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Jul 8, 2015

Immortality Bus with Presidential Candidate Zoltan

Posted by in category: life extension

My newest initiative I’m very excited about. Please support it and contribute to it! Thanks!

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Jul 8, 2015

For the First Time an AI Machine Identified Galaxies All on Its Own

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space

Researchers in the UK have developed a computer that can scan outer space and classify galaxy types on its own, without any human help. This image recognition AI could help develop robots that can “see” better on their own, possibly helping doctors spot tumors or airport security spot firearms.

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Jul 8, 2015

Our Robot Overlords Aren’t Quite Ready For Us — Yet — Caroline O’Donovan | BuzzFeed

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“The issue is that robots are really good at doing the same thing over and over again, but when a task calls for flexibility of any kind, it’s almost always easier to have a human do it.” Read more

Jul 8, 2015

Pluto’s Odd Dark Spots Continue to Puzzle Scientists (Photos)

Posted by in category: space

The images reveal a great deal of variation and complexity across Pluto’s surface — including the four large dark patches near the equator first spotted by New Horizons late last month. “This object is unlike any other that we have observed,” New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern, of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, said during a news briefing today (July 6). New Horizons captured the new photos last Wednesday (July 1) and Friday (July 3), shortly before suffering a glitch that sent it into a precautionary “safe mode” on Saturday (July 4).

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Jul 8, 2015

Using the gravity of the universe to peer into a black hole

Posted by in categories: cosmology, space

Researchers at the European Space Agency harness the natural lensing properties of cosmic gravity to get a closer look at a black hole.

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Jul 7, 2015

Mic — How Lusie and her 3-D printed arm could change the world for…

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, futurism

This revolutionary new technology is changing the world for kids born without limbs.

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Jul 7, 2015

Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Laughs at the AI Apocalypse

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, singularity

No singularity for Linus.

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Jul 7, 2015

Mark Zuckerberg Casually Chats To Stephen Hawking About Living Forever

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Mark Zuckerberg was on Facebook last night conducting his regular Townhall Q&As, with a few not-so-regular people including Stephen Hawking and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Of the celebrity cast, Hawking was the only one who diverted the social media titan’s attention to science, asking him:

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Jul 7, 2015

The Hyperloop is much closer than people realize

Posted by in category: transportation

Science-fiction is becoming reality.

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Jul 7, 2015

Hidden supermassive black holes revealed

Posted by in categories: cosmology, futurism, space

An artist’s illustration of a signs of a supermassive black hole actively feasting on its surroundings. The central black hole is hidden from direct view by a thick layer of encircling gas and dust. (credit: NASA/ESA)

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