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Lifeboat News #173

#173

Lifeboat News

This issue published on 12/01/16. Copyright 2016 Lifeboat Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

Upcoming Books

We are about to publish two new editions of our books!
 
We will be publishing the Second Edition of "Visions of the Future" and the Second Edition of "Prospects for Human Survival".
 
The plan for Visions of the Future is to add a story by the winner of "The Billionaire's Gambit" sequel contest plus we'll be adding a nonfiction article as well plus making some minor corrections.
 
We are close to our page limits for Visions of the Future, but are willing to consider any fiction or nonfiction submissions for the second edition. This book includes fiction and nonfiction about the future. If we can't squeeze your submission in, then we will use it in our upcoming sequel to Visions of the Future.
 
You can learn about all of our books at https://lifeboat.com/ex/books

Lifeboat Foundation and LEAF

Lifeboat Foundation and LEAF (Life Extension Advocacy Foundation) join forces!
 
LEAF's mission is to promote the advancement of biomedical technologies which will increase healthy human lifespan. By sponsoring and democratizing research efforts through crowdfunding and engaging the public in thoughtful dialog, they aim to accelerate the achievement of this important humanitarian goal for all mankind.
 
Learn more at http://www.lifeextensionadvocacyfoundat...n-forces

International Longevity & Cryopreservation Summit

The International Longevity & Cryopreservation Summit will be held May 27-28 in Madrid, Spain.
 
Our Didier Coeurnelle, José Luis Cordeiro, Rodolfo Goya, Aubrey de Grey, Joâo Pedro de Magalhâes, Maria Entraigues-Abramson, Noel García Medel, Felipe R. Debasa Navalpotro, Anders Sandberg, and Natasha Vita-More will be speaking.
 
Learn more at http://internationalcryonicssummit.com

Surge of Support

The Lifeboat Foundation has received a growing surge of support during the past year and will reach 1,000 donors within a month. You can support us by joining as a member at https://lifeboat.com/ex/join.us or by donating at https://lifeboat.com/ex/donate.

Reports

Read "African Futures 2060" by our Yul Anderson at https://www.panafricanvisions.com/2017/...res-2060

Smart Sensor Systems for Self-Care

The symposium Smart Sensor Systems for Self-Care is being held on Wednesday January 18 in London. Our Graham Holt and Jeremy Ramsden will be speaking.
 
Learn more at https://www.instmc.org/other-news/370-s...elf-care

More Books

Read "A History of Life-Extensionism in the Twentieth Century" for free online at http://www.longevityhistory.com/book/indexcv.html
 
Read "Preparing for a World that Doesn’t Exist — Yet: Framing a Second Enlightenment to Create Communities of the Future" at http://amzn.to/2i6BGOK

Space Tourism

Recent studies strongly suggest that space tourism could be a killer app. Please help us understand the potential space tourism market by taking this short survey at https://sjsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...WZpMmCH3

Blog

Nicola Bagalà joins our blog team with the post "Why live longer when the future looks so grim?" at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/why-li...-so-grim
 
Mark Larkento joins our blog team with the post "Evolution Chart Bacteria to humans in only 3.5 Billion years" at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/evolut...on-years
 
Derick Lee joins our blog team with the post "6 Nobel Laureates: Stop the Nuclear Insanity" at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/6-nobe...insanity
 
Elena Milova joins our blog team with the post "Anti-aging therapies targeting senescent cells: Facts and fiction" at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/anti-a...-fiction
 
Recent interesting blog posts include:
 
"Asteroid Prospects: Facts & Future of Space Mining" by Klaus Baldauf at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/astero...e-mining
 
"Body-Pierced Gadget Turns You Into a Human Compass" by Bryan Gatton at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/body-p...-compass
 
"Can This Rolling Camera Droid Protect Your Home?" by Shane Hinshaw at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/can-th...our-home
 
"Cellular Reprogramming Rejuvenates Old Mice and Boosts Lifespans 30%" by Klaus Baldauf at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/cellul...spans-30
 
"Chinese humanoid robot turns on the charm in Shanghai" by Dan Kummer at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/chines...shanghai
 
Could Dark Streaks in Venus' Clouds Be Signs of Alien Life?" by Sean Brazell at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/could-...ien-life
 
"DARPA's Latest Tech May Make Human Pilots a Thing of the Past" by Karen Hurst at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/darpas...the-past
 
"Designing Robots For Future Space Exploration" by Bryan Gatton at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/design...loration
 
"A Direct Infusion Of Immune Cells Could Fight Cancer" by Steve Hill at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/a-dire...t-cancer
 
"Eight Foods of the Future That Could Soon Be Coming Our Way" by Shane Hinshaw at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/eight-...-our-way
 
"Engineers Have Released Plans for a 5-Km-High Skyscraper That Eats Smog" by Shane Hinshaw at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/engine...ats-smog
 
"Flatworms lose their heads but not their memories" by Shailesh Prasad at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/flatwo...memories
 
"The Future of Artificial Intelligence" by Dan Kummer at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/the-fu...lligence
 
"Glia, not neurons, are most affected by brain aging" by Steve Hill at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/glia-n...affected
 
"Google's DeepMind AI gives robots the ability to dream" by Albert Sanchez at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/google...to-dream
 
Posted by Albert Sanchez "How Electric Vehicles Could End Car Ownership as We Know It" by Dan Kummer at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/how-el...-know-it
 
