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Sarcastic Gamer takes a look at the future.

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Using the Discover supercomputer — which is capable of 67 trillion calculations per second — astronomers at NASA Goddard have created a series of images of what our solar system would look like to an alien astronomer at various points in time. Their simulations track the interactions of 75,000 dust grains in the Kuiper Belt, and show that while the planets would be too dim to detect directly, aliens could deduce the presence of Neptune from its effects on the icy region. Strikingly, the images resemble one taken by Hubble of the star Fomalhaut. NASA has put out a cute video to go with the announcement as well.

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How journalists are coping with a flood of information by borrowing data visualization techniques from computer scientists, researchers and artists.

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"Information is flowing like mighty rivers from a trillion connected and intelligent things . . ."

Analytics explained though simple narration and illustrations.

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The Clavilux 2000 is an interactive instrument for generative music visualization, which is able to generate a live visualization of any music played on a digital piano.

This is the result of TAT's Open Innovation experiment. It is an experience video showing the future of screen technology with stretchable screens, transparent screens and e-ink displays, to name a few.

Most good, human loving people will be surprised to know that they own stuff that was produced by slaves. Consumers and businesses can unite to fix this problem.

How much does an average doctor get to keep out of every dollar they earn? How much time is spent on non-billable activities? See why using an integrated system for medical records that incorporates scheduling, billing, insurance claims management, and patient records goes beyond just proving "meaningful use." Watch this entertaining and informative vinfographic (video infographic) from GE Healthcare's Centricity Advance.

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Geospatial Revolution/ Episode One

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The Story of Bottled Water, releasing March 22, 2010 on storyofbottledwater.org, employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over seven minutes, the film explores the bottled water industry’s attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to ‘take back the tap,’ not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all.