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Jun 2, 2024

Debunking Creationist Arguments About Gender and Biology

Posted by in categories: biological, evolution, neuroscience, sex

Chapters: 0:00 Colin Wright Highlights 0:48 Colin Wright: A Horrible Person, A Transphobe? 3:43 Did This Piss Colin Off? 6:03 Humans Will Always Do Magical Thinking 8:32 If We Stand Up Together… 9:48 The Fundamental Misunderstanding / Fish 12:48 What Activists Get Wrong (Secondary Characteristics) 15:48 The ‘True’ Hermaphrodite 17:48 Is There A Male or Female Brain? 21:48 Judith Butler’s Contradiction 24:48 Individual Liberty 27:48 Young Girls & Older Men 30:48 Cross-Dressers Getting Aroused 34:18 How Sex Is Determined In Nature 37:38 Why Do Men Have Nipples? 38:58 Why Don’t Testicles Have Rib Cages? 40:18 Creationism vs Evolution (Joe Rogan) 44:18 Alex Jones & Gay Frogs 45:08 What Does ‘Theory’ of Evolution Mean? 48:08 Other Competing Theories? 51:28 Faith vs Science 53:48 Danger of Reality Denial 57:43 A Heretic Colin Admires.

Jun 2, 2024

A Higher Kynurenine/Tryptophan Ratio Is Associated With Lower Muscle Mass

Posted by in category: futurism

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Jun 2, 2024

Geoffrey Hinton

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Timestamps Early inspirations (00:00:00) Meeting Ilya Sutskever (00:05:05) Ilya’s intuition (00:06:12) Understanding of LLMs (00:09:00) Scaling neural networks (00:15:15) What is language? (00:18:30) The GPU revolution (00:21:35) Human Brain Insights (00:25:05) Feelings & analogies (00:29:05 Problem selection (00:32:58) Gradient processing (00:35:21) Ethical implications (00:36:52) Selecting talent (00:40:15) Developing intuition (00:41:49) The road to AGI (00:43:50) Proudest moment (00:45:00)

Jun 2, 2024

Scientists Connect 16 Mini Brains Made of Human Tissue to Create a “Living Computer”

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience

It is estimated that living neurons can use over 1 million times less energy than the current digital processors we use.


A startup in Switzerland has built a unique computer processor made from 16 tiny brains made from human tissue, basically a living computer.

Jun 2, 2024

Phytochemicals and Chronic Diseases Prevention

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry

With over 37,000 views, this special issue discusses the relationship between phytochemicals and chronic disease prevention, aiming to promote the development of this field.

The special issue focuses on phytochemicals’ isolation, identification, structure–activity relationships, bioactivities, and…


This Special Issue, entitled Phytochemicals and Prevention of Chronic Diseases, features a series of high-quality research articles that explore the isolation, identification, and bioactivities of phytochemicals, as well as the underlying molecular mechanisms implicated in chronic diseases via antioxidation, neuroprotection, and the modulation of the gut microbiota.

Jun 2, 2024

AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Noise-canceling headphones have gotten very good at creating an auditory blank slate. But allowing certain sounds from a wearer’s environment through the erasure still challenges researchers. The latest edition of Apple’s AirPods Pro, for instance, automatically adjusts sound levels for wearers — sensing when they’re in conversation, for instance — but the user has little control over whom to listen to or when this happens.

A University of Washington team has developed an artificial intelligence system that lets a user wearing headphones look at a person speaking for three to five seconds to “enroll” them. The system, called “Target Speech Hearing,” then cancels all other sounds in the environment and plays just the enrolled speaker’s voice in real time even as the listener moves around in noisy places and no longer faces the speaker.

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Jun 2, 2024

Mathematicians Attempt to Glimpse Past the Big Bang

Posted by in categories: cosmology, mathematics

By studying the geometry of model space-times, researchers offer alternative views of the universe’s first moments.

Jun 2, 2024

Dyson’s Trees and the Astrochicken

Posted by in category: futurism

An exploration of some of physicist Freeman Dyson’s ideas above and beyond the Dyson sphere including Dyson’s Trees and the Astrochicken.

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Jun 1, 2024

How Data From The Chandra X-Ray Observatory Helps With Studying Energetic Black Holes

Posted by in categories: cosmology, futurism

🌌🔭 The Chandra X-ray Observatory has been unveiling the mysteries of the universe for 25 years! Discover how its X-ray data helps scientists study black holes, supernovae, and the formation of galaxies. Learn about the incredible insights gained and what the future holds for X-ray astronomy. #SpaceResearch #BlackHoles #Chandra


NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory detects X-ray emissions from astronomical events.

Jun 1, 2024

Advanced Glycation End Products-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Novel Therapeutic Approaches: A Comprehensive Review

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) accumulate in the brain, leading to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The pathophysiology of AD is influenced by receptors for AGEs and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). Protein glycation results in irreversible AGEs through a complicated series of reactions involving the formation of Schiff’s base, the Amadori reaction, followed by the Maillard reaction, which causes abnormal brain glucose metabolism, oxidative stress, malfunctioning mitochondria, plaque deposition, and neuronal death. Amyloid plaque and other stimuli activate macrophages, which are crucial immune cells in AD development, triggering the production of inflammatory molecules and contributing to the disease’s pathogenesis. The risk of AD is doubled by risk factors for atherosclerosis, dementia, advanced age, and type 2 diabetic mellitus (DM). As individuals age, the prevalence of neurological illnesses such as AD increases due to a decrease in glyoxalase levels and an increase in AGE accumulation. Insulin’s role in proteostasis influences hallmarks of AD-like tau phosphorylation and amyloid β peptide clearance, affecting lipid metabolism, inflammation, vasoreactivity, and vascular function. The high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein, a key initiator and activator of a neuroinflammatory response, has been linked to the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as AD. The TLR4 inhibitor was found to improve memory and learning impairment and decrease Aβ build-up. Therapeutic research into anti-glycation agents, receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) inhibitors, and AGE breakers offers hope for intervention strategies. Dietary and lifestyle modifications can also slow AD progression. Newer therapeutic approaches targeting AGE-related pathways are needed.

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