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Jan 9, 2018

Want faster data and a cleaner planet? Start mining asteroids

Posted by in categories: business, economics, habitats, space

Mining asteroids might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but there are companies and a few governments already working hard to make it real. This should not be surprising: compared with the breathtaking bridges that engineers build on Earth, asteroid-mining is a simple, small-scale operation requiring only modest technological advances. If anything is lacking, it is the imagination to see how plausible it has become. I am afraid only that it might not arrive soon enough to address the urgent resource challenges that the world is facing right now.

As an academic researcher, I work with several asteroid -mining companies to address that urgency. I depend on their funding, so there are trade secrets I cannot share. However, I can reveal the core reasons why I am optimistic about the business case for asteroid-mining, and what it will mean for our future.

Many people are skeptical of asteroid-mining because they imagine that the goal is to bring platinum back for sale in Earth’s metals market. Reporters repeatedly cite an irresistible statistic that the platinum in an asteroid can be worth trillions of US dollars, but anyone with an understanding of economics realises that bringing home a huge stash of precious metal would crash the market, reducing the valuation of the asteroid.

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Jan 9, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Ira Pastor — Humans 2.0 Podcast

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, business, cryonics, DNA, health, life extension, singularity, transhumanism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJiZbLPqNQ

Jan 8, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — At The End of the Day Show

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, business, cosmology, cryonics, DNA, futurism, genetics, transhumanism

https://www.spreaker.com/user/cbanks/special-guest-ira-pastor-ceo-bioquark

Jan 3, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Bringing Inspiration To Earth Show

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, business, DNA, futurism, genetics, life extension, posthumanism, transhumanism

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/biteradiome/2018/01/03/bioquark…a-s-pastor

Jan 2, 2018

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims January 2018 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Posted by in categories: business, food, sex, sustainability

Has anyone used the app?

The Department of Labor has released an innovative, business-focused mobile app that supports private-sector efforts to eradicate forced labor from global supply chains.


During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we recommit ourselves to eradicating the evil of enslavement. Human trafficking is a modern form of the oldest and most barbaric type of exploitation. It has no place in our world. This month we do not simply reflect on this appalling reality. We also pledge to do all in our power to end the horrific practice of human trafficking that plagues innocent victims around the world.

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Jan 2, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — The TRT Revolution Podcast

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, biotech/medical, business, cosmology, DNA, genetics, health, life extension, transhumanism

http://www.trtrevolution.com/age-reversal-life-extension-eli…ra-pastor/

Jan 2, 2018

Quantum Computing Q — US

Posted by in categories: business, computing, quantum physics

IBM Q is an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computers for business and science.

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Jan 2, 2018

Circular Economy — Circularity in the City: Opportunities and Challenges | Smart City Expo World Congress

Posted by in categories: business, economics, governance, innovation

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Jan 2, 2018

Climate-Proofing the Global Economy | UN Global Compact

Posted by in categories: business, environmental

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Dec 30, 2017

To Californians, it looked like a UFO. To Elon Musk, success | Bloomberg | Business Standard

Posted by in categories: business, Elon Musk, satellites, space

“The mission from California’s central coast was Space Exploration Technologies Corp’s 18th this year.”

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