Big Ideas Forum

As we spend more and more time online, we often get lost in the enormous amount of data available. However, there’s help. [Read More]

Swarm intelligence is part of the general “crowd wisdom” phenomenon known in nature among ants, bees, starlings, sardines and other fauna species. Artificial intelligence and robots are now being combined into new products that are self-learning and self-organizing and with algorithms that make swarms better decision makers than individuals and even experts. [Read More]

AI algorithms are used extensively in loan applications, credit scores, having your CV examined during a job search, being accepted into a university program, etc. [Read More]

We are all familiar with the traditional K-12 education. It has been a pillar of the Western societies for a century and has been the foundation for the high standard of living we enjoy today. [Read More]

In the format of the popular Poetry Slams, Big Ideas Forum turns into Tech Slam for an evening: Each volunteering participant gets 5 minutes to introduce a book, an article, a film, a TV feature, a web posting or any other source of information that has caught your attention in the past month. We will discuss this “breaking tech news” for an additional 5 minutes, and maybe select one of the subject for a future BIF event. [Read More]

Origami (ori is “folding” and kami is “paper” in Japanese) is a cultural tradition that has dazzled people for more than 500 years. [Read More]