D&T Issue 286

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It’s issue #286 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here’s what we’ve been reading of late.

Google has a useful quantum algorithm that outperforms a supercomputer. An approach it calls “quantum echoes” takes 13,000 times longer on a supercomputer. Read all about it here.

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Just how much can creative impact the bottom line? Alex Bec explores that creative work can be engrained into business needs in It’s Nice That’s Creative Career Conundrums.

We live like mayflies. Eight decades if we’re lucky. Our short lifespans aren’t just an individual tragedy – they’re civilization’s core bug. They make us reckless, because we won’t be around to face the consequences. We have just enough time to make our mistakes, maybe gain some wisdom – then we’re gone.

With AI’s next leap on the horizon, Sue Bush says designers must start working to rethink what a dignified society looks like in the face of widespread disruption.

In 2013, construction began on the first two new U.S. nuclear reactors in a generation. Atomic energy was back. Or was it?

A quiet way to win the room.

6 Pound Phone Case wants to limit people from using their smartphones by creating a cover that is heavy, inconvenient, and made from solid stainless steel. A project developed by Matter Neuroscience, the case comes in two separate parts that are screwed together around the phone using an Allen wrench. This design, while it can be detached, stops users from easily removing the case when they feel tempted to use their devices for a long time.