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Feb 7, 2023

The Fattier the Surface, the Silkier the Chocolate

Posted by in category: futurism

New experiments show that the fat content at the surface of a piece of chocolate is the most influential factor in determining the candy’s texture in the mouth.

Feb 7, 2023

“Diverse Intelligence” — a talk

Posted by in category: biological

A talk on “Diverse Intelligence: understanding and relating to unconventional biological, engineered, and hybrid agents” by Michael Levin.

Feb 7, 2023

‘Harry Potter’ Invisibility Cloak Now Real? Metamaterials Development Will Allow You to Blend With Your Surroundings

Posted by in categories: innovation, materials

The power to turn invisible, which has long been a hallmark of science fiction and fantasy, would be a revolutionary technical breakthrough. Check out how scientists are making an invisibility cloak into reality.

Feb 7, 2023

How Our Reality May Be a Sum of All Possible Realities

Posted by in category: physics

Richard Feynman’s path integral is both a powerful prediction machine and a philosophy about how the world is. But physicists are still struggling to figure out how to use it, and what it means.

Feb 7, 2023

After You Die, Zombie Genes in Your Brain Come to Life

Posted by in category: neuroscience

So you have that to look forward to.

Feb 7, 2023

Scientists develop first fabric to automatically cool or insulate depending on conditions

Posted by in categories: innovation, materials

Despite decades of innovation in fabrics with high-tech thermal properties that keep marathon runners cool or alpine hikers warm, there has never been a material that changes its insulating properties in response to the environment. Until now.

University of Maryland researchers have created a that can automatically regulate the amount of heat that passes through it. When conditions are warm and moist, such as those near a sweating body, the fabric allows (heat) to pass through. When conditions become cooler and drier, the fabric reduces the heat that escapes. The development was reported in the February 8, 2019 issue of the journal Science.

The researchers created the fabric from specially engineered yarn coated with a conductive metal. Under hot, , the strands of yarn compact and activate the coating, which changes the way the fabric interacts with infrared . They refer to the action as “gating” of infrared radiation, which acts as a tunable blind to transmit or block heat.

Feb 7, 2023

Quebec Hospital Using Virtual Reality to Address Increasing Mental Health Issues from the Pandemic

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience, virtual reality

A Quebec hospital adopts a novel use of VR to help patients with anxiety, phobias and pain.


In a newswire release today, the Fondation de l’Hôtel-Dieu d’Alma (the Alma Hospital Foundation) announced the launch of a virtual reality (VR) project aimed at improving the mental health of those experiencing increasing anxiety. The Alma Hospital is a regional health centre for the area of Lac St. Jean and the Saguenay River valley to the north of Quebec City.

Jean Lamoureux, the hospital’s Executive Director states, “The number of requests for mental-health consultations is estimated to have increased by 30 to 40 percent during the pandemic. These needs are urgent…and, thanks to the innovation of Paperplane Therapeutics and TELUS, we will transform the way health services are delivered, while having a significant positive impact on patient well-being through technology.”

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Feb 7, 2023

‘Leonardo DiCaprio’ snake with bright orange eyes discovered in Panama jungle

Posted by in category: futurism

Five species of previously unknown snakes with stunning eyes were discovered in jungle trees, and one was named after Leonardo DiCaprio. But mining threatens them all.

Feb 7, 2023

The Power Source of The Universe — Can Nuclear Fusion Help us Reach Type 1 Civilization?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nuclear energy

Human civilization has achieved some incredible things during its short reign on this planet. Technological development over the past 5,000 years of human civilization has led our species to dominance of life on Earth and placed us on a pathway to achieving a Type I civilization.

To reach even the basic level of a “Kardashev Type 1 civilization” we must do two things:
Develop more advanced technology and share it with all responsible nations.
Make renewable energy accessible to all parts of the world.

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Feb 7, 2023

Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, The Big Bang, Aliens, Death, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #232

Posted by in categories: alien life, quantum physics

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