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About econfuture / Martin Ford Author, Futurist and …

Posted: February 7, 2015 at 12:40 am

Martin Ford Silicon Valley Entrepreneur,Futurist and Speaker Leading expert on the Robot Revolution, Artificial Intelligence, Job Automation, and the Impact of Accelerating Technology on Workplaces, the Economy and Society

Martin Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm and the author of the books Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future. He has over 25 years experience in the fields of computer design and software development. He holds a computer engineering degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a graduate business degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

He has written for publications including Fortune, Forbes, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Project Syndicate, The Huffington Post and The Fiscal Times. He has also appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including NPR and CNBC.Martin is a frequent keynote speaker on the subject of accelerating progress in robotics and artificial intelligenceand what these advances mean for the economy, job market and society of the future.

Martinis available to speak on the robotics revolution and the economic, political, business and job market impacts of advancing information technology. He can also offer unique insight into the implications of future technologies for specific businesses, industries and sectors of society.

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Wow! Hubble Telescope Sees Rare 3-Moon Shadow Dance on Jupiter

Posted: February 5, 2015 at 3:50 pm

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured three of Jupiter's moons marching across the huge planet's disc, a stunning sight that happens only once or twice every 10 years.

The rare triple-moon conjunction on Jupiter, which Hubble witnessed on Jan. 24, involved Io, Callisto and Europa three of the gas giant's four Galilean moons (so named because they were discovered by astronomer Galileo Galilei in the early 17th century).

"The moons in these photos have distinctive colors. The ancient, cratered surface of Callisto is brownish; the smooth icy surface of Europa is yellow-white; and the volcanic, sulfur-dioxide surface of Io is orange," representatives of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, which operates Hubble, wrote in a statement today (Feb. 5).

"The apparent 'fuzziness' of some of the shadows depends on the moons' distances from Jupiter," they added. "The farther away a moon is from the planet, the softer the shadow, because the shadow is more spread out across the disk."

The conjunction lasted about 42 minutes. The fourth Galilean moon, Ganymede, was outside Hubble's field of view during the triple transit, STScI representatives said.

Volcanic Io is the innermost of the Galilean moons, completing one lap around Jupiter every 1.8 days. Europa, Ganymede and Callisto have orbital periods of 3.6, 7.2 and 16.7 days, respectively.

With a diameter of 3,270 miles (5,260 kilometers), Ganymede is the largest natural satellite in the solar system. Indeed, it's bigger than the planet Mercury.

Europa is the smallest Galilean moon, at 1,900 miles (3,100 km) wide, but it generates excitement and intrigue disproportionate to its size. The satellite harbors an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy shell, and this ocean is thought to be in contact with Europa's rocky mantle, making possible all kinds of interesting chemical reactions.

Indeed, many scientists regard Europa as the solar system's best bet to host alien life. NASA is mapping out a robotic mission to Europa, which agency officials say should be ready to launch by the mid-2020s.

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Ukraine war escalation russian air force first contact with nato jets / , – Video

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Synopsis | Nato’s Further Enlargement By Thomas S. Szayna – Video

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Synopsis | Nato #39;s Further Enlargement By Thomas S. Szayna
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SCUGNIZZI FREE GROUP e Bikers Nato – Video

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Vladimir Putin: "L’Esercito Ucraino una legione della NATO" – 26/01/2015 – Video

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Vladimir Putin: "L #39;Esercito Ucraino una legione della NATO" - 26/01/2015

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NATO Defence Meeting: Alliance to decide about boosting efforts to counter Russia military threat – Video

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NATO Defence Meeting: Alliance to decide about boosting efforts to counter Russia military threat
A multinational quick-response task force is expected to be given the go ahead at the talks one which specialises in reacting within a few days to potential threats on the fringes of NATO #39;s......

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LIVE: Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers – Video

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A meeting of North Atlantic Council (NAC) defence ministers is due to be held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, February 5. The meetings will be chaired by NATO Secretary General...

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NATO Secretary General – Doorstep Statement, Defence Ministers Meeting, 05 FEB 2015 – Video

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NATO Secretary General - Doorstep Statement, Defence Ministers Meeting, 05 FEB 2015
Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prior to the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers, 05 February 2015. More on our website: http://goo.gl/5GS1Js.

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LIVE: Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers (Press conference) – Video

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