Jul 8, 2015
Immortality Bus with Presidential Candidate Zoltan
Posted by Zoltan Istvan 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 Sean Brazell 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.
Jul 8, 2015
Our Robot Overlords Aren’t Quite Ready For Us — Yet — Caroline O’Donovan | BuzzFeed
Posted by Seb in category: robotics/AI
“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 Sean Brazell 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).
Jul 8, 2015
Using the gravity of the universe to peer into a black hole
Posted by Sean Brazell 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.
Jul 7, 2015
Mic — How Lusie and her 3-D printed arm could change the world for…
Posted by Albert Sanchez in categories: 3D printing, futurism
Jul 7, 2015
Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Laughs at the AI Apocalypse
Posted by Scott Davis in categories: robotics/AI, singularity
Jul 7, 2015
Mark Zuckerberg Casually Chats To Stephen Hawking About Living Forever
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: life extension
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:
Jul 7, 2015
The Hyperloop is much closer than people realize
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
Jul 7, 2015
Hidden supermassive black holes revealed
Posted by Sean Brazell 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)
