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The Worlds Call To Release Nikola Tesla's Research-Jan 7th 2012 - Home. Brené Brown. Early life and education[edit] Brown completed her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at University of Texas at Austin, followed by a Master of Social Work (MSW) and Ph.D. from the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston.[4] Career[edit] Brown is the author of I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power (Penguin/Gotham, 2007), The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who We Think We Should Be and Embracing Who We Are (Hazelden, 2010), and Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown (Gotham, 2012).

Her articles have appeared in many national newspapers.[12] Brown is the CEO and Chief Learning Officer for The Daring Way, a training and certification program for helping professionals who want to facilitate her work on vulnerability, courage and worthiness. Honors and awards[edit] Publications[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Talks. The Speculist. IDT Pure Touch Technology Demonstration" Video at Engineering TV. Log In | About Us | Contact | Advertise to the ETV Newsletter Sign In | Support Related Videos Now Playing: Embedded File System Built Just for Smart Meters Simplify Motion Control with the LPC1500 MCU from NXP NI CompactRIO and Linux for Advanced Machine Control 6 Tips for Designing GUIs for Resource Constrained Microcontrollers Demonstration of GUIX Studio 5.0 from Express Logic How to Use Zero Cross Detect on Microchip MCUs Create a Wireless "Internet of Things" Device in 20 Minutes or Less with WiSmart Modules Embedded Camera Solutions from e-con Systems Driving Multiple Displays for Digital Signage using AMD GPUs and APUs Conexant Far-Field Voice Recognition DSP for TVs and Mobile Devices Imagination's PowerVR Enables High Performance Video ADAU1452 SigmaDSP Processor Optimized for Audio Applications Analog Devices DSP+HDMI Development Platform Enables Intuitive Design for Audio Devices Analog Devices NatureVue Processor Enables 4K Video Switching and Scaling All Videos Aerospace/Defense Analog Energy.

James Burke: Connections. Connections explores an Alternative View of Change (the subtitle of the series) that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. Burke contends that one cannot consider the development of any particular piece of the modern world in isolation. Rather, the entire gestalt of the modern world is the result of a web of interconnected events, each one consisting of a person or group acting for reasons of their own (e.g., profit, curiosity, religious) motivations with no concept of the final, modern result of what either their or their contemporaries' actions finally led to. The interplay of the results of these isolated events is what drives history and innovation, and is also the main focus of the series and its sequels. Connections (1978) 1.

The Trigger Effect details the world’s present dependence on complex technological networks through a detailed narrative of New York City and the power blackout of 1965. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Connections² (1994) 1. James Burke : Connections, Episode 1, "The Trigger Effect", 5 of 5 (CC) NASA working on faster-than-light space travel, says warp drives are ‘plausible’ Trekkies rejoice: while real breakthroughs in warp drive design haven’t happened yet, we’re moving closer to making faster-than-light travel truly feasible. Researchers found that making adjustments to the design of a real-life warp drive first proposed by physicist Michael Alcubierre in 1994 significantly reduces the amount of energy required to power it. Alcubierre’s design called for an American football-shaped spacecraft with a flat ring attached to the ship. Space time would warp around it, accelerating the ship to as fast as 10 times the speed of light without the ship itself ever breaking the speed of light.

This would make trips to local stars a relatively quick jaunt: a trip to Alpha Centauri — some four light years away from Earth — would take just shy of five months. Up until now, the biggest problem was that the Alcubierre warp drive required prohibitive amounts of energy to power it. Dr. Here’s the thing though: antimatter is horribly dangerous. Renewable Energy Projects of the Year Highlight the Industry's Best Achievements.

Quantum entangled batteries could be the perfect power source. Two European theoretical physicists have shown that it may be possible to build a near-perfect, entangled quantum battery. In the future, such quantum batteries might power the tiniest of devices — or provide power storage that is much more efficient than state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery packs. To understand the concept of quantum batteries, we need to start (unsurprisingly) at a very low level. Today, most devices and machines that you interact with are governed by the rules of classical mechanics (Newton’s laws, friction, and so on). Classical mechanics are very accurate for larger systems, but they fall apart as we begin to analyze microscopic (atomic and sub-atomic) systems — which led to a new set of laws and theories that describe quantum mechanics.

The increasing amount of energy that can be extracted from a quantum battery, as you increase the number of entangled copies. This graph probably won’t make much sense unless you’re a quantum physicist.