• Scholarships: Science meets Parliament 2019

    Science & Technology Australia is offering six scholarships to the 20th anniversary Science meets Parliament this year, to be held in Canberra on 13-14 August 2019. Science meets Parliament brings around 200 Australian scientists and technologists to Canberra for professional development, networking, and to meet face-to-face with MPs and Senators. It is a highlight of […]
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  • Rockefeller Foundation To Disband ‘100 Resilient Cities Project’, Lay Off Staff

    But, it’s not what you think. They say the major objectives of 100RC have been met and that the resources are going to be repurposed to other projects. The Rockefeller Foundation will shift some funding to the Atlantic Council, another hotbed of Trilateral Commission members. ⁃ TN EditorThe Rockefeller Foundation will end funding and dismiss the staff at its 100 Resilient Cities program, the largest privately funded climate-adaptation initiative in the U.S., the founda
  • Facial Recognition Coming To Hotels, Making Check-In Easy But Creepier

    Hotels are being retrofitted from top to bottom into “smart hotels” where everything is controlled by apps, AI and robots. Ostensibly, maids still have a job to make up rooms after a stay. Facial recognition is your ticket to VIP treatment. ⁃ TN EditorAlibaba has created the hotel of the future and it’s wild, wonderful, and just a little creepy. FlyZoo, which is reportedly a Chinese pun for “must stay,” is a 290-room ultra-modern boutique hotel in Hangzhou, C
  • Europe Embraces China’s Belt And Road Initiative

    As a Technocracy, China is driven to create infrastructure and develop the global supply chain, both of which are central to its Belt and Road initiative. Europe is playing both sides of the fence with America on one hand, and China on the other. ⁃ TN EditorThe multipolar transformation that is occurring across the Eurasian continent confirms the industrial and diplomatic cooperation between China and the European continent in spite of strong opposition from the United States.
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