Notations On Our World (Special W-End Edition): On the interesting Possibilities as the New Quarter Dawns.....

The 4th Quarter of 2017 is before us..... A look back courtesy of the team @ Futurism and the prospect of Machines being better than Humans.... Onward to the 4th Quarter with all its' possibilities.... SETI Scientist: Seven Places In Our Solar System Likely Host Microbial Life Off World In an interview with Futurism, SETI astronomer Seth Shostak said that, when it comes to extraterrestrials, we may not have too look much longer — or too far away. He identified seven places in our solar system that could host microbial alien life. READ MORE 5 Futuristic Ways to Beat Traffic Advanced Transport Excited for the future of transportation but worried about heavy traffic? Well, fret not. A number of startups have been working on the technology to beat traffic jams and we're presenting five of these ideas here. READ MORE Fermilab is Looking for New, Practical Uses for Particle Accelerators Robots & Machines Particle accelerators have been a huge help to scientists grappling with the biggest mysteries pertaining to physics. Now, a new Fermilab program is set to find out what else they can do.READ MORE People in Two U.S. States Will Get $1,000 a Month in a New Basic Income Trial Future Society Tech startup fund Y Combinator has announced plans for a new basic income trial in the United States. The experiment could yield valuable new insights regarding universal basic income's potential to address job loss due to automation. READ MORE Stephen Hawking Has Flawed Ideas About Alien Life, According to Former SETI Scientist Off World Douglas Vakoch is part of a group scientists that actively works to initiate first contact with alien civilizations. Stephan Hawking argues that this strategy is too risky, but Vakoch counters that our existence is already obvious to advanced aliens. READ MORE See Full Infographic Underground Tunnels, Flying Cars, and More — This Is How We’ll Beat Traffic in the Future

A timeline of when machines can achieve human-like capabilities #AI pic.twitter.com/mAfiwr3QWE

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We leave you all with this:

Kindness is perhaps the most essential quality of being fully human.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

- Joseph Joubert

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

- Dalai Lama

Kindness in words creates confidence.

Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

Kindness in giving creates love.

- Lao Tzu