DNA APP STORE
ILLUMINA: SEQUENCERS AND THE DNA APP STORE
A couple of weeks ago I went on a business trip to San Francisco and I had the great opportunity to visit Illumina, the worldwide leader…
Ricardo Celaya
Mar 12, 2017
CRISPR: CUT, COPY AND CREATE
CRISPR: CUT, COPY AND CREATE
A few months ago, a team of scientists from the University of Sichuan in China made a very important announcement, not only for the…
Ricardo Celaya
Mar 12, 2017
EVERYONE AGAINST CANCER
EVERYONE AGAINST CANCER
Cancer is certainly the biggest enemy of our times. This condition takes a toll on at least eight million lives a year worldwide, making it…
Ricardo Celaya
Mar 12, 2017
THIRTY YEARS FROM REACHING SUPERINTELLIGENCE?
THIRTY YEARS FROM REACHING SUPERINTELLIGENCE?
The world’s smartest machine weighs less than two kilos and consumes only twenty watts of power, similar to the energy needed to light a…
Ricardo Celaya
Jul 19, 2016
AN INVESTMENT TOPIC, NOT A SCIENCE FICTION ONE
AN INVESTMENT TOPIC, NOT A SCIENCE FICTION ONE
In Mountain View, California, a group of top scientists is assembled at the premises of Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, a…
Ricardo Celaya
Jun 30, 2016
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