Not exact matches
Are reasoning and imagination — the twin faculties that most
of us associate with innovation — enough for Ray Kurzweil to know which
of the formulas that he's dreamed up based on past technological trends will
lead to the best mathematical
models for predicting
future trends?
[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place
of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The
future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription
model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to
lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 %
of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance
of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way
«24 The gospel story,
modeled on the story
of Jesus, does this and more — it not only provides an ordered context from the past (as do all sacred stories) but also
leads from the past into the
future, for the gospel story, strongly eschatalogical, is a story
of hope.
Last Tuesday,
leading representatives
of different
models of conservative American Protestantism gathered at Biola University to discuss and debate the «
Future of Protestantism.»
Through innovations in production and assurance
models, we shall empower individuals and communities toward holistic achievement
of best practices
leading to health and prosperity for current and
future generations.
Bearing in mind that
model has shown little sign
of leading Arsenal to the level
of glory they claim to crave, and that some
of their rivals appear to be accelerating away, it remains to be seen if the commitment to self - sustainability will be reconsidered in the
future.
Although continuity
of care has been identified as a core component
of a
model of midwife -
led care, there is wide variation in the definition and measurement
of continuity
of care which will require greater sophistication in
future studies.
«This approach will hopefully
lead to better mechanistic predictive
modeling of response and
future design
of therapies that further take advantage
of how the immune system recognizes tumors.»
Even if the near
future doesn't unfold like the 2004 climate - gone - haywire film The Day After Tomorrow, scientists need to be able to produce accurate
models of what abrupt change (more likely spanning hundreds or thousands or years, rather than days) would look like and why it might occur, explains Zhengyu Liu,
lead author
of the study and director
of the University
of Wisconsin — Madison's Center for Climate Research.
For the
future, an outline
of potential developments in hormone - receptor concepts is offered
leading to the conclusion that progress may depend on improvements in bioassays and related molar
modeling.
Future field experiments that can manipulate all three conditions at once will
lead to better
models of how long - term climate changes will affect ecosystems worldwide.
As Frank and Sullivan show, studying past extinction events and using theoretical tools to
model the
future evolutionary trajectory
of humankind — and
of still unknown but plausible alien civilizations — could inform decisions that would
lead to a sustainable
future.
«This study highlights the importance
of confirming the validity
of potential biomarkers in a relevant, large animal
model and will be useful in the design
of future clinical trails,» commented
lead investigator Stephen J. Kolb, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department
of Neurology and Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Anne Larigauderie, executive director
of Paris - based Diversitas, a facilitator for biodiversity science, says that the IPBES could turn the «fragmented» field
of biodiversity research into a more coordinated «common enterprise» that will
lead to better
models of future biodiversity changes.
The recent slowdown in global warming has brought into question the reliability
of climate
model projections
of future temperature change and has
led to a vigorous debate over whether this slowdown is the result
of naturally occurring, internal variability or forcing external to Earth's climate system.
«When we
modeled future shoreline change with the increased rates
of sea level rise (SLR) projected under the IPCC's «business as usual» scenario, we found that increased SLR causes an average 16 - 20 feet
of additional shoreline retreat by 2050, and an average
of nearly 60 feet
of additional retreat by 2100,» said Tiffany Anderson,
lead author and post-doctoral researcher at the UH Mānoa School
of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
«Prior analyses have found that climate
models underestimate the observed rate
of tropical widening,
leading to questions on possible
model deficiencies, possible errors in the observations, and lack
of confidence in
future projections,» said Robert J. Allen, an assistant professor
of climatology in UC Riverside's Department
of Earth Sciences, who
led the study.
«The beauty
of the deep - learning
model we use is that it considers emotions and linguistic clues over time to predict the
future,» says computer scientist Svitlana Volkova, who
led the study, which was published last December in PLOS ONE.
Founding president Richard Miller discusses the past and
future of Olin College's hands - on, team -
led model
«The induced pluripotent stem cells we used in this study proved to be extremely useful in disease
modelling, and they could offer an excellent platform for drug discovery and testing new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease in the
future,» says Early Stage Researcher Minna Oksanen, the
lead author
of the study.
«Given the promise shown by the research and the ever increasing computing power, numerical prediction
of hailstorms and warnings issued based on the
model forecasts, with a couple
of hours
of lead time, may indeed be realized operationally in a not - too - distant
future, and the forecasts will also be accompanied by information on how certain the forecasts are.»
The improved understanding gives researchers new insight about the basic properties
of silica and other materials, and could ultimately
lead to improved
models of planetary formation and composition and new approaches for designing
future materials with improved functionality, such as strength.
Future modeling of these processes may
lead to improved glacial outburst flood hazard predictions.
«We are excited to be part
of such a visionary initiative from the three
leading ALS foundations to build a truly groundbreaking
model to underpin the
future of therapeutics discovery,» said Wen Hwa Lee, Ph.D., Director
of Disease Foundations at the Structural Genomics Consortium and based at the University
of Oxford.
