Farming is no longer relegated to the country. Community gardens are being complemented not only by urban farming enterprises (Trends Journal, Summer 2013) but also by large-scale, grassroots initiatives to re-invent local food systems that also bring jobs, cleaner air and a more pleasant ambience to city neighborhoods. Similar ventures are underway in Washington, D.C....
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Gigabit Internet at home
Starry, an upstart startup, has created a plug-and-play wireless Internet-access technology that can deliver a full gigabit of data through a tabletop device no bigger than a metronome on top of a piano. Typical Wi-Fi networks operate on the 2.4- to 5-gigahertz radio bandwidths, with higher numbers able to handle more data. Starry has moved...
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The digital interconnectedness of all things will place unimaginable demands on bandwidth and transmission capacities. Technologies that ease the crunch will be a growth area for engineers and investors for the foreseeable future.
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Cellphones and motherhood don’t mix
A new study from brain scientists at the University of California, Irvine highlights a warning for new mothers: Put away the cellphone when dealing with the baby. The study found links between chaotic and interrupted interactions between baby and mother and depression, drug use and other risky behaviors among adolescents. To develop properly, the brain...
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Previous studies have shown that putting a child under age 2 in front of electronic screens for extended periods can harm development. This new research shows that the same age limit should control parents’ reaction to on-screen demands.
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Gerald Celente’s “Trends This Week,” a weekly show on the Progressive Radio Network, PRN.fm, airs live each Wednesday at 11 a.m. Trends This Week breaks down essential trends in economics, geopolitics, health and well-being, pop culture and more in classic Celente style. And, if you can’t catch the show live, you can listen 24/7 by accessing Trends This...
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“Celente, Roberts, Null”
Global master forecaster Gerald Celente is joined by geopolitical powerhouse Dr. Paul Craig Roberts and natural-healing icon Gary Null in a riveting, enthralling five-hour video filmed in front of a live audience and released recently by the Trends Research Institute at this link. May is the last month that access to this video will be made...
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Spring Trends Journal
The spring edition of the Trends Journal, featuring an expansive package on the ticking time bomb that is the global economy and much more, publishes May 12. The edition is packed with deep analyses of emerging trend lines across numerous fields, especially the turbulent state of world economies. Global forecaster Gerald Celente, best selling author...
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Join Celente this summer
Our July retreat, “The Ontrendpreneur™,” is filling up fast – and drawing participants from across the globe and United States, from China to Italy, from Ireland to Chile, and from New York to California. The retreat, July 22-23, features Gerald Celente, Trends Research Institute analysts and invited guest speakers helping you become an “ontrendpreneur” – a...