Daily Archives: February 7, 2022

Can he pull it off?High Fidelity

Harvard professor Avi Loeb has long been outspoken about taking the search for extraterrestrial life more seriously. In an eyebrow-raising quest, hes often even exhorted his colleagues to take UFO research more seriously.

Now, Loeb says he hopes to collect a high resolution image of a UFO within the next couple years, according to a new interview with the Guardian.

I really want the next generation to be free to discuss it, and for it to become part of the mainstream, Loeb told the paper. My hope is that by getting a high resolution image of something unusual, or finding evidence for it, which is quite possible in the coming year or two, we will change it.

Last year, Futurism talked to Loeb about his book Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth, which purported that an interstellar object that drifted through our solar system in 2017 may have been an alien probe rather than a boring space rock. At the time, Loeb said many of his colleagues held UFO research at arms length and generally dismissed findings as natural events or the stuff of conspiracy theory.

The scientific community can address a topic even if other people address it in a way that is not scientific and doesnt make much sense, he said.

Loeb heads the Galileo Project, in which a team of more than 100 scientists are establishing a network of sophisticated telescopes to scan the skies for extraterrestrials. According to the Guardian, Loebs first telescope will begin operation from the roof of the Harvard college observatory this summer, equipped with infrared cameras rolling 24/7, a radio sensor, an audio sensor and a magnetometer to detect non-visual objects.

Were taking a road not taken so there may be low hanging fruit, that nobody else picked because it was not taken, Loeb told the Guardian.

Loeb says capturing strong UFO evidence, including the high-res image he hopes to snap within the next two years, will attract younger scientists scared away by the older, more cynical crowd. If he manages to pull it off amajor if, to be clear we may finally have to take UFO research more seriously.

More on uncertain objects: Oklahomans Saw a UFO, But It Turned Out to Be SpaceX

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Are they who you expected?Dox3

If youve heardanything about the NFT craze thats swept the web over the past year, its probably been about the premier project in the space, the Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Bored Apes NFTs, which depict exactly what youd expect from the name, have become one of the eras strangest status symbols, picking up celebrity buyers ranging from Justin Bieber to Eminem.

And now the tokens creators, whose real life identities had remained shrouded in mystery, appear to finally have been unmasked by BuzzFeed News indominable Katie Notopoulos. Notopoulos reporting found drumroll, please that the pseudonymous cocreators, who go by the handles Gordon Goner and Gargamel, are a pair of little-known American creatives named Wylie Aronow and Greg Solano, respectively.

Make of that revelation what you will.

On the one hand, whatever you think of NFTs, Aronow and Solanos relative nobody status does corroborate the central ethos of the NFT craze that anybody can create or at least have a hand in creating, because as BuzzFeed pointed out, these two were assisted by several others who remain unidentified the hottest digital commodities on the web.

Its also likely to bring fresh scrutiny onto the entire project, which has already taken heat for everything from allegations of racism to underpaying the artist who created the actual artworks.

And at the same time, a debate is now raging over the ethics of identifying anonymous internet creators. On the one hand, Aranow and Solano have a right to privacy, and seem to have taken at least some pains to conceal their identities. On the other, many have pointed out, they arguably gave up at least some of that right to anonymity by virtue of running a boggling profitable online venture.

At the end of the day, at least theyve become unfathomably wealthy.

More on NFTs: Guy Accidentally Sells $300,000 Bored Ape NFT for 1% of Its Value

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But it probably wont happen.Moon Dump

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk might soon have a Moon-sized lawsuit on his hands.

After astronomers discovered that a derelict SpaceX rocket stage will likely crash into the lunar surface in early March, the story spurred a number of interesting questions about the legality of dumping a glorified piece of space trash on the Moon.

Now, some legal experts argue the dumping could be grounds to sue Musk and SpaceX though such a lawsuit likely wont ever materialize.

Theoretically, yes, attorney Steven Kaufman told Forbes. Practically, probably not.

Of course, the biggest reason why Musk isnt likely to be sued for the stunt is because nobody technically owns the Moon. That said, if the errant SpaceX rocket part crashes into, say, Chinas lunar rover, then he might have a significant legal issue on his hands.

According to the Outer Space Treaty of 1966 and the Convention on International Liability for Damage Causes by Space Objects of 1972, countries can make legal claims if their spacecraft are damaged by other countries. In other words, it could theoretically happen.

That said, these areuncharted waters. Theres simply not a lot of precedent, attorney Scot Anderson told Forbes.

Interestingly, there has been one liability claim since the treaties were enacted. In 1978, a Soviet satellite broke up in the skies over Canada and spilled radioactive material into the atmosphere. The Canadian government was able to settle the matter with the Soviet Union for a meager $3 million after originally billing the country for $6 million.

Musk likely wont have to pony up any cash when his rocket crashes into the Moon. However, Anderson believes that he wont be able to get away with his lunar littering for long. As NASAs Artemis program gains steam and countries eventually establish outposts on the Moon, well likely see more regulatory control on what you can and cant do on the lunar surface.

Countries involved in the project have signed the Artemis Accords, for instance, which outlines rules to limit space junk.

So get your Moon littering in while you still can, billionaires.

READ MORE: Can Elon Musk Get Sued For Crashing a Rocket on the Moon? [Forbes]

More on Moon junk: A Derelict SpaceX Rocket Is About to Crash into the Moon

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How does one hold the Winter Olympics when winter as we knew it is changing for the worse?