What this means for the
future is difficult to predict: rainfall is projected to increase, as is temperature, both
of which
lead to more methane emissions, but some
models predict a drying out
of soils which would reduce said emissions... I guess we'll find out.
«One
of the pertinent attributes about ATLAST is that it's being designed to be modular and serviceable, following the Hubble Space Telescope
model,» states Julie Crooke, a
lead member in the Goddard study on the
future mission.
«This work was a foundational reference case for the recently released RCP4.5
model scenario, one
of four scenarios that will be used by
modeling groups around the globe to make realistic projections
of future climate change,» said Dr. Steven J. Smith, scientist at the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a partnership between PNNL and the University
of Maryland, and
lead research author.
Overall, this simple technique (see figure for overview) produces therapeutically relevant cells in a safe and efficacious manner, which may be used in in vitro
models for the investigation
of glaucoma disease mechanisms, RGC development, drug testing, and may in the
future lead to a treatment
of glaucomatous neuropathy.
The results could
lead to better predictive
models to inform
future decisions about energy production and use, and a better understanding
of changes in the climate.
These differences indicate SGBS cells may help to identify mechanisms
leading to browning, and inform our understanding for the use
of SGBS vis - à - vis primary human subcutaneous adipocytes as a human white adipocyte
model, guiding the selection
of appropriate cell
models in
future metabolic research.
«These are two
of the largest and most rapidly changing glaciers in Antarctica, so the potential for their evolution to influence each other is important to consider in
modeling ice sheet behavior and projecting
future sea level rise,» Dustin Schroeder, a Stanford geophysicist who
led the study, told Earther.
Research by the
leading education charity
Future First shows some state schools don't harness the valuable talents
of alumni as relatable role
models for the current generation in the way that many private schools and universities have done for generations.
Every school should be a
model home, a complete community actively developing
future compassionate citizens capable
of creating,
leading and contributing to the kind
of democratic communities - in which we all long to live.
Dec. 5: Schools and Communities United will
lead a citywide convening to discuss the
future of Milwaukee Public Schools and how to organize around the community schools
model.
Yet
models such as Power Hour at the high school
of NASSP President Jayne Ellspermann and the Student Edcamp
led by NASSP Digital Principal Glenn Robbins reveal a great deal
of promise for students to build the
future they will eventually
lead.
«When programs improve, the big winners are
of course
future teachers and the children they will one day teach, but also the programs themselves... Programs who adopt an evidence - based
model of teacher preparation are
leading the way for others to follow.
Since
future teachers can not directly affect students» current achievement, a finding that
future teacher assignments are associated with those outcomes («the
future predicts the past») suggests a violation
of the
model assumptions that could
lead to confounding.
They further pledge themselves to ensure that African - American students are effectively educated in the present and are accorded priority for the
future, and to
lead the way through the creation
of a concrete
model that demonstrates the goals
of academic and cultural excellence set forth so clearly in Saving the African - American Child.
To try to more easily recuperate the costs this time around, expect quattro to be available on a wider range
of A1 and S1
models, maybe even
leading up to a RS1 at some point in the
future.
While
future development
of the core AMR
models will be part
of Aston Martin's central vehicle engineering teams, development
of all AMR Pro
models will be
led by Q by Aston Martin Advanced Operations.
As one
of the world's
leading manufacturers
of premium vehicles, the German carmaker BMW is presenting in addition to the latest products in its
model range a number
of groundbreaking concepts for individual mobility
of the
future.
«With the new 53 - series
models we are extending our portfolio in a first step towards a hybridised
future with a
leading - edge combination
of sporty design, performance and efficiency.
OEM items have been specifically engineered for your make and
model, whereas aftermarket products hold more
of a general design; these aftermarket parts may not fit properly in your vehicle and have the potential to
lead to costly repairs in the
future.
«With the new 53 - series
models we are extending our portfolio in a first step towards a hybridised
future with a
leading - edge combination
of sporty design, performance and efficiency,» says Tobias Moers, Chairman
of the Board
of Management at Mercedes - AMG GmbH.
With the design
of the new
model led by the brand's European design centre — located in Frankfurt — the all - new Sportage represents the
future face
of Kia.
No matter which
of these
models you choose, know that writing and selling your writing is an excellent way to make money on the Internet that can also
lead to more opportunities in the
future.
Nevertheless, this open
model provides an incentive for programmers to move to Android development and may
lead to the availability
of significantly more Android apps in the
future;
With your purchase
of a commemorative brick, you will help build a walkway that will
lead the way to a better quality
of life for the animals and put us on the fast track to be the
model shelter
of the
future.
With their quiet and unassuming presence, the
models led both artist and viewer to imagine an infinity
of possible scenarios, suspended between past, present and
future.
The
model has necessarily changed over time and Hospitalfield are currently working on the first phase
of a 21st - century
Future Plan,
led by architects Caruso St John.