Decentralization is the next wave of sustainable growth in food production

/ Energy, EXPO 2015, Food, Technology

A new wave of technologies and global communication are benefiting decentralized and distributed organizations that are outcompeting centralized and hierarchical ones. In our quest to feed an increasing worldwide population, through the industrial revolution of the 19th century and the green revolution in industrial agriculture a few decades ago, the tendency has been to centralize. […]

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Artificial intelligence and food

/ EXPO 2015, Food, Technology

The applications of artificial intelligence to food are helping to develop better solutions for our nutrition. And provide creative recipes, too! Artificial intelligence (AI) is the area of computer science applying advanced techniques to solving problems that are inspired by the capabilities of human cognition. Having been born practically together with our information technology 60

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Interoperability, morality and biocompatibility in the Internet of Things

/ General, Interview, Technology

In the episode aired on June 5 of 2024 of Radio 24 I’ve had a conversation with the show’s conductor Enrico Pagliarini about interoperability, morality and biocompatibility of the Internet of Things. The following is the translation of the edited transcript of the interview which was originally recorded in Italian. Enrico Pagliarini: This week we talk

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Interviewed on exponentials, implants and mind uploading

/ Interview, Technology, Transhumanism

The radio transmission Eta Beta of RAI Radio 1 conducted by Massimo Cerofolini talked about transhumanism in the episode entitled L’ultima sfida dei padroni della Rete: l’immortalità (The ultimate challenge of masters of the Web: Immortality),aired May 28, 2015. I talked, interviewed on Singularity University, on the radical life extension and the mind uploading. Massimo

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Interdisciplinary knowledge accelerates innovative solutions

/ EXPO 2015, Food, Technology

The power of ideas in modern agriculture, which can be born within different disciplines, is multiplied by their cross fertilization eliminating the barriers between silos of knowledge, growing healthier crops, regenerating soil health, and improving farm economics. We constantly increase our knowledge about the world, how it works, and how we can apply that knowledge

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Excessive regulation of drones is hindering the development of innovative applications

/ Policymaking, Technology

A new technology needs breathing space, in order to blossom into multiple interesting applications. It looks like drones are being instead suffocated under the weight of excessive regulation, which will delay their development. At least that is the strongest message from Drone Expo, which was held in Bergamo, Italy on May 17-18, 2015. The conversations were

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The future of machines and humanity

/ Talk, Technology

At the invitation of Marco Trombetti, founder of Translated, I gave a talk in the beautiful amphitheater of Pi Campus in Rome, entitled “The future of machines and humanity“. (Video in Italian.) [youtube]https://youtu.be/CwOKXS8CL0U[/youtube] Starting from the acceleration of technological change, the increase in computing power and the number of devices that make up the Internet of Things,

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Our mobile phones are empowering a new awareness of health and nutrition

/ EXPO 2015, Food, Health, Technology

Every generation of mobile phones gets richer with sensors and easier to use with smart software applications, enabling constant monitoring of fitness data, for better nutrition and healthier lifestyles. Recent applications in India will positively impact the lives of millions. It is a frequent criticism against technology that it only helps the wealthy, or those

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How the 3D printer revolution is changing the food we eat

/ EXPO 2015, Food, Manufacturing

What, why and how you eat is going to change radically in the next decades, based on technologies that originate from the innovative manufacturing processes of 3D printing. The application of the exponential power of 3D printing from manufacturing to food is digitizing and democratizing the access to high quality, dependable culinary experiences turning an

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