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Sep 17, 2016
4 Crazy Things About Quantum Physics That Everyone Should Know
Posted by Elmar Arunov in categories: particle physics, quantum physics
In the video below from The Science Asylum, Nick Lucid explains some creepy things about quantum physics like, wave-particle duality and other stuff like that. So watch and learn:
Sep 17, 2016
This physicist says consciousness could be a new state of matter
Posted by Bruno Henrique de Souza in categories: cosmology, neuroscience, physics
Consciousness isn’t something scientists like to talk about much. You can’t see it, you can’t touch it, and despite the best efforts of certain researchers, you can’t quantify it. And in science, if you can’t measure something, you’re going to have a tough time explaining it.
But consciousness exists, and it’s one of the most fundamental aspects of what makes us human. And just like dark matter and dark energy have been used to fill some otherwise gaping holes in the standard model of physics, researchers have also proposed that it’s possible to consider consciousness as a new state of matter.
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Sep 17, 2016
Physicists Are Close to Producing Metallic Hydrogen, And It Could Change Everything
Posted by Elmar Arunov in categories: evolution, physics, space
The implications of the discovery of hydrogen in a metallic form make it a subject of great fervor. Teams are racing toward its use as a superconductor as well as a means of better understanding the universe.
The simplest and most common element, first in the periodic table, shouldn’t be difficult to crack, right? “What could be more simple than an assembly of electrons and protons?” asks Neil Aschcroft, a theoretical physicist at Cornell University. Yet, its supposed metallic form is quite the opposite. Apparently, the physics of hydrogen becomes more complex at high pressures. A sort of mega-evolution.
Hydrogen is naturally at a gaseous state, at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure. But hydrogen becomes solid, given enough of a forceful squeeze or at low temperatures. It also can transform into a liquid, if heat is added while squeezing. What is more confounding is the supposed ability of hydrogen, theoretically, to transform into metal if more extreme conditions are applied.
Sep 17, 2016
Coming soon: high-end virtual-reality headsets that don’t tie you down with cables
Posted by Elmar Arunov in categories: computing, virtual reality
Qualcomm’s design for a virtual-reality headset that’s totally untethered sets it apart from the rest of the market.
Sep 17, 2016
Japanese Scientists Create Lab-Grown Eyes
Posted by Albert Sanchez in category: biotech/medical
Sep 17, 2016
Westworld Review: HBO’s New Series Is Bold, Compelling
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: entertainment, transhumanism
Fantastic review! I will DEFINITELY be giving this series a go when it premieres very early next month!
This show, like the novel it’s based on, will explore many major transhumanist (and humanist, for that matter) themes. What do you think? Will you be watching too?
Allison Keene reviews the first four episodes of the upcoming HBO drama Westworld, which stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, and Anthony Hopkins.
Sep 17, 2016
Limitless Travel Avatar
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: economics, transportation
https://youtube.com/watch?v=S5qpamZ_MqM
As our worldwide transportation network becomes less and less able to support the demands of a global economy, more and more individuals and communities will either spend too much time on the road or become isolated.