We all know that the Earth, every second, has more solar energy entering the atmosphere than the energy the entire world’s population uses each year… Marocko is leading the development of using this undisputed clean energy source to not only provide
Digitalisation of Future Crimes
As the world is heading towards cashless transactions and increased use of digital payment methods this is also raising the bar for how merchants, shops and institutions handle these payment methods. Media outlets are reporting that the fraudulent credit
Using computer games to combat cancer
I find it incredibly fascinating how we can use non-medical ways of treating severe medical conditions like cancers. This game Re:mission allows kids (impact is primarily measured on children) to play a game where they basically defeat cancer-cells through an animated
Allowing AI to autonomously control weapon systems is madness
Not too long ago I made a post in against certain governments wanting to allow automated robots to pull the trigger in weapon systems. UK opposes international ban on developing ‘killer robots’ | Politics | The Guardian Activists urge
Course: How to Start a Start-Up
Parallel to running our start ups (yes more on that to come!) Katherine and myself are currently hosting the Stanford University/YCombinator in our respective home towns. The class is organised by the American Accelerator YCombinator featuring the Start-Up worlds most successful
The day I made people at NASA Dance
“This really made my day” -Pablito “This was really awesome Virpal” Apart from the kind comments people kept asking for more Bhangra. It’s all in the power of the smile I say 🙂 Here is short video from the event:
Visits of the Week
This week too saw some incredibly exciting visits! The first one was definitely to a player that has contributed to the market of electric cars and reducing the reliance on fossil fuels for the transportation industry: Tesla. And
Visiting BioCurious and Plug and Play
The last visits of the week – just before we set off for Lake Tahoe were at two completely different companies: BioCurious and “Plug and Play”. BioCurious is a company that allows it’s members to genetically modify plants, learn how
a weekend off campus
We came back after a fantastic, picturesque and fun filled time at Yosemite National Reserve. The weekend started with a beautiful bicycle tour in San Francisco during the independence day (4th of July!). Katherine was meant to join me
The Star from the East.
Do you know who the first Iranian, and among the first few Space tourists is? You may not have heard of Anousheh Ansari – but she is a truly global icon for space research and one of the most inspiring