Archive for the ‘science’ category: Page 109
Jan 23, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — Bloomer Boomer — “Plus 50″ Good Life Movement — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, cryonics, disruptive technology, futurism, genetics, health, science, transhumanism
Jan 22, 2018
USA WEEKLY — Ira S. Pastor — CEO at Bioquark Inc.
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, business, disruptive technology, DNA, futurism, genetics, science, transhumanism
Jan 18, 2018
How the Science of Decision-Making Will Help Us Make Better Strategic Choices
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: energy, information science, science
Neuroscientist Brie Linkenhoker believes that leaders must be better prepared for future strategic challenges by continually broadening their worldviews.
As the director of Worldview Stanford, Brie and her team produce multimedia content and immersive learning experiences to make academic research and insights accessible and useable by curious leaders. These future-focused topics are designed to help curious leaders understand the forces shaping the future.
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Jan 18, 2018
Could science destroy the world? These scholars want to save us from a modern-day Frankenstein
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: bioengineering, biological, existential risks, health, nanotechnology, robotics/AI, science
The dozen people working at CSER itself—little more than a large room in an out-of-the-way building near the university’s occupational health service—organize talks, convene scientists to discuss future developments, and publish on topics from regulation of synthetic biology to ecological tipping points. A lot of their time is spent pondering end-of-the-world scenarios and potential safeguards.
A small cadre of scientists worries that lab-made viruses, AI, or nanobots could drive humans to extinction.
Jan 15, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — Dr. Gayle Carson / Living Regret Free — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, biotech/medical, cryonics, DNA, futurism, genetics, health, life extension, neuroscience, science
Tags: bioquark, biotech, biotechnology, health, healthspan, Life extension, lifespan, wellness
Jan 12, 2018
Citizen science bags five-planet haul
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: science, space
Astronomy enthusiasts help to confirm the existence of a five-planet system orbiting a far-off star.
Jan 12, 2018
Guns, germs and rice: how the winners of China’s top science prizes point to the future
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: biotech/medical, food, government, science
Weapons developers, disease fighters and food engineers were among the biggest winners in China’s top awards for scientists this year, giving a glimpse of the government’s research priorities.
Awards signal the government’s research priorities for the years to come, analyst says.