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[The Washington Post] The explosion was the third failed attempt to resupply the space station with cargo in recent months.
Jun 28, 2015
California Assembly passes mandatory vaccine bill
Posted by Bryan Gatton in category: biotech/medical
California’s Assembly on Thursday approved a hotly contested bill requiring that nearly all public schoolchildren be vaccinated, clearing one of its last major legislative obstacles before the measure heads to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.
Jun 28, 2015
What It Will Take for Humans to Live on the Moon — Bryan Lufkin | Gizmodo
Posted by Seb in categories: space, space travel
“We (“we” meaning robots, at least at first) need to do lots of lunar experiments. What’s the nature of the Moon’s poles? Where is the water stored? We can answer those questions using robots—a couple of surface rovers, like Curiosity on Mars. These rovers can measure temperatures, slopes, surface properties, and the measurements of existing ice. Once we figure out a way to locate this vital resource on the Moon, the real progress can begin.” Read more
Jun 27, 2015
17 Legal Brain Enhancing Drugs That Will Expand Your Consciousness
Posted by Bryan Gatton in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience
Interest in Nootropics has grown exponentially over recent years within the health conscious communities and is still a trend moving upwards as I write this. Nootropics are essentially smart drugs that can be bought over the counter or online at retail prices below $50. The majority of Nootropics are cognitive enhancers, that is they are…
Jun 27, 2015
Who Will Own the Robots? — David Rotman | Technology Review
Posted by Seb in categories: economics, robotics/AI
“These are long-term trends that began decades ago, says David Autor, an MIT economist who has studied ‘job polarization’—the disappearance of middle-skill jobs even as demand increases for low-paying manual work on the one hand and highly skilled work on the other. This ‘hollowing out’ of the middle of the workforce, he says, ‘has been going on for a while.’ Nevertheless, the recession of 2007–2009 may have sped up the destruction of many relatively well-paid jobs requiring repetitive tasks that can be automated.”
Jun 27, 2015
Transhumanist and Life Extension Rally in San Francisco
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: life extension, transhumanism
I’m helping to announce a public transhumanist and life extension rally and gathering this Saturday, June 27th at Sue Bierman Park in San Francisco (we’ll be meeting at Justin Herman Plaza in the Sue Bierman park). It’ll start at 2PM sharp and go for a few hours. Maria Konovalenko, myself, and others will be giving short speeches and talking to the public about transhumanism and the importance of longevity research. There is a notable TV channel with a large film crew that is… scheduled to film the event (I just met with them all this evening). Please wear orange or black (Transhumanist Party colors), and there will be a limited amount of free t-shirts and bumper stickers available. Check out the event page and please join us! This is an excellent opportunity to put transhumanism on TV. Thanks!
Jun 26, 2015
Paper-thin printed solar cells could provide power for 1.3 billion people
Posted by Bryan Gatton in categories: energy, sustainability
Thanks to inexpensive printed solar cells, 1.3 billion people currently without electricity may be able to plug in for the first time.
Jun 26, 2015
The best sci-fi movie of the year is here — and it’s not Mad Max
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: futurism
A mother and a daughter in an apartment, listening to the women crying on the floors above and…
Jun 26, 2015
Does AI Keep You Up at Night? Ask a Tech Visionary Anything
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: futurism, neuroscience, robotics/AI
Are you the kind of person who spends a lot of time pondering when machine learning will finally give us humans a run for our money? Or exactly how the technology behind a pulse simulator works? We had a feeling you might be. So what other questions or ideas about the future of technology keep you up at night? This is your chance to have them answered/discussed by two leaders in the field of future tech: Brain Games host and futurist Jason Silva and Matt Grob, CTO of Qualcomm and holder of more than 70 patents relating to wireless communication and cell technology.