Lifeboat News #200

Jerry Searcy

Our former Vice President Jerry Searcy has been cryopreserved after suddenly dying in his sleep. We hope to see him again in the future!

Learn more at https://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.jerry.searcy

Read our Facebook discussion about Jerry at https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifeboa...9173455/

1st Mediterranean Congress of Anti-Aging Medicine Update

The 1st Mediterranean Congress of Anti-aging Medicine will be held in Larnaca, Cyprus on April 13–14.

Our Marios Kyriazis is Conference Chair. Our José Cordeiro, Brian M. Delaney, João Pedro de Magalhães, Stala Kioupi, Ilia Stambler, and Nektarios Tavernarakis will be speaking.

Learn more at http://www.mcclure.com

10th IAASS International Space Safety Conference Update

The 10th IAASS International Space Safety Conference will be held in El Segundo, California on May 15–17.

Our Dallas Bienhoff, Michael Kezirian, Joseph Pelton, and Tommaso Sgobba will be speaking/participating.

Learn more at http://iaassconference2019.space-safety...overview

48th Age Conference

The 48th Age Conference will be held May 30–June 2 at San Francisco, California.

Our Judy Campisi, Pete Estep, Vera Gorbunova, Matt Kaeberlein, Morgan Levine, Yousin Suh, and Alex Zhavoronkov will be speaking.

Learn more at https://www.americanagingassociation.org/Meeting

International Society for the Study of Information Summit

The International Society for the Study of Information Summit will be held June 2–6 at Berkeley, California.

Our Paul Saffo will be speaking. This summit will discuss the theoretical, practical, and ethical challenges posed by the growth of information technology. The theme of the 2019 Summit will focus on what AI is, isn’t, could be, and shouldn’t be, as well as to consider how it is related to mental processes produced by brains and to the different concepts of information. Learn more!

Learn more at https://is4si2019.com/en

International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health

The International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health will be held June 8–9 in Zurich, Switzerland.

This event’s main goal is to bring together experts and representatives from a wide range of scientific disciplines and various fields of practice contributing to the study and improvement of mental and brain health. Our Nicoletta Iacobacci and Antonella Chadha Santuccione will be speaking. Learn more!

Learn more at https://www.forum-wbp.com

25th International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations

The 25th International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations — ICNF 2019 will be held June 18–21 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Since the development of the theory of Brownian motion, the science of fluctuation has been one of the most important parts of physics. The investigation of noise and fluctuation is indispensable for the understanding of the physical processes in various microscopic and macroscopic systems.

Learn more at https://icnf2019.epfl.ch

Nor-Shipping 2019

Nor-shipping 2019 will be held June 4–7 in Oslo, Norway.

Nor-Shipping is the platform for sustainable ocean development, helping leading maritime players plot profitable courses into the future. Nor-Shipping is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is an official partner for the Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business.

Our Silje Bareksten is Head of Sustainability and Technology at Nor-Shipping.

Learn more at http://www.nor-shipping.com

ISDC 2019

ISDC 2019 — International Space Development Conference will be held June 6–9 in Arlington, Virginia.

This conference brings together leading managers, engineers, scientists, educators, and business people from the civilian, military, commercial, entrepreneurial, and grassroots advocacy space sectors to work toward a common goal of developing a space-faring civilization.

Our Martine Rothblatt and John Strickland Jr. will be speaking. Previous featured speakers included our Buzz Aldrin and Alan Stern.

Learn more at https://isdc2019.nss.org

EUROPT 2019

EUROPT 2019 will be held June 28–29 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. This workshop is the annual event of the EUROPT continuous optimization working group of EURO (The Association of European Operational Research Societies).

Our Edmondo Minisci and Massimiliano Vasile will be speaking.

Learn more at http://icelab.uk/europt-2019

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Blog

Alan Light joins our blog team with the post “The Moon Has ‘Moving Water’, but Don’t Break Out Your Swimsuit” at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/03/the-m...swimsuit

Recent interesting blog posts include:

“The AA battery that never dies: Forever Battery uses Wi-Fi-like signals to stay fully charged” by Quinn Sena at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/the-a...-charged

“Acknowledging Risks in Institutional ‘Stablecoin’ Cryptocurrencies and Fractional Reserve Banking” by Samson Williams at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/ackno...-banking

“After 3 days packed with exciting talks on how to bring aging under full medical control, over 40 awesome speakers, lots of positive and extremely motivating energy, an amazing Undoing Aging 2019 ended with a big party!” by Michael Greve at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/after...019-ende

