Saturday, April 25, 2015

Helping the visually impaired navigate public transit



These people are working on a technology that would help visually impaired people find their way around the London transit system using bluetooth beacons and their smart phones.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Alberta election video makes a good point



As you may know, my province (Alberta) is in the midst of an election campaign right now. I think this TV ad for Elections Alberta (produced by DDB Canada) cleverly makes the point as to why it's important to get out and vote. So vote, for goodness sake!

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Quest carbon capture and storage project to reduce carbon footprint


Although the world is working on alternate energy sources to reduce the threat of climate change, most people acknowledge that fossil fuels will be with us for some time. So Shell is working on a project called Quest that will reduce the amount of CO2 emitted in the production of fossil fuels. The project is scheduled to become operational later this year.