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I just returned from the annual American Magazine Conference, or AMC, this year in Chicago, where I got a front row view of the future of my industry. In one presentation after the next, the heads of such giants as Hearst, Condé Nast, and Time (along with Oprah Winfrey) reassured one another that the future was increasingly bright.

Israel's Natural Gas Discovery: Possible Scenarios

Israel's recent discovery of huge natural gas reservoirs in its territorial waters of the Mediterranean Sea has released a gushing torrent of hyperbolic hopes, ambitious export and alliance-building plans, aggressive threats from envious neighbors, pious religious references to Biblical prophecy, and even some cautious suggestions.

Creating high-performing teams is based on synergy. It means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. One plus one equals three or more. This is the dream in every organization. Although the term often is related to management it can be used in a variety of other disciplines, too.

Researchers have recently looked at how time travel is represented psychologically in the sensorimotor systems that regulate human movement. Technically we may not have a means for moving through time (yet), but when we think of the past or the future, our brains engage in a sort of mental time travel. It turns out our perceptions of space and time are tightly coupled.

Is there any field that has struggled more with foresight in recent times than the music industry? The compass is spinning wildly, and there is little consensus on where things are headed—much less which direction to go in. Meanwhile, the large questions just loom larger.

Innovative new technologies will transform the home by creating what will approximate an intelligent organism, a living, breathing life form. Not only will the smart home become a key interface for electric power, there will be more sophisticated monitors and controls for water, sewer, trash, air, entertainment, work, security, transportation, and more.

Many of the exact generational boundaries describing the 30-and-under population have been poorly defined, and terms are oftentimes used interchangeably. For example, terms like “Millennial” sometimes are used to describe portions of what is considered “Generation Y”. For the purpose of this blog, I am focusing solely on the under-18 population.

What do nuclear technology, embryonic stem cells, synthetic life and molecular nanotechnology have in common?

An engineered geothermal system (EGS) harnesses the energy in the earth to produce commercial quantities of electricity. The basic principle of an EGS is to access the high temperature available at depth and manipulate the underground rock mass to enhance permeability so that cooled water can be injected from one well and steam or hot water is returned from other wells.

The words came from Mrs. Ellinor Ostrom, last year`s Nobel-prize winner in economics, who recently participated in the “Rework the world”-summit held in Leksand, a small town in the heart of Sweden. Rework the World is an open initiative in response to the confluence of the ecological, economical and financial crises.