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Most people usually don’t think of farming as a high-tech profession, but farmers are always utilizing leading edge technology. Take self-driving cars. Farmers have already had self-driving tractors for years to maximize planting and efficiency. Combines are able to generate accurate yield maps that show which parts of the field produced the most grain. And even the irrigation pivots we see...

Photography evolved into motion pictures, black and white turned into full color, then the stunning size of IMAX immersed us into new landscapes. Now multiple camera configurations working with software are able to capture footage simultaneously in 360 degrees. With the right virtual reality goggles, you can go from your living room to underwater caves in an instant. Wherever you look – up,...

When Bill Gates was 13, he wrote a computer program that played tic-tac-toe. Age 13. That’s when it all started, that’s when his fascination began. While Bill is a really smart guy, his story shows how one “first” and one pursuit of an interest can lead to truly incredible things. It doesn’t matter if you’re 13, 31 or 62, you can always take that one step forward. Wikipedia.org -...

Fact: your smart phone has more computing power than the original space shuttle, which used only 1MB of RAM. By comparison, an iPhone 4s had 512 MB of RAM. So why didn’t NASA upgrade? Because even at 30-years old (500 in technology years), the computing system was incredibly reliable. Four computers operated simultaneously, and if one had a different result, it was presumed wrong by the...

Sod houses don’t get a lot of credit for innovation, but they played an important role for pioneers. Without trees, sod from thickly rooted prairie grass was the next best thing. They were cheap and were warm in the winter. The “soddy” kept families alive. So why mention sod houses in a technology blog? Because they represent the initial hurdles of pursing a big dream. Before you can...

You, dear reader, are one of the luckiest people to have ever lived. With technology, you can spread an idea for social change, prototype the invention that saves millions of lives, connect to influential people and do it all from a single computer. In the history of the world, no one has had access to so much knowledge, wisdom and tools like you have today. If you wanted to get 80% of the...

If you can learn how to drive, create a football play, or follow Ikea furniture instructions, than you can learn how to code. It requires effort on your part to learn, but you don’t have to be a rocket scientist. Coding is essentially the language of technology. Just as learning how to read and write enables you to learn, create and share ideas, coding allows you to bring ideas to life in...

Ever wanted to tackle a problem that could improve your life or the lives of others? Good, because you’re in good company. Meet Mallory Kievman. Along with being a young inventor, Mallory is a young entrepreneur as well (remember, Do Space also has start-up resources). During the summer of 7th grade, Mallory had one case of the hiccups after another. While some traditional cures worked, she...

We know you’re busy, but making time to watch the video below is worth it. The clip shows a robot dog/deer/animal named Spot. Invented by Boston Dynamics (now a Google company) it’s one of the most advanced legged robots around. One day it could work with soldiers, construction crews, rescue teams and even be a security device. For everyone under the age of ten reading this blog, Spot is...

After the launch of Sputnik in 1957 by the Russians, the US was determined to never be behind in technology again. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency was founded immediately and it’s been creating the future ever sense. This little thing called the Internet, you can thank DARPA for that. Today they work on the most outlandishly advanced projects like hypersonic space...