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May 12, 2019

Comets: Cosmic balls of frozen gases

Posted by in category: space

Rock and dust that may well have delivered to the early Earth much of the water and carbon-based molecules (organics) that allowed life to form. Enjoy their trails as seen from the International Space Station:

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May 12, 2019

Prepare Yourself For The Shock Of Mass Implantable Brain Technology

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI

One of the most controversial narratives of our time will be discussion around identity and intention, that is who is it actually doing or thinking whatever it is you may be witnessing and why. This disruptive shift will be about discerning between human intelligence, artificial intelligence, hybrids-of-sorts and the types of parameters with which to best frame each category.


Get ready for one of the most controversial tech developments of our era.

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May 12, 2019

Blue Origin kicks off kids’ space club with offer to launch postcards

Posted by in categories: futurism, space travel

Jeff Bezos is adding another title to his credit: space postmaster.

The Amazon CEO and founder of Blue Origin on Thursday (May 9) announced that his private spaceflight company has created a new program to inspire today’s youth to think about their future in space. To get them started, Bezos plans to launch and return 10,000 stamped postcards with students’ visions for humanity beyond Earth.

“One of the things we have to do is inspire the future generations,” said Bezos during a press event where he also unveiled his own far-reaching vision for space settlement, including Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander. “So today, I am announcing that Blue Origin is founding the Club for the Future, whose mission is to inspire young people to build the future of life in space.”

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May 12, 2019

Dream-recording tech is set to begin human test trials next year

Posted by in category: entertainment

Scientists want to capture your dreams like a movie — and human trials of the technology will start next year…


Recording and watching people’s dreams has been the subject of mind-bending films like ‘Until the End of the World,’ ‘Total Recall,’ ‘Strange Days’, ‘Minority Report’ and more recent hits like ‘Inception’ and ‘Captain Marvel’.

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May 12, 2019

The Entropic Enigma of Ouroboros’ Metamorphosis

Posted by in categories: energy, neuroscience

Antonin Tuynman: Where we see complexity, we see high informational content, organised in a complex way which often involves hierarchical levels. The diversity in highly complex systems might at first glance seem a chaotic mixed bag and hodgepodge; it is not. The diversified apparent mishmash is not a sign of apparent chaos, where you’d expect high thermodynamic entropy. It is not the stifling rigidity of a perfect order either. Complexity is an intricate architecture of stacked and intertwined hierarchical levels, with multifarious information exchanges between them. In fact Complexity selects the best of Order and Chaos. This seemingly ordered chaos or chaotic order, brings us the gift of the ability to ever introduce new variations. An ability to regenerate, copy, multiply and spread itself. An ability to induce ever changing patterns to adapt itself to the circumstances. An ability of recursive self-modification. Also knowhttps://www.ecstadelic.net/top-stories/the-entropic-enigma-o…amorphosis #OuroborosCode


The mighty worm Ouroboros had lost trace of its path and didn’t know its whereabouts. Nor did it know where it was going. In fact it didn’t know anything anymore, as it had drunk from the Lethe, Hades’ river flowing though Hypnos’ caves. Drinking from Lethe, forgetfulness and daughter of Eris, Goddess of Strife and Discord, made one lose all memory of past existence.

Disoriented Ouroboros started turning, and by continuing to turn, it finally found a trail of what seemed to be a path. A tasty object lay there, waiting to be eaten, and as Ouroboros bit it, a painful jolt of energy shot through its body awakening all the memories it had forgotten. Abruptly Ouroboros awoke from its dreamtime of daze and stupor and recognized itself as the ever effulgent Consciousness, Creator of Macrocosm and Microcosm.

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May 12, 2019

The End of Theoretical Physics As We Know It

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Computer simulations and custom-built quantum analogues are changing what it means to search for the laws of nature.

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May 12, 2019

Watch Jeff Bezos Unveil the Blue Moon Lander

Posted by in category: space travel

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos steps up the space race. His private space company, Blue Origin, says the Blue Moon lander will be able to carry a small rover to the moon, and hopefully astronauts. (Source: Bloomberg)

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May 12, 2019

If we made a powerful enough telescope, would we theoretically be able to see the light from the Big Bang?

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

Light particles after the Big Bang eventually formed the ‘cosmic microwave background’ which astronomers can see all aglow.

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May 12, 2019

Microalgae Could Be Key to an Efficient Space Life Support System

Posted by in categories: food, space

Making sure astronauts on space missions have sufficient supplies is a major challenge. Not only does food need to be sent up to locations like the International Space Station (ISS) in expensive resupply launches, but a further problem is making sure that astronauts have enough water and oxygen for their needs as well.

It’s also hard to ensure that the astronauts are getting sufficient nutrition from their diet. Ideally the astronauts would be able to grow their own food on the space station, but plants react strangely to microgravity so it’s hard to grow fruits and vegetables successfully.

The current life support systems used in space use chemical reactions to create water and oxygen and to recycle carbon dioxide. But a new system could use algae to produce oxygen, water, and even food.

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May 12, 2019

University of Manitoba ‘Science Rendezvous’ tops 4,000 in attendance

Posted by in category: science

On Saturday, over 70 different booths were set up at the University of Manitoba’s campus, with each one showcasing a different aspect of science.

WATCH: Thousands flocked to the University of Manitoba to take in over 70 different hands on science demonstrations at this year’s “Science Rendezvous.” Marek Tkach reports.

For the 12th year in a row, ‘Science Rendezvous’ was organized and executed by over 700 U of M students.

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