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Apr 11, 2023

Scientists discover possible connection between human brain and cosmos on a quantum scale

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, quantum physics

The human brain, with its intricate networks of neurons, has long been a subject of fascination and mystery. Concurrently, the cosmos, with its vastness and complexity, has intrigued scientists and philosophers for centuries.

Recent research has begun to explore the possibility that the brain and the cosmos might be connected on a quantum scale. This article will delve into the research paper titled “Quantum transport in fractal networks” and discuss its implications for our understanding of the relationship between the brain and the cosmos.

Apr 11, 2023

The Radical Remission Project

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Welcome to the Radical Remission Project, the online community created by NY Times bestselling author Kelly A. Turner, PhD, author of Radical Remission & Radical Hope! We are dedicated to continuing research and creating community for survivors, patients, friends, family, and health professionals.

Apr 11, 2023

What’s Holding Back Solar for Homes in the United States?

Posted by in category: materials

The industry, particularly in the U.S. is undergoing significant growing pains with demand outstripping supply in materials and personnel.

Apr 11, 2023

Alibaba plans to roll out A.I. bot rival to ChatGPT

Posted by in categories: business, finance, robotics/AI

CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reports on news that Alibaba is releasing a chatbot similar to ChatGPT. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi.

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Apr 11, 2023

Florida fight over ‘baby boxes’ part of bigger culture war

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, law

How does this work for the parent when they have a birth certificate but no baby to show for it, and no record of “disposing” of it?


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Safe Haven Baby Boxes and A Safe Haven for Newborns are two charities with similar names and the same goal: providing distressed mothers with a safe place to surrender their unwanted newborns instead of dumping them in trash cans or along roadsides.

But a fight between the two is brewing in the Florida Senate. An existing state law, supported and promoted by the Miami-based A Safe Haven, allows parents to surrender newborns to firefighters and hospital workers without giving their names. A new bill, supported by the Indiana-based Safe Haven Baby Boxes, would give fire stations and hospitals the option to install the group’s ventilated and climate-controlled boxes, where parents could drop off their babies without interacting with fire or hospital employees.

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Apr 11, 2023

Don’t Bash Digisexuality. For Some, It Brings Hope

Posted by in categories: computing, ethics, neuroscience, sex, virtual reality

My latest Opinion piece:


I possibly cheated on my wife once. Alone in a room, a young woman reached out her hands and seductively groped mine, inviting me to engage and embrace her. I went with it.

Twenty seconds later, I pulled back and ripped off my virtual reality gear. Around me, dozens of tech conference goers were waiting in line to try the same computer program an exhibitor was hosting. I warned colleagues in line this was no game. It created real emotions and challenged norms of partnership and sexuality. But does it really? And who benefits from this?

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Apr 11, 2023

Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, media & arts

An illustrated mid-career monograph exploring the 30-year creative journey of the 8-time Academy Award-nominated writer and director

Paul Thomas Anderson has been described as “one of American film’s modern masters” and “the foremost filmmaking talent of his generation.” Anderson’s films have received 25 Academy Award nominations, and he has worked closely with many of the most accomplished actors of our time, including Lesley Ann Manville, Julianne Moore, Daniel Day-Lewis, Joaquin Phoenix, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. In Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks, Anderson’s entire career—from Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch Drunk Love (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), The Master (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), and Phantom Thread (2017) to his music videos for Radiohead to his early short films—is examined in illustrated detail for the first time.

Anderson’s influences, his style, and the recurring themes of alienation, reinvention, ambition, and destiny that course through his movies are analyzed and supplemented by firsthand interviews with Anderson’s closest collaborators—including producer JoAnne Sellar, actor Vicky Krieps, and composer Jonny Greenwood—and illuminated by film stills, archival photos, original illustrations, and an appropriately psychedelic design aesthetic. Masterworks is a tribute to the dreamers, drifters, and evil dentists who populate his world.

Apr 11, 2023

Jeff Bezos is looking to defy death. This is what we know about the science of aging

Posted by in categories: life extension, science

Never listen to anyone who says the big questions have already been answered. We still have plenty to learn about extending our lifespans.

Apr 11, 2023

Could this folding buggy be destined for China’s future lunar base?

Posted by in categories: futurism, space

The Cubic Emergency Lunar Vehicle of China can be folded and tucked into the back of a regular roving vehicle and when in use can travel up to 10km/h on the moon’s surface, say researchers.

Apr 10, 2023

A widow is accusing an AI chatbot of being a reason her husband killed himself

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

A chatbot supposedly encouraged someone to kill himself. And he did.


The company behind the Eliza chatbot says it’s put a new safety feature in place after hearing about this “sad case.”