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Coming soon: high-end virtual-reality headsets that don’t tie you down with cables

Posted by Elmar Arunov in computing, virtual reality

Sep 17
2016

Qualcomm’s design for a virtual-reality headset that’s totally untethered sets it apart from the rest of the market.

Japanese Scientists Create Lab-Grown Eyes

Posted by Albert Sanchez in biotech/medical

Sep 17
2016

Scientists have learned how to grow human eyes in the lab.

Westworld Review: HBO’s New Series Is Bold, Compelling

Posted by Sean Brazell in entertainment, transhumanism

Sep 17
2016

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.

Limitless Travel Avatar

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in economics, transportation

Sep 17
2016

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.

Could We Build A Real Warp Drive?

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in futurism, space travel

Sep 17
2016

Warp Drives. Science fiction or future reality?

Spaceflight Startup Wants to Launch Rockets out of the Ocean

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in space travel

Sep 17
2016

Don’t even need a launch pad.

EcoHelmet: This foldable bike helmet is made from paper

Posted by Bryan Gatton in futurism

Sep 17
2016

http://cnnmon.ie/2cR4Mfo

Small Canadian town will give land, a job to anyone willing to move

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism | 4 Comments on Small Canadian town will give land, a job to anyone willing to move

Sep 17
2016

Cape Breton is a small island at the eastern end of Nova Scotia. It features all four seasons, the population (as or 2001) is just under 150,000 and the community is true to its small town roots.

The Farmer’s Daughter Country Market, a bakery and general store, is a staple of this hidden paradise and it is looking to expand. They have everything they need, except people.

NOT SURE ABOUT CANADA? New Zealand is proposing a similar but different proposal.

Jeff Bezos’ space company is a lot like Amazon was in 1994

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in space

Sep 17
2016

Jeff Bezos has a talent for persuading Wall Street to back radically long-term investments. He’ll certainly need it if he ever decides to take his space company, Blue Origin, public.

One Year Anniversary of BioViva’s Gene Therapy Against Human Aging

Posted by Montie Adkins in biotech/medical, life extension

Sep 17
2016

It has officially been one year since I volunteered to take the first gene therapy to treat biological aging. It has been an amazing year! It began with a great deal of excitement in the weeks leading up to taking the treatment. The excitement of treatment day was followed by months of anticipation before the letdown of not magically reversing visual aging and becoming a 20-year-old biologically again. Even so, the year has been filled with energizing information gleaned from every additional molecular biomarker test that we have done. In this post, I will try to summarize my feelings on several topics as they have evolved throughout the year.

First in Human Use

Being the first person to use any new medical treatment is a complicated endeavor. It is infinitely more complicated when we don’t know the possible outcomes, the perfect dosage, the regimen, or the optimal delivery method. With all of these uncertainties, one is constantly aware that all the excitement and hopes could be squelched in moments. For the same reasons, every small success seems unbelievable, even though they are the results we wanted.