Short takes

Service Science Transdisciplinary Framework (WW) Journal of Service Science (Pp. 8-9) http://www.sersci.com/magazine/v2n1_2/

Inventing the Future of Services (US) CMU Course http://tinyurl.com/2ak5na4

Mental Models of Time (WW) Thanks to Bob Lusch for pointer to  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3oIiH7BLmg

Transportation (US) Driverless Cars http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/02/2124104/driverless-cars-to-hit-the-streets.html

Transportation (WW) RFID for Airports http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/f3dc86/rfid_for_airports_and_airlines_20082018

Water/Environment (France) City Sensors http://www.lamontreverte.org/en/

Water/Climate (EU) Knowledge Community http://www.climate-kic-proposal.org/

Water (US) Water and Health Science and Policy http://www.ie.unc.edu/content/news_events/symposia/2010/index.cfm

Water (Middle East) Desalination and Solar http://www.medrc.org/index.cfm?area=research

Energy (US) Stanford Solar Capture http://tinyurl.com/2aqtu9x

Energy (US) Scaling up Solar http://www.altaterra.net/events/event_details.asp?id=115541

Energy/Climate Policy (US) Stanford Event http://pesd.stanford.edu/events/climate_policy_instruments_in_the_real_world/

Comm/ICT (WW) Socialnomics http://vimeo.com/11551721

Comm/ICT (WW) Anywhere http://www.yankeegroup.com/anywhere/anywhereIndexMap.html

Comm/ICT (India) Mobile for Semi-Literate http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-and-iit-bombay-to-collaborate-on-mobile-web-research-99913724.html

Comm/ICT (US) Magellan Cloud Computing http://magellan.nersc.gov/

Comm/ICT (Ireland) Exascale Computing IBM Recruiting http://www-05.ibm.com/ie/nowhiring/index5.html

Retail (WW) self-service check out http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/03/2931958/bill-would-shield-unions-not-children.html

Financial/Business (WW) Why I am an IBMer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dcm4GNpRbY

Financial/Business (WW) Tapscott Macrowikinomics http://www.ngenera.com/lp/default.aspx?id=2670

Health (WW) Virus Engineering http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/computer-designed-vaccines-confront-new-flu-strains/1004089.article

Education (WW) Universities and Cities http://www.slideshare.net/spohrer/service-science-progress-and-directions-20100620

Education (WW) Singularity University and Exponentially Advancing Technologies  http://singularityu.org/

Education (WW) Thinking about Exponential Growth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY&feature=related

Education (US) Linking Engineering and Liberal Arts Education http://www.union.edu/integration

Education (US) CS Education statistics http://www.cra.org/resources/taulbee/

Education (US) Georgia Tech $20M chemistry of life http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=60271

Education (WW) Management of Technology MOT Course http://www.ie.miami.edu/graduate_programs/ms_mot/ms_mot.html

Cities (US) Babcock Ranch City of the Future http://www.babcockranchflorida.com/video.asp

Cities (WW) Earthmine Tools http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_OzB25-sN0&feature=player_embedded

Cities (US) MIT Sensable Cities Carlo Ratti  http://vimeo.com/5520063

States (US) California Employee Salaries http://www.sacbee.com/statepay/

Nations (India) R&D awards http://www.itnewsonline.com/news/Zinnov-Announces-Winners-of-Zinnov-Awards-&-Recognition-Program-2010/20189/8/1

Nations (US) Pessimistic http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/leading-economics-bloggers-pessimistic-according-to-kauffman-foundation-survey.aspx

Nations (US) Future of DARPA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdxR6AuxWY4

Planet (WW) Smart Planet  http://www.smartplanet.com/

Planet (WW) PhotoCity http://www.cra.org/ccc/rh-photocity.php

Planet (WW) Living Earth Visual http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=82283&CultureCode=en