The Living Earth simulator is a proposed massive computer simulation system intended to simulate the interactions of all aspects of life, human economic activity, climate, and other physical processes on the planet Earth as part of the FuturICT project,[1] in response to the European FP7 "Future and Emerging Technologies Flagship" initiative.[2]
The Future and Emerging Technologies 'flagship' competition offered a 10-years, ~€1 billion funding to the winning teams; the competition attracted over 300 international teams.[3]
The FuturICT project was not selected and thus the Living Earth Simulator was never developed. The two winners, announced as of March 2013, were Graphene and Human Brain.[4]
References edit
- ^ Gareth Morgan (28 December 2010). "Earth project aims to 'simulate everything'". BBC News. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ "FutureICT". Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ Rockel, Nick (May 2012). "Project save the world". Institutional Investor: 21.
- ^ Alison Abbott & Quirin Schiermeier (29 January 2013). "Research prize boost for Europe". nature.
- Leake, Jonathan (4 December 2011). "'Hitchhiker's Guide' PC to predict crises". The Australian. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- Leake, Jonathan (5 December 2011). "Scientific bid to trump 'failed' economics". The Australian. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- Weinberger, David (December 2011). "The Machine That Would Predict the Future". Scientific American. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- Rudolf, John Collins (3 January 2011). "A 'Planetary Simulator' That Averts Crises". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
External links edit
- FuturICT website (archived)
- Anthony, Sebastian (6 December 2011). "Living Earth Simulator will simulate the entire world". Extreme Tech. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- "Steven R. Bishop and Helen Susannah Moat speak about FuturICT - The Billion Europe Project: Leveraging New Technology for Social Advancement". 18 April 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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