Seoul’s Bridge of Life Offers Free Counseling

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/cDsVOXTQAIs?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/1682428/this-south-korean-bridge-lights-up-to-persuade-people-not-to-jump?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29" target="blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fast Company</span></b></a> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><b>amsung Life Insurance loves you and here is proof.</b><br /><br />In South Korea South, suicide is the most common cause of death for people under 40. The country has the second highest rate of suicides in the developed world (after Greenland). And Seoul’s Mapo Bridge (dubbed the Bridge of Death) is a particularly tragic spot. Every year, dozens of people jump to their death.<br /><br />To do something about this, Cheil Worldwide came up with the ”Bridge of Life“: a light-and-message system that gets people out of themselves, and seeing the essential side of life again. The company claims the suicide rate has fallen 77% on the bridge as a result. <br /><br />The bridge railing now has an extra section with sensors inside. When people come close, it lights up and displays phrases like <br /><blockquote>“The best is yet to come,” <br />“I love you,”<br />“Did you eat anything?”<br />“Is there something on your mind?” <br />“Why don’t we forget everything and go watch a movie?”</blockquote><br />There’s also an image section with photos of happy kids, couples and grandparents, and a nice brass statue showing two friends (one guy is miserable, the other is trying to cheer him up).<br /><br />Bridge of Life was paid for by Samsung Life Insurance.</div>

Seoul’s Bridge of Life Offers Free Counseling

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In The Near Future Your Commercial Airline Flight May Not Have A Pilot On Board

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LFb7hvWOR0Q?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/uav-future-of-unmanned-flight/27478/" target="blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Gizmag</span></b></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">A </span><b>BAE Systems Jetstream research aircraft flew 500-miles from Preston in Lancashire, England, to Inverness, Scotland and back. This 500-mile (805 km) journey wouldn't be worth noting if it weren't for the small detail that its pilot was not on board, but sitting on the ground in Warton, Lancashire and that the plane did most of the flying itself.</b><br /><br />What’s the difference between a Jetstream turned into a UAV and a regular one? The answer is: Not a lot. If you've flown in a modern, long-haul passenger aircraft you've already ridden in what is almost a UAV.<br /><br />Autopilots have become computerized and incredibly sophisticated. While smaller aircraft may be restricted to simple autopilots to control roll or keep them flying level, larger aircraft have autopilot systems that can control takeoff, ascent, cruising, descent, approach, and landing. In the not too distant future, they will even be able to handle rollouts and taxiing.<br /><br />This isn’t surprising because autopilots aren’t just a form of mechanical steering. They can control a plane’s throttles, determine its position using GPS, dead reckoning and radio beacons, and balance the plane by automatically pumping fuel from one tank to another. Furthermore, many modern airliners use fly-by-wire systems instead of direct hydraulic linkages. In this set up, the plane’s computers aren't just an adjunct to the pilot, they are an integral part of the controls and, in a sense, the pilot isn’t so much flying the plane as telling the computer what to do. Add in the situational awareness and ability to be directed from the ground that the experimental Jetstream has and you've got a UAV.</div>

In The Near Future Your Commercial Airline Flight May Not Have A Pilot On Board

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iON | The Great Wall of China

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Levitating Superconductor on a Magnetic Möbius Strip

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zPqEEZa2Gis?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRoyalInstitution?feature=watch" target="blank">The Royal Institution</a></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><b>ndy from the Royal Institution suspended a Möbius strip of rare-earth magnets, cooled down an object until it became a superconductor, and then levitated the superconductor around the magnetic track. </b></div>

Levitating Superconductor on a Magnetic Möbius Strip

The Royal Institution A ndy from the Royal Institution suspended a Möbius strip of rare-earth magnets, cooled down an object until it became...

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Borrow the Google Street View Trekker Camera

<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SuiEmxDklKw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGdFd053cU9wdXVOMjJuRHdzZnVkcEE6MQ#gid=0" target="blank">Google</a></b></span> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><b>e’ve kicked off a pilot program enabling third parties to borrow our Trekker equipment and take it to amazing places around the world that they know and love. If you represent an organization such as a tourism board, non-profit, government agency, university or research group that would like to take photos with the Trekker for future inclusion on Google Maps, please <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGdFd053cU9wdXVOMjJuRHdzZnVkcEE6MQ#gid=0" target="_blank">fill out this form</a>.</b></div>

Borrow the Google Street View Trekker Camera

Google W e’ve kicked off a pilot program enabling third parties to borrow our Trekker equipment and take it to amazing places around the w...

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