When the economy comes to life: Can the stock market survive?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.5% this week, its highest since September 1, when the financial crisis hit.It is the first time since the market crash of 2008 that the index has not fallen more than 10% since the beginning of the year.But that could change in the next week.The Nasdaq Composite is […]
Is there anything that I can learn from a ‘satellite’ video?
The first video is of a person walking through the woods and the second is of two people dancing in the backyard.Both videos are clearly made on a satellite phone and have been uploaded to YouTube.The first video shows a man walking in the woods.He is clearly not a scientist, but he seems to be […]
How to create the next smart world
By 2020, the global economy will need at least 100 billion smart devices, the Global Knowledge Network says, and the amount of knowledge required is likely to double in the next decade.This could be a daunting task for a country such as Singapore, which relies on its knowledge of the natural world to deliver services […]