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  1. Pinned Tweet
    25 Dec 2017

    You did not choose your: 1 birthplace 2 skin color 3 birth parents, family 4 birth gender 5 birth language 6 birth name 7 ethnicity 8 born abilities You can choose to be: 1 kind 2 generous 3 honest 4 grateful 5 respectful 6 optimistic 7 humble 8 teachable 9 faithful 10 happy

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  2. Retweeted
    Feb 15

    Dubai is building a rotating skyscraper

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  3. 21 minutes ago

    "To make a conscious AI, Christof Koch speculates, would require a different computer architecture with feedback mechanisms that promote information integration, such as a neuromorphic computer."

    As AI becomes more powerful, it would be genuinely useful if we could define consciousness. Here's one way to try...
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  4. 24 minutes ago

    What is blockchain?

    What is Blockchain?
    Blockchain technology, which underpins cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, presents new opportunities for how we share data. This video gives a primer on what blockchain is and how it works.
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  5. Retweeted
    Apr 9

    When AI will achieve human-like skills: 2020: poker world champ 2026: write high-school essay 2027: generate top 40 pop song 2029: produce creative video 2049: write bestseller 2059: conduct math research AI will impact every industry.

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  6. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    Breaking barriers with open spaces and movable walls. Read more:

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  7. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    Students in Cameroon 🇨🇲 are protecting the environment by building boats using discarded plastic bottles

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  8. 48 minutes ago

    "No one has ever become poor by giving."

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  9. Retweeted
    Apr 6

    This charity invented a shoe that can grow up to five sizes, helping to stop children in developing countries walking barefoot.

    Charity provides expanding shoes for children in the developing world
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  10. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    Distance yourself from people who: 1 speak poorly about others 2 have problems for every solution 3 enjoy complaining 4 always feel entitled 5 blame others for losing 6 take more than give 7 make you feel bad about yourself 8 cheat or lie 9 bully or troll 10 nitpick as a hobby

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  11. 2 hours ago

    One day. Or day one. You decide. —

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  12. 2 hours ago

    There are times in all of our lives when a reliance on intuition just seems more appropriate - when a course of action just feels right. I've discovered it's in facing life's most important decisions that intuition seems the most indispensable to getting it right. —

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  13. 3 hours ago

    Look yourself in the mirror and ask yourself: what do I want to do everyday for the rest of my life? Do that. —

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  14. Retweeted
    Apr 1

    Remove people from the room who’s first response/mindset to a new idea are all the reasons why of “it can’t work”. Engage them later for critiques.

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  15. Retweeted
    21 hours ago

    The bosses we remember: 1 provided safe space to grow 2 opened career doors 3 defended us when we needed it 4 recognized and rewarded us 5 developed us as leaders 6 inspired us to stretch higher 7 led by example 8 told us our worked mattered 9 forgave us when we made mistakes

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  16. 3 hours ago

    Updates Maslow's hierarchy of needs

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  17. 4 hours ago

    You can spend a lifetime to build a good reputation and then ruin your efforts with less than 280 characters. Be mindful of what you share. Be less judgmental and mean spirited. Don’t belittle people. And if given a choice between clever or kind, always choose kind. Be kind.

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  18. Retweeted
    Apr 8

    Renewable energy grew twice as fast as fossil fuels in 2017. Investment in renewables hit $280 billion in 2017.

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  19. 4 hours ago

    It won’t lick your face, but a new artificial-intelligence system mimics canine behavior to make dog-like decisions. Other animals could be next.

    AI researchers are training their systems to be more capable by having them mimic dogs.
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  20. 4 hours ago

    China is responsible for as much as 80% of all intellectual-property theft against US companies, according to US Commission on Intellectual Property Theft. In 2015, China agreed to stop hacking the US for trade secrets. Until then, IP theft cost US economy $300 billion a year.

    China is responsible for as much as 80 percent of all intellectual-property theft against US companies.
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  21. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    This floating, multi-span suspension bridge in Norway will traverse extremely deep waters. It will float on pontoons tethered to the sea floor with steel cables. In order to maintain stability, the tops of the towers will be tied together.

    107 replies 1,452 retweets 7,693 likes
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