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OPEN SOURCE SWARM INTELLIGENCE to solve real problems. " "" "How Ants Can Efficiently Solve the Generalized Watchman Route Problem | IGI Global: http://lnkd.in/fAd6gF via @igiglobal http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/ants-can-efficiently-solve-generalized/70647#.UfvasG9x5rE.twitter View in LinkedIn

DOLLY was a significant (and applauded) breakthrough, but that was nothing like the first creation of artificial life (Venter). Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned giving an identical twin (1996), and blasted the way for other species to be cloned. Mammoths will be next from frozen remains. Humans have not been experimentally cloned, except in the unusual case of the UK three parent embryo to avoid mitochondrial defects. But between cloning and artificial chromosomes, there are tools galore. View in LinkedIn

SWARM INTELLIGENCE to solve real-life problems. We have only begun to scratch the surface. " "Swarm Intelligence: An Interview with Eric Bonabeau - O'Reilly Media http://shar.es/y0ASY via @sharethis. View in LinkedIn

A-LIFE: The International Society for Artificial Life (A-Life) is now on its 14th annual conference. Only 3 years ago we had the first momentous Proof-of-Concept (Venter). From now on it is absolutely inevitable that more synthetic life forms will be created worldwide. GMO debates pale in comparison to this development. View in LinkedIn

INSECT ROBOTS: Electronic brain hacks are turning insects into robotic helpers (Wired UK) " " http://lnkd.in/hjtF76 View in LinkedIn

ROBOTIC BEES seem to have missed the point that living bees are better, stronger, and more programmable than any toy. Our challenge, if we want to harness these creatures, is to have the now-developed mind-machine or machine-mind interface drive these army of tiny workers. View in LinkedIn

DOMESTICATED FLIES? Flies are generally regarded as vermin and carriers of disease. But this creature is a tiny miracle; its flying capabilities and endurance are superb, and outperforms the vertical takeoff jet fighter. Its perception of odors is advanced. Domesticating this species by engineering, and thought control, to do useful work could provide an agile and versatile servant for humanity. http://www.scientificcomputing.com/news/2010/11/flexible-wings-driven-simple-oscillation-may-be-viable-efficient-micro-air-vehicles#.Ufuxjdoayc0 View in LinkedIn

Innovation is happening at an exponential growth, can we cope?! http://wp.me/p2EhT0-3 via @wordpressdotcom http://wp.me/p2EhT0-3 View in LinkedIn

RATE OF CHANGE: "The rate of change is accelerating. As inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil notes, “Because of the explosive nature of exponential growth, the twenty-first century will be equivalent to twenty thousand years of progress at today’s rate of progress; about one thousand times greater than the twentieth century.” Source: World Future Society 2013. View in LinkedIn

WE LIVE IN EXCITING TIMES. Somebody has probably documented the increasing rate of societal change and technological innovation." "Barely a day goes by that I am not gob-smacked by some new technology development. Our potential tools today have never been greater for doing both good and harm. View in LinkedIn