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Lifeboat News #253

#253

Lifeboat News

This issue published on 08/01/23. Copyright 2023 Lifeboat Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

4th International Conference on Aging and Disease

The 4th International Conference on Aging and Disease (2023 ICAD) of the International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD) will be held at Zhangjiang Science Hall, Shanghai, China, from October 27 to 30, 2023.
 
Our Evelyne Yehudit Bischof, Holly M. Brown-Borg, Patrizia Anna d’Alessio, Brian Kennedy, Marios Kyriazis, Andrea B. Maier, Kyung-Jin Min, Alexey Moskalev, Björn Schumacher, Ilia Stambler, and Alex Zhavoronkov will be speaking.
 
Learn more at http://www.isoad.org/Data/List/Conference

International Longevity Summit Update

The International Longevity Summit will be held August 23–24 in South Africa.
 
Our Maria Entraigues Abramson, Alexandra Bause, Evelyne Yehudit Bischof, Holly M. Brown-Borg, José Luis Cordeiro, Stephanie Dainow, Goffredo Giordano, Aubrey de Grey, Nadine Hoosen, Ósìnàkáchì Ákùmà Kálù, Lisa Fabiny-Kiser, Andrea B. Maier, Martin O’Dea, Elizabeth Parrish, Brenda Ramokopelwa, Paul Spiegel, and Natasha Vita-More will be speaking.
 
Learn more at https://conference.taffds.org

RAADfest

RAADfest will be held September 7–10 in Anaheim, California. This is the world’s largest event focused on anti-aging and age reversal science for a general audience.
 
Our Maria Entraigues Abramson, José Cordeiro, Aubrey de Grey, William Faloon, Liz Parrish, Stephen Sideroff, James Strole, and Jason R. Williams will be speaking.
 
Get 20% off with the discount code LIFEBOAT.
 
Learn more at https://raadfest.com

Books

Read “Supraconscious: The Genius within You” by our Maria Olon Tsaroucha at https://amzn.to/3pRST2u

Papers

Read “Anatomy of an AI-powered malicious social botnet” (PDF), coauthored by our Fil Menczer at https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.16336
 
Read “Are We Ready for Direct Brain Links to Machines and Each Other?” (PDF), authored by our Kevin LaGrandeur at https://journals.tplondon.com/jp/articl...1185/989
 
Read “Why Trust in AI = Improving Trust in Societies Simultaneously” by our David A. Bray at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-trus...cle_view

Videos

Watch “On Information Technology in Ukraine & Emerging Tech in Agriculture” with our David A. Bray at https://www.cxotalk.com/episode/ukraine...adership

Blog

Alessandro Carvalho joins our blog team with the post “Study combines quantum computing and generative AI for drug discovery” at https://lifeboat.com/blog/author/alessa...carvalho
 
Matthew Harris joins our blog team with the post “An AI robot gave a side-eye and dodged the question when asked whether it would rebel against its human creator” at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/an-ai...-creator
 
Roman Kam joins our blog team with the post “The Seven Evolving Phases of Artificial Intelligence” at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/the-s...lligence
 
Nicholas Play joins our blog team with the post “How China Is Using Artificial Intelligence in Classrooms” at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/08/how-c...assrooms
 
Recent interesting blog posts include:
 
“A first generation iPhone fetches $63,000 at auction” by Brent Ellman at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/a-fir...-auction
 
“A New Massive Underwater Space Station is In the Making” by Shailesh Prasad at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/a-new...e-making
 
“AI and AR will give humans ‘lie-detecting’ superpowers” by Shane Hinshaw at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/ai-an...erpowers
 
“Amazon expresses interest in AMD’s new AI chips” by Gemechu Taye at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/amazo...ai-chips
 
“Andrew Steele: Curing aging is a question of investment, not time” by Shubham Ghosh Roy at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/andre...not-time
 
“At the Speed of Thought” by Andrew Smith at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/at-th...-thought
 
“Atom-what? A Brief Introduction to the Atompunk Genre” by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/atom-...nk-genre
 
“ChatGPT designs its first robot” by Michael Taylor at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/chatg...st-robot
 
“China’s 176-qubit quantum computing platform goes online” by Paul Battista at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/china...s-online
 
