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Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan becomes advisor at “Brain Space”! Welcome!

Posted by Zoltan Istvan in bitcoin, neuroscience, space travel, transhumanism | 3 Comments on Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan becomes advisor at “Brain Space”! Welcome!

Nov 2
2018

I recently become an advisor at Brain Space, a new #blockchain company creating a better system to deal with copyrights and patents. They have an ICO coming up here very soon. Here’s an article (with a video I did) with more info: https://medium.com/…/transhumanist-zoltan-istvan-becomes-ad… AND CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE: https://brain-space.io/

Zoltan Istvan, an American-Hungarian, began a solo, multi-year sailing journey around the world at the age of 21. His main cargo was 500 handpicked books, mostly classics. He’s explored over 100 countries — many as a journalist for the National Geographic Channel — writing, filming, and appearing in dozens of television stories, articles, and webcasts. His work has also been featured by The New York Times, Outside, Wired UK, Slate, Vice, San Francisco Chronicle, BBC Radio, CNN, CBS, RT, Fox News, the Travel Channel, and in much other media.

More about Zoltan at https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoltan-istvan-78aa2964/

Link to ICO: https://brain-space.io/

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#DidYouKnow: NASA Dawn Mission is the only spacecraft that has ever orbited two worlds beyond Earth

Posted by Michael Lance in engineering, space travel

Nov 1
2018

#DidYouKnow : NASA Dawn Mission is the only spacecraft that has ever orbited two worlds beyond Earth. Watch our experts discuss 11 years of scientific discovery, breathtaking imagery and unprecedented feats of engineering from the mission: https://go.nasa.gov/2qlECc9

Scientists Found a Galaxy With Almost No Dark Matter. Here’s What That Means

Posted by Michael Lance in cosmology

Nov 1
2018

It is literally a see-through galaxy.”

For one thing, it completely changes how we think galaxies owrk.

Astronaut Photo ISS056-E-195042

Posted by Michael Lance in space

Nov 1
2018

Coffin-shaped iceberg NASA photograph.

What’s Up — November 2018

Posted by Michael Lance in space

Nov 1
2018

What’s up in the sky this month? You can’t miss bright Venus in the predawn hours, Saturn at sunset, Mars in the evening and much more. Find out when and where to look up: https://go.nasa.gov/2Q8YudW

Gut bacteria may control movement

Posted by Xavier Rosseel in health, neuroscience

Nov 1
2018

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A new study puts a fresh spin on what it means to “go with your gut.” The findings, published in Nature, suggest that gut bacteria may control movement in fruit flies and identify the neurons involved in this response. The study was supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Human Pressures Have Shrunk Wildlife Populations

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Nov 1
2018

In 40 years, human actions like deforestation have taken a major toll on wildlife, a new report finds.

By Scott Waldman, E&E News on October 31, 2018

Paralysed men can stand and walk after electrical stimulation

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Nov 1
2018

Two men who were paralysed in separate accidents more than six years ago can stand and walk short distances on crutches after their spinal cords were treated with electrical stimulation.

David Mzee, 28, and Gert-Jan Oskam, 35, had electrical pulses beamed into their spines to stimulate their leg muscles as they practised walking in a supportive harness on a treadmill.

This Simulation Based On Observations Of The Supermassive Black Hole At The Center Of Our Galaxy Is Mind-Boggling

Posted by Genevieve Klien in cosmology, materials

Nov 1
2018

Based on observations by the European Souther Observatory’s GRAVITY instrument, this simulation shows gases swirling around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way — at just 30% the speed of light — “the first time material has been observed orbiting close to the point of no return.”

ESO/Gravity Consortium/L. Calçada

Watch a Famous Supernova Change Over 25 Years

Posted by Genevieve Klien in cosmology, evolution

Nov 1
2018

Perhaps the most important supernova of the modern era is SN 1987A, the closest supernova to Earth since the invention of the telescope. Scientists have been observing the explosion’s remnants since the 1987 event.

Scientists led by University of Toronto graduate student Yvette Cendes have presented a new report showing the 25 years of radio wave observations of the stellar corpse’s evolution from 1992 to 2017. You can watch those observations in the timelapse below.