Honestly, the Internet of Things is a design proposition rather than a scientific one. Are there any algorithms or crucial technical innovations that are specif

Honestly, the Internet of Things is a design proposition rather than a scientific one. Are there any algorithms or crucial technical innovations that are specific to IoT? The totally underwhelming range of hacks that have emerged from the Arduino (etc.) maker scene makes me really skeptical that this is an important area for really valuable innovations. Design has more to do with phenomenology than technology, and probably always will. The RI is apparently not in great shape anyway, although I have heard little since this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/6964971/Susan-Greenfield-should-have-been-sacked.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/6964971/Susan-Greenf...