"Illumina wants to sequence your whole genome for $100" by Matthew Holt at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/illumi...-for-100
 
"Institute of Exponential Sciences D.N.A conference: Liz Parrish" by Montie Adkins at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/instit...-parrish
 
"Making hydrogen from wax" by Montie Adkins at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/making...from-wax
 
"Microsoft just bought an AI startup that can outperform Facebook and Google" by Klaus Baldauf at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/micros...d-google
 
"A Newly Discovered 'Bizarre' Virus is Breaking the Rules of Infection" by Shane Hinshaw at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/a-newl...nfection
 
"Pentagon Tests 'Drone Swarm' Super Weapon" by Bryan Gatton at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/pentag...r-weapon
 
"Salmonella Could Be Used To Fight Brain Tumors" by Karen Hurst at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/salmon...n-tumors
 
"Scientists discover master regulator of cellular aging" by Montie Adkins at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/scient...ar-aging
 
"Scientists snap mice brains, making them killing machines" by Karen Hurst at /http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/scient...machines
 
"Seeing the quantum future... literally" by Andreas Matt at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/seeing...iterally
 
"Senescent cell removal could help chemotherapy patients" by Steve Hill at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/senesc...patients
 
"Synthetic Stem Cells Could Offer Therapeutic Benefits, Reduced Risks" by Shailesh Prasad at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/synthe...ed-risks
 
"Tech Titans Front $27 Million For Ethical" by Carse Peel at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/tech-t...hical-ai
 
"The weird and spooky stories told by people who explored the internet's hidden websites" by Karen Hurst at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/the-we...ies-told
 
"Titan Touchdown" by Sean Brazell at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/titan-touchdown
 
"Viruses in genome important for our brain" by Karen Hurst at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/viruse...ur-brain
 
"What Better Way for the Marines to Prepare for Future Wars Than With Sci-Fi?" by Klaus Baldauf at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/what-b...h-sci-fi
 
"Woman died from superbug resistant to all available antibiotics in U.S." by Derick Lee at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2017/01/woman-...s-in-u-s

Growing Membership

Recent donations/pledges we have received since our last newsletter:
 
Peg Kay: $6,000, Anonymous: $200, James Blodgett: $200, Landon Bennett: $105, Gregory Benford: $100, J. Bradley Hall: $100, Amalie Sinclair: $100, AWC Canadian Pharmacy: $85, Michael Dickey: $85, Paul A. Spiegel: $85, Sergio M.L. Tarrero: $85, Philippe Van Nedervelde: $85, Kenneth P. Weiss: $85, James H. Lee: $75, Sam Gutterman: $50, Joseph Pelton: $50, Xi Zhao-Wilson: $50, Caroline Nguyen: $35, Venita Davis: $25, Rudi Hoffman: $25, Nicholas MacDonald: $25, Matthew L. McGuirl: $25, Allen G. Taylor: $25, Dean Bjorkstrand: $20, Alexander Macrae: $20, DigitalParc: $15, Rebecca R. Cooper: $10, Taurus Londoño: $10, OAC Technology: $10, Patrik Sandin: $10, Roland Schiefer: $10, Peter Smafield: $10, Joel D. Ticknor: $10, Beedem Law: $8, ZMA: $8, Altemp Mechanical: $7, Elite Testo: $7, Mark Herman: $7, Crystal Kitchen+Bath: $6, Awesome Store Locator Software: $5, CouponArea: $5, NearMeFinds: $5, Pay by Phone Casino: $5, Pool Deck Repair San Antonio: $5, San Antonio Asphalt Installation: $5Assured Retirement Group: $3, Central Roofing Company: $3, EventGuard: $3, Freight lead Pass: $3, Galaxie Floor Stores: $3, Gustad Law Group: $3, Landscape Design Minneapolis: $3, Sundays Off Service: $3, Tree Squad: $3, Vinyl Fence Wholesaler: $3, Accountant Adelaide: $2, AP Web Solutions: $2, Book of Mormon Tickets: $2, Campervan Finder: $2, Celine Dion Tickets: $2, Elton John Tickets: $2, Functionbook Venue Finder: $2, Informal Insights: $2, Maroon 5 Tickets: $2, Online Adult Shop: $2, Pippin Tickets: $2, SEO Hero: $2, War Horse Tickets: $2, Xenios Fitness: $2, The Florida SEO: $1.01, Adams Toyota: $1, All Family Law Group: $1, Auto Parts Wreckers in Perth: $1, Canadian SEO: $1, Company Logo Generator: $1, Desenho e Pintura Realista: $1, Earth Moving & Civil Construction Adelaide and Riverland: $1, Fireplace Entertainment Center: $1, Gun Safe Able: $1, Kidis Creative: $1, Lifeboats: $1, My Quality Dentist: $1, Pittsburgh SEO Magician: $1, Power Drill Guru: $1, Power Surf SEO: $1, Premier SEO: $1, Pro Mod Skin: $1, Real Legal Marketing: $1, Removalist Adelaide: $1, Roofing Company Adelaide: $1, SEO Initiative: $1, SoftwareCy: $1, and Yoga Burn Reviews: $1.
 
Our Join Us page at https://lifeboat.com/ex/join.us now allows you to pay for your membership anywhere from monthly to every ten years.