A survey of 50 Nobel laureates asked about the greatest threats to mankind has revealed that environmental issues such as over-population and climate change are the biggest threat. Meanwhile, the threat of nuclear warfare and infectious diseases and drug resistance follows in second and third place. Distortion or the truth and ignorant political leaders also ranked highly, with President Donald Trump called out by name in this category. The survey drew responses from almost a quarter of the living Nobel prize winners for chemistry, physics, physiology, medicine and economics. A survey of 50 Nobel laureates posed the question: 'What is the biggest threat to humankind, in your view?

Richard Anderson, the tall, handsome actor best known for costarring simultaneously in the popular 1970s television shows "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Bionic Woman," has died at age 91. Anderson died of natural causes on Thursday, family spokesman Jonathan Taylor told The Associated Press. "The Six Million Dollar Man" brought a new wave of supernatural heroes to television. Based on the novel "Cyborg" by Martin Caidin, it starred Lee Majors as U.S. astronaut Steve Austin, who is severely injured in a crash. The government saves his life by rebuilding his body with atom-powered artificial limbs and other parts, giving him superhuman strength, speed and other powers.

You've probably seen the Watson commercials, where what looks like a sentient box interacts with celebrities like Bob Dylan, Carrie Fisher, and Serena Williams; or doctors; or a young cancer survivor. Maybe you caught the IBM artificial intelligence technology's appearance in H&R Block's Super Bowl commercial starring Jon Hamm. "It is one of the most powerful tools our species has created. It helps doctors fight disease," Hamm says. "It can predict global weather patterns. It improves education for children everywhere. And now we unleash it on your taxes."

Want to create your own bot but too busy to read the full tutorial? You can import our workspace! Signup for a Bluemix account, create your conversation instance, import the workspace. Keep reading below for full details. Whether it's answering questions for online shoppers, assisting customers file their taxes, or helping people understand their insurance policies, chatbots are enhancing experiences today more than ever. But the experiences that you choose to enhance is entirely up to you.

I spoke with Tanmay Bakshi all about machine learning, how he got into developing software so early on, what he thinks about the Singularity and more in this interview outside the IBM Watson Summit in Sydney! Tanmay Bakshi is an IBM Champion, IBM Honorary Cloud Advisor, Algorithmist, machine learning and Watson developer, author, speaker and YouTuber! Thank you for your time Tanmay! A very big thank you to the team at the IBM Watson Summit in Sydney for helping organise this interview and supporting Dev Diner in its goal of helping developers get into emerging tech! Thank you to Heartbeat Intensity for putting together the fantastic music for this and for her work behind the camera!

Machine learning is rapidly having a big impact on ecommerce as martech and agencies invest in data science. Off the back of this, performance marketing agency iProspect got in touch to tell me about their work with keyword categorisation. I asked a few questions of Owned Media Executive Josh Carty, to find out more. Before we get stuck in, a reminder that this year's Festival of Marketing features one stage (of 12) dedicated to AI in marketing – book your tickets now and see headliners such as Stephen Fry and Jo Malone. Josh Carty: We work with one of the UK's largest online retailers on their organic search and performance content strategy.

The technology, known as SharkSpotter, uses an algorithm to detect sharks in a live video feed recorded in real time by a drone (known as the Little Ripper Livesaver) flying above the water. Using a world-first algorithm, developed using artificial intelligence and deep neural networks, SharkSpotter is able to distinguish sharks from dolphins, rays and other marine animals, and even surfers. Thanks to an onboard megaphone, the drone can also warn swimmers about what's lurking in the water before they've even seen the threat. Watch the video here: What do you think about this. Let us know in the comments.

RepuGen is an online reputation management platform for the healthcare industry which enables doctors to monitor and improve patient satisfaction through machine learning driven analytics and reporting. RepuGen filters out negative reviews even before they are posted online allowing healthcare providers time to react, address the situation and improve patient experience. Q: What is RepuGen's mission? A: RepuGen's mission is to provide a seamless and effective solution to nurture patient relationships, improve online reputation, and attract new patients to a business. We believe that positive external reputation and internal relationships are the key to driving new business, especially in the healthcare and dental industry.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reinventing the creative landscape for marketers. One big leap: Brands are no longer merely seen as objects, but entities with personalities that can interact dynamically with people, according to Winston Binch, chief digital officer for Deutsch North America, the ad agency behind Taco Bell's award-winning taco-ordering chatbot, the Tacobot. Binch spoke to Catharine Hays, executive director of the Wharton Future of Advertising Program, on the Marketing Matters show, which airs on Wharton Business Radio, SiriusXM channel 111. Get the entire 10-part series on Ray Dalio in PDF. Save it to your desktop, read it on your tablet, or email to your colleagues.

Not all original shows can land that coveted spot on Netflix, but there are some shows that probably should have. Netflix is known for its very successful original series, like "Stranger Things," "Daredevil," "House of Cards" and "Orange is the New Black" – but that doesn't mean the streaming service hasn't missed out on a few major shows. Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix, recently revealed that Netflix has passed on some shows that wound up being huge hits for competitors. "There have been many of them," Sarandos told Variety in a recent interview. While he didn't share all of the series they ended up passing on, he did share three of the big titles that came to mind. Netflix passed on "Transparent" and it ultimately went to Amazon Studios.