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Feb 28, 2017

Singularity.FM: The Original and Best Known Singularity Podcast

Posted by in categories: futurism, singularity

Nikola Danaylov Soars to No. 1 Best Seller for.
‘Conversations With The Future: 21 Visions for the 21st Century’

Singularity. FM Podcaster and Author, Nikola Danaylov was recently recognized as an Amazon #1 International Best Seller for his new book, “Conversations with the Future: 21 Visions for the 21st Century.”

“Conversations with the Future” reached #1 on Amazon’s U.S. and Canadian Best Seller lists in several categories including:

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Feb 28, 2017

Do Robots Deserve Rights?

Posted by in categories: ethics, robotics/AI

Super-smart robots with artificial intelligence is pretty much a foregone conclusion: technology is moving in that direction with lightning speed. But what if those robots gain consciousness? Will they deserve the same rights as humans? The ethics of this are tricky. Explore them in the video below.

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Feb 28, 2017

Support LEAF campaign!

Posted by in category: life extension

Support LEAF/Lifespan.io with a geeky science t-shirt and help us to continue creating quality content, engaging science and supporting research.


Trust me, I’m a “Biologist” experiments with fun and also tries to do a little good from time to time. Today we run a T-shirt campaign – to support another non-profit: LEAF (www.lifespan.io)! Because we’re deep into aging research.

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Feb 28, 2017

Holographic 3D Printing is Faster, Leads to Self-Replicating Machines

Posted by in category: 3D printing

The startup Daqri has improved on additive manufacturing production speeds by developing holographic 3D printing, yet not without limitations.

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Feb 27, 2017

Elon Musk And SpaceX Are Sending Humans to the Moon

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, Peter Diamandis, space travel

Learn all about the beginning of the private space race in the book.
How To Make A Spaceship

Book: https://goo.gl/7rF2al

Peter H. diamandis / XPRIZE julian guthrie / penguin press stephen hawking richard branson / virgin galactic

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Feb 27, 2017

Introducing Handle

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Handle is a research robot that stands 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph and jumps 4 feet vertically. It uses electric power to operate both electric and hydraulic actuators, with a range of about 15 miles on one battery charge. Handle uses many of the same dynamics, balance and mobile manipulation principles found in the quadruped and biped robots we build, but with only about 10 actuated joints, it is significantly less complex. Wheels are efficient on flat surfaces while legs can go almost anywhere: by combining wheels and legs Handle can have the best of both worlds.

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Feb 27, 2017

Science can help you reach enlightenment — but will it mess with your head?

Posted by in categories: government, neuroscience, science

A Navy SEAL, broad-chested and strongly built, floats peacefully on the water, as his recent deployment to a war-torn country becomes a distant memory.

Sealed inside a pitch-black sensory deprivation tank in the Mind Gym at Navy SEALs headquarters in Norfolk, Va., electrodes attached to his head, he has reached an altered state of consciousness referred to as “ecstasis” or “stepping outside oneself.”

It’s a state achieved by many others throughout time. High-performance athletes are in ecstasis when they ski down huge mountains or surf giant waves. Monks attain it after years of meditation. Mystics feel it when they have visions. And the US government uses it to try to reset their most elite warriors after brutal battles abroad.

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Feb 27, 2017

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Antimatter Research

Posted by in categories: innovation, particle physics

CERN researchers make a major step in understanding antimatter by trapping antihydrogen atoms and controlling them with lasers.

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Feb 27, 2017

BREAKING: Elon Musk And SpaceX Are Sending Humans to the Moon

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

In Brief

  • Yesterday, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said that his private spaceflight company would have a notable announcement today at 4pm EST (1pm GMT).
  • It seems that humans are going back to the Moon. Here’s what you need to know about this new revelation and what it means in relation to humanity’s journey into the cosmos.

Rocket science isn’t easy. Ask any engineer. Rocket science isn’t cheap. Just ask NASA. Fortunately, in recent years, a number of commercial spaceflight companies have stepped up to the plate in order to help national space agencies extend their reach into the final frontier.

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Feb 27, 2017

This ‘Cyborg Rose’ Grows Functioning Electronic Circulatory Inside Its Stem and Leaves

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI

Scientists have figured out how to inject a conducting solution into a rose cutting, and have it spontaneously form wires throughout its stem, leaves, and petals to create fully functioning supercapacitors for energy storage.

The so-called e-Plant was able to be charged hundreds of times without any loss on the performance, and the team behind the invention says it could allow us to one day create fuel cells or autonomous energy systems inside living plants.

“A few years ago, we demonstrated that it is possible to create electronic plants, ‘power plants’, but we have now shown that the research has practical applications,” says one of the team, Magnus Berggren from Linköping University in Sweden.

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