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[view in web browser]( Kurzweil | e-newsletter Dear readers, Welcome to the Kurzweil e-newsletter --- tracking the press + activities of Ray Kurzweil: best-selling author, inventor, and futurist. Plus breakthroughs in science, tech, and progress --- illustrating Ray's ideas + predictions outlined in his acclaimed books. Our web library features Ray's key writings, resources, and a digest of stories about the world of tomorrow. to visit our home page | [click here]( what's new: digest | Tracking breakthroughs + progress --- summary --- annual LISTS of top innovations from MIT Technology Review • the Atlantic • Science Here’s a good selection of compilations tracking the progress of — civilization, science, tech, and innovation. These publications curate annual lists of the top breakthroughs. Take a look at their choices. [read the full story]( digest | Powerful antibiotic discovered by artificial intelligence progress: in bio-medicine --- summary --- An MIT research team used intelligent software based-on machine learning to identify a compound that can destroy even the most drug-resistant bacteria. Called halicin, the new antibiotic successfully cleared tough bacterial infections from lab samples and living mice --- a major breakthrough for health-care + computing. [read the full story]( reading room | mapping: 175 years of innovation + discovery from: Scientific American --- summary --- Mapping over 1 and 1/2 centuries of science + tech progress: Scientific American magazine’s story collection titled “50, 100, and 150 years ago” — is curated by editor Dan Schlenoff and features monthly compilations. The collection presents 282 stories on invention + knowledge archived since year 1845. This set was picked for our library because it's a super resource for anyone tracking the acceleration of progress + innovation. [read the full story]( event | Yale Innovation Summit theme: The future is now. --- summary --- The Yale Innovation Summit is a day-long event highlighting entrepreneurial Yale Univ. faculty + students and the investable innovations coming out of Yale labs. This year will include a career expo. This post also includes the new Yale featurette video series "Innovation to Impact" --- showcasing 3 exciting tech companies solving real-world problems in bio-medicine. [read the full story]( book review by Foreword Reviews for Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine A novel for all ages by Ray Kurzweil. --- summary --- Here's a book review of the new novel by Ray Kurzweil --- from the magazine Foreword Reviews, well-known for its editorial looks at the best new literature. This article explores the themes from Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine — so you can get a preview of the story’s setting, characters, and adventure. The novel has something for everyone! [read the full story]( the Kurzweil Library | accelerating intelligence by Kurzweil Technologies co. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Kurzweil Network | accelerating intelligence · 935 Great Plain Ave. | no. 111 · Needham, MA 02492 · USA