“The Disappearing Computer: An Exclusive Preview of Humane’s Screenless Tech | Imran Chaudhri | TED” by Joseph Barney at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/the-d...dhri-ted
 
“DNA methylation and cardiovascular disease in humans: a systematic review and database of known CpG methylation sites” by Arthur Brown at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/dna-m...on-sites
 
“Dream Chaser: Space Shuttle-like spaceplane could soon fly to orbit after acing key test” by Gemechu Taye at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/dream...key-test
 
“Eliminating Death Doesn’t Mean Life Will Get Boring” by Zoltan Istvan at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/elimi...t-boring
 
“Giant New Nazca Lines Are Discovered in Peru Through Use of AI” by Josh Seeherman at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/giant...se-of-ai
 
“Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Says Its Next Algorithm Will Eclipse ChatGPT” by Raphael Ramos at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/googl...-chatgpt
 
“I don’t believe in free will. This is why” by Ken Otwell at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/i-don...s-is-why
 
“Incredible GREEN Comet With 11 Million-Mile-Long Tail Will Be Visible In The Sky” by Arthur Brown at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/incre...-the-sky
 
“Innovative human eye-mimicking chip has been developed at RMIT” by Gemechu Taye at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/innov...-at-rmit
 
“It’s Alive? This Billionaire Funds Startup Growing Brain Cell ‘Biocomputers’” by Shubham Ghosh Roy at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/its-a...omputers
 
“Machine learning helps researchers identify hit songs with 97% accuracy” by Kelvin Dafiaghor at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/machi...accuracy
 
“Man spends 93 days at the bottom of the Atlantic — now he’s 10 years younger” by John Davies at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/man-s...-younger
 
“New device opens door to storing quantum information as sound waves” by Shailesh Prasad at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/new-d...nd-waves
 
“Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here’s how” by Quinn Sena at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/plant...eres-how
 
“Rapamycin is the gold standard for longevity interventions” by Montie Adkins at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/rapam...ventions
 
“Realizing the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox for Atomic Clouds” by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/reali...c-clouds
 
“Researchers design a fabric that actively regulates temperature with the flip of a switch” by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/resea...a-switch
 
“Researchers Identify MicroRNA That Shows Promise for Hair Regrowth” by Omuterema Akhahenda at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/resea...regrowth
 
“Revolution in Physics: First-Ever X-Ray of a Single Atom Captured” by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/revol...captured
 
“Risks that can collapse our civilization” by Ron Friedman at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/risks...lization
 
“Sacrificing Sleep For Productivity Gave ‘Brain Pain,’ Says Elon Musk” by Kelvin Dafiaghor at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/sacri...lon-musk
 
“Scientists have identified anti-aging drugs using AI technology” by Josh Seeherman at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/scien...chnology
 
“Scientists Taught Pet Parrots to Video Call Each Other—and the Birds Loved It” by Raphael Ramos at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/scien...loved-it
 
“See the Terrifying New Robot That Can Pack Itself Flat And Turn Into Every Shape” by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/see-t...ry-shape
 
“Solar panel breakthrough paves way for ‘utility-scale’ space farms” by Shailesh Prasad at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/solar...ce-farms
 
“Taurine Deficiency As A Driver Of Aging: What’s My Data (Youthful Or Aged)?” by Mike Lustgarten at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/tauri...-or-aged
 
“‘Unbelievably excited’ — wheelchair users react to new Delta airplane seat design” by Quinn Sena at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/unbel...-excited
 
“U.S. Senate leader schedules classified AI briefings” by Dan Kummer at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/u-s-s...riefings
 
“Unveiling Quantum Gravity: New Results From IceCube Neutrino Observatory and Fermi Space Telescope” by Paul Battista at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/unvei...elescope
 
“Video: Building block of life found on Saturn moon. Bill Nye explains what it means” by Claudio Soprano at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/video...it-means
 
“Webb Space Telescope detects universe’s most distant complex organic molecules” by Josh Seeherman at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/webb-...olecules
 
“Where Imagination Lives in Your Brain” by Nicholi Avery at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/where...ur-brain
 
“World’s largest captive croc turns 120, giving scientists ‘serious knowledge on longevity’” by Zack Miles at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/06/world...ongevity

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