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Aug 3, 2017
Study Shows Injectable Electronic Neural Lace Melds With Neurons Without Causing Immune Response
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: biotech/medical, Elon Musk, neuroscience, transhumanism
In step forward for Elon Musk’s neural lace and transhumanists everywhere, a new paper published this month by researchers at Harvard University reports on the successful implantation of an electronic neuromorphic mesh in the brains of mice without triggering an immune response.
Neuroprostheses show promise in the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and for the creation of brain-machine interfaces such as the neural lace, but a major stumbling block for researchers has been the propensity of these implants to induce an immune response, inflammation and scaring in the brain, severely limiting their potential use.
Aug 2, 2017
J. Craig Venter and Elon Musk discussed faxing genomes through space
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: biotech/medical, Elon Musk, space
Jul 31, 2017
Tesla’s Model 3 Arrives With a Surprise 310-Mile Range
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Jul 31, 2017
How this 32-year-old investor with ties to Elon Musk wants to use AI to build a perfect planet
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: economics, Elon Musk, finance, robotics/AI, transportation
In a not-too-distant future city, superintelligent robots will carry out the majority of vital tasks. Driverless cars will ferry passengers to and from points of interest. Housing and healthcare will be affordable, if not free to all. Political leaders and technologists will speak the same language. And life is good.
Sam Altman, the 32-year-old president of Y Combinator, the most prestigious startup accelerator in Silicon Valley, has laid out this utopian vision over the years, and most definitively in a job listing posted on YC’s blog in June 2016.
“We’re seriously interested in building new cities and we think we know how to finance it if everything else makes sense,” the post read. “We need people with strong interests and bold ideas in architecture, ecology, economics, politics, technology, urban planning, and much more.”
Jul 29, 2017
Tech’s Most Dubious Promises, from Bill Gates to Elon Musk
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: Elon Musk, transportation
Jul 28, 2017
Tonight Elon Musk delivers 30 Model 3 Teslas and things may never be the same
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
30 lucky customers will get their hands on the first Tesla Model 3 electric cars to roll off the production line. Here’s why it matters.
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appear to be at odds over the future of the artificial intelligence. CNN’s Richard Quest discussed the feud with physics professor Michio Kaku…
Jul 25, 2017
Elon Musk fires back at Mark Zuckerberg in debate about the future: ‘His understanding of the subject is limited’
Posted by John Gallagher in categories: Elon Musk, futurism
“It’s really negative, and in some ways, I actually think it’s pretty irresponsible,” said Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook.
Jul 19, 2017
Elon Musk: We need to build a base on the moon
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: business, Elon Musk, space travel
Elon Musk thinks we need to build a base on the moon if we are going to stoke public interest in space travel.
Speaking at the International Space Station (ISS) Research & Development Conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, the SpaceX founder and leader spoke about the various opportunities space offers for business and innovation. He also lamented that many people seem to be unaware of the International Space Station, or do not seem to fully understand “how cool the ISS is.”
Asked what opportunities space affords, Musk cited several things, but said, “If you want to get the public fired up, you’ve got to put a base on the moon,” adding that it would be the “continuance to the dream” of the Apollo missions.
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