Jun 17, 2015
Does a black hole create a hologram copy of anything that touches it?
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: cosmology
Simulated view of a black hole (credit: Alain Riazuelo of the French National Research Agency, via Wikipedia)
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Jun 17, 2015
The Math That Shows Humans Could Live Ten Times Longer — Brian Merchant | Motherboard
Posted by Seb in categories: health, life extension
“When resources are scarce, a species as a whole has a better shot at surviving if its populations are organizing themselves to promote long term survival with shorter individual lifespans. They are evolving to combat overpopulation and overconsumption, basically…humans could be living a lot longer than they do now—we have, after all, inherited a lifespan from times when our forebears were eking out an existence as scrappy hunter gatherers” Read more
Jun 17, 2015
DARPA wants to engineer fake bacteria to patrol the human gut
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: biotech/medical
By building synthetic bacteria that can be taken in pill form, DARPA-funded researchers seek to keep our digestive systems in fighting form.
Jun 17, 2015
New Milky Way Galaxy Map Is The Most Accurate Ever Created By Jacqueline Howard | Huffington Post
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: astronomy, science, space
“[W]ith the help of a new mapping method, scientists have created what they’re calling the most accurate map of the Milky Way. It confirms our galaxy is a four-armed spiral and shows in unprecedented detail a series of star clusters at the galaxy’s edge.”
Jun 17, 2015
What sins of the future are you committing right now? — By David J. Hill SingularityHub
Posted by Seb in categories: ethics, robotics/AI, time travel
Odds are you’re a decent, upstanding person. You abide by the laws, pay taxes, and don’t rock the boat. You value security but not at the expense of privacy. Like the majority of people around you, you’re driven by self interest but not to the detriment of others. And if someone is clearly in need, you’ll try to help them, if you feel you can make a difference.
In other words, you’re a moral human being…or so you think. Read more
Jun 16, 2015
Elon Musk: The World’s Raddest Man By Tim Urban | Wait But Why
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, energy, engineering, solar power, space travel, sustainability, transportation
Tim Urban, of Wait But Why, recently received a phone call from Elon Musk’s staff asking if he would like to write about the automotive, aerospace, and solar power industries through personal interviews with Elon Musk and his teams. Tim Urban said yes, and the first three of essays / articles are already posted on his site.
Jun 16, 2015
The Pentagon’s gamble on brain implants, bionic limbs and combat exoskeletons — Sara Reardon | Nature
Posted by Seb in categories: bionic, biotech/medical, cyborgs, defense, engineering, government, health, military, transhumanism
“The Biological Technologies Office (BTO), which opened in April 2014, aims to support extremely ambitious — some say fantastical — technologies ranging from powered exoskeletons for soldiers to brain implants that can control mental disorders. DARPA’s plan for tackling such projects is being carried out in the same frenetic style that has defined the agency’s research in other fields.” Read more
Jun 16, 2015
Never Sleep Again, Using This Drug
Posted by Bryan Gatton in categories: biotech/medical, futurism, neuroscience
If there was a drug that meant you never had to sleep again, would you take it? Would those who didn’t need to sleep have special advantages over those who did? All that and a side of zombies, in this week’s episode of Meanwhile in the Future.
Jun 16, 2015
Scientists Just Invented the Neural Lace
Posted by Matthew Holt in categories: futurism, neuroscience
In the Culture novels by Iain M. Banks, futuristic post-humans install devices on their brains called a “neural lace.” A mesh that grows with your brain, it’s essentially a wireless brain-computer interface. But it’s also a way to program your neurons to release certain chemicals with a thought. And now, there’s a neural lace prototype in real life.
