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Sep 28, 2015
Vote Zoltan for President and Live Forever?
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: geopolitics, life extension, transhumanism
A new story on GOOD magazine about transhumanism & my campaign:
The transhumanist presidential candidate on staying optimistic about technology in a cold, practical political world.
Sep 28, 2015
Google, NASA sign 7-year deal to test D-Wave quantum computers as artificial brains
Posted by Albert Sanchez in categories: computing, quantum physics, robotics/AI
The deal with D-Wave Systems will see a steady stream of D-Wave quantum chips used as the foundation of an artificial intelligence lab.
Sep 28, 2015
New hydrogel can keep stem cells alive for heart repair
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, materials
A new hydrogel protects stem cells inside the body, making existing therapies a lot more effective.
Sep 28, 2015
Forget blades, the Skarp razor wants you to shave with lasers
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
The Skarp Laser Razor is a new type of product that’s supposed to use lasers to give a close shave with less irritation. And, since its blade lasts a long time, fewer razors end up in landfills.
So, too, can we expect that the terrorists of tomorrow will likely mix the best of what works today with a new generation of off-the-shelf weaponry and tactics that will empower them like never before. The result is that both terrorist and insurgent groups, be they the groups of today that fight on or new ones that emerge driven by new causes, as well as individual “lone wolves”—whether they are homegrown extremists like Dylann Storm Roof or inspired by abroad like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev—will be able to carry out new forms of attacks and maybe even elude old police tactics for catching them.
The below is an imagining of some of the tools that a terrorist or insurgent of the future might use, all drawn from the real world.
Sep 28, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Immersive 360 Experience
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
The Force Awakens Immersive 360 Experience
Speed across the Jakku desert from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with this immersive 360 experience created exclusively for Facebook.
Sep 28, 2015
NASA Says There’s Evidence Of Flowing Water On Mars
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: space
Sep 28, 2015
NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today’s Mars
Posted by Amnon H. Eden in category: space
New findings from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.
Using an imaging spectrometer on MRO, researchers detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes where mysterious streaks are seen on the Red Planet. These darkish streaks appear to ebb and flow over time. They darken and appear to flow down steep slopes during warm seasons, and then fade in cooler seasons. They appear in several locations on Mars when temperatures are above minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 23 Celsius), and disappear at colder times.
“Our quest on Mars has been to ‘follow the water,’ in our search for life in the universe, and now we have convincing science that validates what we’ve long suspected,” said John Grunsfeld, astronaut and associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “This is a significant development, as it appears to confirm that water — albeit briny — is flowing today on the surface of Mars.”