“After the incredible success of the 2019 Undoing Aging Conference, we are pleased to announce Undoing Aging 2020, which will take place in Berlin on May 21–23” by Michael Greve at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/after...ay-21-23

“An Interview with Dr. Judith Campisi” by Steve Hill at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/an-in...-campisi

“A light-based carrier system for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing” by Shailesh Prasad at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/a-lig...-editing

“Alita: Battle Angel And Open Bionics Team Up For Tilly” by Tracy R. Atkins at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/03/alita...or-tilly

“A Mathematician Just Solved a Deceptively Simple Puzzle That Has Boggled Minds for 64 Years” by Quinn Sena at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/a-mat...64-years

“Amazon is Planning to Launch Thousands of Satellites to Offer High-Speed Internet” by Tracy R. Atkins at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/amazo...internet

“An Interview with Yuri Deigin of Youthereum Genetics” by Steve Hill at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/an-in...genetics

“‘A terrible, terrible thing’: NASA said India’s satellite destruction created so much space junk it now threatens the safety of the International Space Station” by Tracy R. Atkins at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/a-ter...-station

“The brain’s auto-complete function” by Xavier Rosseel at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/the-b...function

“Can human mortality be hacked?” by Paul Battista at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/can-h...e-hacked

“Chinese, US researchers create monkeys with human-like brain development” by Carse Peel at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/chine...elopment

“Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument lenses get their first look at space” by Genevieve O’Hagan at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/dark-...at-space

“DARPA thinks tardigrades could help scientists ‘freeze’ injured soldiers in time” by Carse Peel at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/darpa...-in-time

“Evolutionary changes played a crucial role in industrialization, study finds” by Xavier Rosseel at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/evolu...dy-finds

“First-of-Its-Kind HIV Therapy Draws out the Virus, Then Kills It” by Genevieve O’Hagan at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/first...kills-it

“Freaky Eight-Letter DNA Could Be the Stuff Aliens Are Made Of” by Quinn Sena at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/freak...-made-of

“The Futurists (1967) | Scientists Predict The 21st Century” by Marco Monfils at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/03/the-f...-century

“Getting a big look at tiny particles” by Genevieve O’Hagan at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/getti...articles

“Google AI Ethics Council Is Falling Apart After a Week” by Tracy R. Atkins at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/googl...r-a-week

“Google is hosting a global contest to develop AI that’s beneficial for humanity” by Derick Lee at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/03/googl...humanity

“Head Transplant: How far have we come?” by Paul Battista at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/head-...-we-come

“Israel’s Beresheet Lunar Lander Moves Into Moon Orbit” by Genevieve O’Hagan at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/israe...on-orbit

“Israeli Company’s New Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment” by Paul Battista at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/israe...reatment

‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancers” by Xavier Rosseel at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/jumpi...-cancers

“Liquid crystals could help deflect laser pointer attacks on aircraft” by Genevieve O’Hagan at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/03/liqui...aircraft

“‘The Matrix’ 20 Years Later: The Artificial Intelligence Lives in Us” by Derick Lee at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/the-m...s-column

“‘The Mice Became Smarter’: New Treatment Restores Aging Brains” by Quinn Sena at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/the-m...g-brains

“‘Molecular surgery’ reshapes living tissue with electricity but no incisions” by Paul Battista at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/molec...ncisions

“My Experiences At Undoing Aging 2019” by Steve Hill at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/my-ex...ing-2019

“New plane wing moves like a bird’s and could radically change aircraft design” by Michael Lance at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/new-p...t-design

“NASA released a stunning photo showing two galaxies colliding” by Michael Lance at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/03/nasa-...olliding

“No AI in humor: R2-D2 walks into a bar, doesn’t get the joke” by Michael Lance at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/03/no-ai...the-joke

“Sorry, graphene-borophene is the new wonder material that’s got everyone excited” by Klaus Baldauf at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/sorry...-excited

“Spinach Turns Into Beating Heart” by Shailesh Prasad at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/spina...ng-heart

“Therapy that Dramatically Slows Alzheimer’s has Passed Final Clinical Phase” by Steve Hill at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/thera...-phase-2

“This company wants to deliver a baby in space and prepare humanity for a life beyond Earth” by Klaus Baldauf at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/03/this-...nd-earth

“The Ultimate in Personalized Medicine: Your Body on a Chip” by Klaus Baldauf at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/the-u...n-a-chip

“Using AI to Make Better AI” by Quinn Sena at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/04/using...etter-ai

“Would You Allow Your Children To Be Alone With a Robot?” by B.J. Murphy at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/03/would...-a-robot

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