When comparing the current generation of children to that of past decades, it’s easy to see some troubling differences. Many of these differences are the result of new technology that just wasn’t available in the recent past and therefore was not a problem until now. Three of the main differences between the current generation and children of the past are the addiction to…
Do you feel you’re falling into a routine lately? Do you need a push to escape it? Here is how you can achieve your best life by challenging yourself. They say that we should try one task that scares us every day, but can we really find enough scary things to try? Roller coasters seem like a great idea, but it can’t really be…
In the coming decades, we will be probably amazed by the advances in technology and medical treatments that will come along with them. In the last 50 years, advances in medical technology have skyrocketed. Today, with more resources being devoted to finding new ways to manage and treat disease, there are even more possibilities for the future. As the world’s population continues to…
Sam Van Aken is a sculptor and a teacher, but also a visionary, whose dream of creating a new type of tree that produces 40 different kinds of fruit and has swept the world. Art and technology are the two sides of the same coin. Technological innovations preceded the major changes in the arts and allowed artists to find new ways of expression.…
The Sea Organ which Generates Some Musical Sounds out of Nature The City of Zadar is the 5th biggest city in Croatia with one of the best economies in the country today. Perhaps the reason why the city is one of the greatest tourist attractions today is all thanks to the work of people like Nikola Basic. He is one coveted architect in…
Going to a doctor’s office or a hospital is not usually a fun outing. These visits can be particularly stressful if you need to give blood or engage in a procedure that requires a needle stick. This process can cause anxiety, especially if your nurse or another practitioner cannot find a vein to begin your blood draw or IV. Touching an arm to…
A virtual reality device called Google Cardboard - which costs less than 20 dollars - helped save a baby’s life. Doctors at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami saved the life of a baby, which was so sick that it was on the very brink of death. Teegan Lexcen was born in August with a heart and lung defect so unusual that doctors had…
Augmented reality (AR) is a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented (or supplemented) by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. As a result, the technology functions by enhancing one’s current perception of reality. When AR is used in real-time it conveys data to the user to ease and improve the perception of the surroundings. Basically,…