This retirement lark is hard work
I am sort of retired now. I do occasional paid work but not much. The rest of my time I am literally self-employed, working the same hours as before, but…
The 2024 Griffin Annual Emerging Technology Starburst, 2024 to 2075
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Technology is a blank slate, but when it is combined with human or machine based creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship it is a tool that can…
Futurist Keynote, Malaysia: How AI impacts the Future of Work with SIDC
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In this virtual keynote session for the Malaysian Securities Commission futurist Matthew Griffin explores the impact that AI will have on the future of work,…
The worlds first slime robot can go places that no other robot can travel
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Slime robots can go places that other robots can’t and could have valuable applications in everything from healthcare to the utilities sector. Love the…
These new acoustic cameras can take hi definition pictures of sound
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are times when you want to know exactly how a sound is being formed and how its propagating around a space, and now you…
Researchers have created an edible battery that’s safe to eat
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Over 2,500 children eat batteries each year and some die, edible batteries could prevent that, but they also have other uses too … Love…
Chinese stealth submarines now sound like just water thanks to this new material
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Magnetorestrictive materials might not be commonplace, but now they’re helping China’s latest generation of stealth submarines become undetectable at sea. Love the Exponential Future?…
A Novel Graphene-enhanced Multilayer Tampon with Removable Insertion Sleeve: Balancing Comfort and TSS Reduction
Introduction This is not my usual area of expertise, but when you have an idea, you have an idea. Menstrual hygiene products often face a trade-off between user comfort and…
Retrospectively increasing LLM intelligence via curation transformers
I just had a nice chat with the new Bard Gemini Pro about my Inverse LLM (or curation transformer, as LLMs insist on calling it) approach. During the night I…
Low hanging fruit kills progress
Imagine a magical orchard. The first tree carries an abundance of low hanging, delicious apples. Lots of people are picking them, yet there seems to be no end of them.…