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Jan 28, 2023

Artificial skin can detect nearby objects without even touching them

Posted by in category: cyborgs

A skin crafted from two layers of electrodes around an ion-infused sponge is better at sensing than human skin because it can detect nearby objects and what they are made of.

Jan 28, 2023

10 Reasons Aliens Might Not Contact Earth

Posted by in categories: alien life, existential risks

An exploration of 10 Reasons Aliens Might Not Contact Earth and what that might mean for SETI and science in general, and also the Fermi Paradox.

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Jan 28, 2023

10 Unsettling Future Technologies

Posted by in category: futurism

And exploration of ten of the more unsetting possible future technologies.

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Jan 28, 2023

‘Terminator 2’ robot can melt to escape confined spaces

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The robot uses magnetic induction to heat itself up and transform into a liquid.

Jan 28, 2023

Becoming strange in the Long Singularity

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, singularity

A sudden increase in AI capability suggests a weirder world in our near future.

Jan 28, 2023

20 Emerging Technologies That Will Change Our World

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, employment, habitats, robotics/AI

Technology has already changed our world. I mean, who knew that we’d be able to flick a switch to illuminate the darkness rather than lighting a candle? It’s wild. But the technology we have today and will have in the future is absolutely insane. From 3D printing houses to robotics to help us in our jobs, here are 20 emerging technologies that will change our world.

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Jan 28, 2023

The value of uncertainty: An active inference perspective

Posted by in category: futurism

We discuss how uncertainty underwrites exploration and epistemic foraging from the perspective of active inference: a generic scheme that places pragmatic (utility maximization) and epistemic (uncertainty minimization) imperatives on an equal footing – as primary determinants of proximal behavior. This formulation contextualizes the complementary motivational incentives for reward-related stimuli and environmental uncertainty, offering a normative treatment of their trade-off.

Jan 28, 2023

Rapamycin, mTert, HSCT, Senolytic First Robust Rejuvenation Trial | Dr Aubrey de Grey 2 Ep 2

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Tidbits:

This current experiment is 3 million dollars.

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Jan 28, 2023

What If Alien Life Were Silicon-Based?

Posted by in categories: alien life, chemistry

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Jan 28, 2023

Fermi Paradox: The Alien Life Biological Terminator

Posted by in categories: alien life, existential risks

An exploration of the idea that life can actually cause the extinction of previously existing life.

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