Melting snow, high winds, and the many other ills of climate change are on the minds of Olympians and scientists alike as the world gears up for the Beijing Olympics, which are taking place not only on the eighth hottest consecutive year on record, but also, of course, during the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic.

World-class skiers got a taste of what to expect in Beijing during the Alpine Ski World Cup. Organizers on two continents had to cancel slalom competitions due to dangerously high winds that, asThe Guardian notes, appeared to give unfair advantages to the first racers to descend during womens matches in Vermont, and even tragically led to the French bronze medalist Victor Muffat-Jeandet breaking his ankle in Zagreb, Croatia.

A recent study published in theCurrent Issues in Tourism journal found that conditions in Winter Olympics cities have become increasingly dangerous and unfair over the last 50 years and, according to the researchers projections, a vanishingly small number of previous host cities will have enough snow and ice for the games in the future.

While much emphasis is placed on the phony snow shipped into winter sports arenas as is happening in Beijing this year the impacts of climate change on winter sports are perhaps felt more severely in the places where Olympians live and train because artificial snow is often an unsustainable supplementation for the real thing.

As theAssociated Press noted, Colorado went 232 days without snow until December 10, 2021, which broke the states record of most consecutive days without snowfall since 1880. And by the end of that month, only about an inch had accumulated and by then, wildfires had begun swarming around the state.

We definitely have noticed a lack of snow everywhere, Taylor Fletcher, a Colorado-born and Utah-based Nordic combined Olympian, told theAP. Places that, in December, November, used to be winter wonderlands, were seeing them with less and less snow. And some years, theyre not getting any snow.

While the researchers behind the Current Issues in Tourism study and some Olympians are optimistic that both host and participating countries can help turn back the tide of climate change by making and sticking to climate pledges, others still have darker outlooks.

The reality is that ship has sailed, unfortunately, in my opinion, Bode Miller, an American Olympian who won six medals for Alpine skiing, told theAP. We havent made the requisite changes. Weve kind of missed the window.

There remains some hope, however, that presenting such a stark reality to the International Olympic Committee and the nations that participate in the games may make a difference.

Part of what we do papers like this for is to get the message out that we have a large influence, Daniel Scott, a University of Waterloo professor who co-authored the Tourism study, told the AP. And so, if we act, (there is) hope of avoiding those worst-case scenarios.

Hopefully, the IOC and the rest of the world will heed their warning.

READ MORE:Olympians worry as Winter disappears from Winter Games [The Associated Press]

More on the Olympics:Paris Will Use Electric Flying Cars to Get Passengers to the Olympics

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Press Release-Feb 4, 2022

PISCATAWAY, N.J., February 4, 2022 (Newswire.com) - Futurism is excited to co-sponsor the 2022 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference on Feb. 6-8, in Phoenix, Arizona.

"We are excited to return to the 35th Annual AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. We continue to extend our support to help the rural health care sector accelerate the shift towards a more sustainable, connected and secure health system," says Mr. Sheetal Pansare, President & Global CEO for Futurism Technologies.

Cybersecurity Hot Topic Roundtable: A thought leadership discussion on reducing business risks and improving cyber resilience for rural hospitals (Monday, Feb. 7, 12:30 - 2:00 pm)

The hot topic roundtable discussion will throw light on cybersecurity for rural hospitals, providing CEOs and board members with an opportunity to speak confidently about their security risk posture.

"Security is always an uphill battle for rural hospitals since most of these hospitals lack the required budget and security skills. Plus, there is always a void between the CEOs/Board of Directors and IT teams, causing lack of awareness and understanding pertaining to security," adds Mr. Sheetal Pansare.

The roundtable discussion will revolve around ways to effectively educate and communicate risk posture to the board and top executives of rural hospitals. The hot topic roundtable aims to address questions related to cybersecurity for rural hospitals.

The hot topic roundtable will address these and many other concerns related to cybersecurity for rural hospitals. We invite you to connect with our Cybersecurity Executive Mr. Leo J. Cole at our AHA Hot Topic Roundtable discussion, as he talks about key security issues that CEOs and Board Members of rural hospitals face and how we can help them in getting the right answers.

Learn more about our cybersecurity hot topic roundtable here.

How we can help?

As a leading IBM Global Security Solutions Partner, we are committed to helping rural hospitals become cyber-smart. Futurism Cybersecurity Services utilize Zero Trust Security Architecture to help rural hospitals leverage industry-leading IBM security tech and tools including IBM QRadar, IBM Watson AI, IBM MaaS360, IBM Verify Access, IBM Guardium, etc. for less than the cost of point products and expensive resources. Our security experts work like an extended arm of your IT/security team offering round-the-clock protection from Ransomware attacks and a range of advanced threats.

Drop by our booth to learn more.

About Futurism Technologies

Futurism Technologies is a trusted Digital Transformation (DX) advisor and consulting partner assisting businesses of all sizes to unlock the true value of digital. We provide DX services and solutions across the entire value chain including infrastructure management, product engineering, cybersecurity, process automation, cloud, AI, Big Data, RPA, Blockchain, enterprise product platforms, and many others. We are committed to helping rural hospitals get the most out of their IT/security investments by offering them affordable cybersecurity services (powered by IBM).

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Name: Leo J. Cole

Email: leoc@futurismtechnologies.com

Phone: +1-512-300-9744

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