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Technology Triple Trivia

Tech Trip Triv3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers.

June 21, 2016

  1. How is pepper, but not salt, a potential cure for loneliness?

Hint:

Answer: meet Pepper.  A robot created to relieve human loneliness and provide companionship.  Boasting near-human levels of empathy and compassion, Pepper is one of the first of many such technologies to become part of the human family.  Former SoftBank developer, Kaname Hayashi also known as the “Father of Pepper,” is already working on a follow-up model.  In the meantime, for just under $2,000, Pepper is set to hit the U.S. market later this year.  Read more here.

2. What might CRISPR’s next target be if a University of Pennsylvania proposal is approved?

Hint:

Answer: editing human genes is controversial.  However, when it comes to editing human cells to combat cancer, the ethical arguments against the process do not pack the same punch as say, editing human genes for intelligence or similar traits.  University of Pennsylvania scientists hope to remove and modify cancer patients’ T cells (essential for immunity) using the more precise and efficient CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology.  The modified cells would then be returned to the patient, where they would identify and destroy sarcoma, myeloma and melanoma tumor cells.  Efforts to alter human DNA are subject to review by a federal panel.  Read the story here.

3. What rolls, talks and carries up to 12 people?

Hint:

Answer: Meet Olli.  If you follow ice hockey, and know your Pittsburgh Penguins you will recognize Olli Maatta.  But there’s also another Olli, developed by Phoenix, AZ’s Local Motors.  Olli is the first self-driving IBM-Watson empowered “smart” vehicle of its kind.  Olli will soon debut on public roads in Washington DC followed by parts of Florida.   Using data derived from 30 on-board sensors, Olli will learn as it rolls along thereby continuously upgrading passenger experience.  Read the details here.