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Can science fiction create the future by inspiring those who read and watch it to achieve what appears as fantasy?

Can we apply science fiction and fantasy technologies to the big intractable problems of today to create a better future?

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Probably not but who knows in a million years?

Whether other universes are membranes floating in space, or a quirk of quantum mechanics, this is how physicists think we’ll traverse the multiverse.

Connor Leahy from Conjecture joins the podcast for a lightning round on a variety of topics ranging from aliens to education. Learn more about Connor’s work at https://conjecture.dev.

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Synthetic biology has made major strides towards the holy grail of fully programmable bio-micromachines capable of sensing and responding to defined stimuli regardless of their environmental context. A common type of bio-micromachines is created by genetically modifying living cells.^{[ 1 ]} Living cells possess the unique advantage of being highly adaptable and versatile.^{[ 2 ]} To date, living cells have been successfully repurposed for a wide variety of applications, including living therapeutics,^{[ 3 ]} bioremediation,^{[ 4 ]} and drug and gene delivery.^{[ 5, 6 ]} However, the resulting synthetic living cells are challenging to control due to their continuous adaption and evolving cellular context. Application of these autonomously replicating organisms often requires tailored biocontainment strategies,^{[ 7-9 ]} which can raise logistical hurdles and safety concerns.

In contrast, nonliving synthetic cells, notably artificial cells,^{[ 10, 11 ]} can be created using synthetic materials, such as polymers or phospholipids. Meticulous engineering of materials enables defined partitioning of bioactive agents, and the resulting biomimetic systems possess advantages including predictable functions, tolerance to certain environmental stressors, and ease of engineering.^{[ 12, 13 ]} Nonliving cell-mimetic systems have been employed to deliver anticancer drugs,^{[ 14 ]} promote antitumor immune responses,^{[ 15 ]} communicate with other cells,^{[ 16, 17 ]} mimic immune cells,^{[ 18, 19 ]} and perform photosynthesis.

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A British startup has performed a first-of-its-kind microgravity experiment using a drone.

The company, called Gravitilab, flew its adapted quadcopter to an altitude of 2,000 feet (600 meters), where it dropped a specially designed capsule carrying scientific experiments.

General Motors may move its new Ultium battery-electric architecture from pouch to cylindrical cell batteries.

Basically I underestimated chat gpt it is Basically much more powerful than I realized not just a Jetson society but it could even bring realities like we have seen in star trek the next generation where one can ask an AI anything and it can do anything given a task. This could also bring upon a superintelligence once programmed much like a wolfram alpha is for homework but for everything. It can nearly do any job and can replace all tech jobs eventually to get to universal basic income or even bring an end to the wild west of the internet it could create a near perfect cyber defense because it could simply know everything and make everything bug free. In short it can a near God like AI to answer and do any digital task. This can make nearly all jobs eventually automated:3.

It’ll be a while before ChatGPT takes your job entirely, and in the meantime you can use it to make work life easier.