52: Jesse Kovarovics Programmer, Maker And Tinkerer

By Digital Good Times

How 3D Printing Is Transforming the Way We Make Things
singularityhub.com - Peter H. Diamandis, MD
Unexpected convergent consequences…this is what happens when eight different exponential technologies all explode onto the scene at once. This post …
3-D printers may soon be making spare parts for flawed hearts
ajc.com - Emily Sohn
In the cardiac operating room of the future, a surgeon may repair your damaged heart with personalized parts made to fit your precise anatomy — …
The budding cannabusiness: 5 top economic opportunities in marijuana
Mashable - Mark Miller
The cannabis industry is generating plenty of new economic opportunities. Here are five areas that have grown up around legal marijuana. 1. …
Pentagon confirms it has used spy drones in U.S. air space
Mashable - Adario Strange
It turns out that those concerns from some about how the U.S. uses military drones against enemies abroad one day becoming an important issue …
Neural Networks
Google hooked 14 robot arms together so they can help each other learn
The Verge - Alex Brokaw
Convolutional neural networks help these machines get an education Researchers at Google are trying to help robots navigate the world as well as humans can, and that means a lot of practice. Research Sergey
'Living Lens' Made From Stem Cells Could Treat Blindness
Gizmodo - Bryan Lufkin
Scientists have used stem cells to cure blindness in rabbits—which could be incredible news for visually impaired people. Using human stem cells, …
Employment
Obama wants to provide broadband to 20 million low-income homes
TNW - Bryan Clark
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s news that the FCC would begin to subsidize broadband in low-income households, President Obama voiced support for the FCC’s ‘Lifeline’ subsidy and detailed a desire to the
Gear VR
Facebook will soon let you Like and share 360-degree videos in the Gear VR
The Verge - Adi Robertson
If you've got a Samsung Gear VR, you can soon connect your Facebook account to "Like" and share 360-degree videos from inside it. There are already Facebook 360-degree clips in the Gear VR's video app,
Flavors
I tried Go Cubes chewable coffee, and I'm pretty sure this is what cocaine feels like
TNW - Natt Garun
A lot of tech/science/innovative concepts come through TNW’s doors on the daily – some of them make it to consumers’ hands, others get killed for their own good. Nootrobox’s Go Cubes chewable coffee persevered.
Storage Ideas
Nas Wants To Sell You Health Food Made Out Of Crickets
stereogum.com - Gabriela Tully Claymore @gabrielajunetc
Full disclosure: I have eaten crickets before. I was in another country and jumped at the opportunity to try some local snacks and guess what? I …
Google Launches Chrome Music Lab
Pitchfork - by Zoe Camp
March is Music In Our Schools Month. To mark the occasion (and make it a little easier to learn music,) Google has launched the Chrome Music Lab, a diverse set of 12 interactive music-making widgets. can
FDL-1: 3D Printed, Robotic, Foam Dart Launcher
kickstarter.com
Campaign ending soon! Please visit http://www.fdl1.com and signup for the FDL-1 mailing list to stay updated on the progress of the final FDL-1 design …