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Oct 10, 2022

How the Webb Telescope could finally verify a huge exoplanet theory

Posted by in category: space

Red dwarf stars may be the key.


Until now, models of planetary formation pointed to most planets forming with either too much or too little water. This was especially prominent around the most common type of stars in the galaxy – red dwarves.

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Oct 10, 2022

Coffee drinking linked to longer lifespan

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

A new study finds that drinking two to three cups of ground, instant, or decaffeinated coffee each day is associated with a longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with avoiding coffee.

Oct 10, 2022

Hugo de Garis & Ben Goerzel on the Singularity

Posted by in categories: media & arts, nanotechnology, singularity, space

Experimental video mashup on the Singularity featuring Ben Goertzel & Hugo de Garis.
Music by Scott Hanson (Tycho) — the actual song is Melanine form the album Dive.

Hugo de Garis
Ben Goertzel

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Oct 10, 2022

This podcast brings Steve Jobs back to life, thanks to AI

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

In a free-wheeling conversation with Joe Rogan, Jobs talks about Microsoft, Adobe, and much more.

If there was anything that could make a case for how far Artificial intelligence (AI) has come, it would be the ability to converse with the dead. Podcast.ai is a platform that aims to demonstrate this week after week with its in-depth interviews, which began with no one other than Steve Jobs.

The episode does begin with a big disclaimer that the entire conversation has been generated by AI. The podcast maker also taps into the expertise of play.ht, which, according to its webpage, gives one the option of 907 ultra-realistic voices to choose from.

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Oct 10, 2022

Sun’s raw power spewing plasma clouds captured in stunning video

Posted by in categories: energy, space

The incredible power of the Sun has been captured in a stunning video showing a massive coronal magnetic ejection being thrown into space.

Oct 10, 2022

This Mach-5 engine will do what no other can | Challengers

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Hermeus is building the world’s fastest commercial aircraft. And we got to tour their hypersonic flight lab.

Watch the Challengers playlist ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXthoedLVIdKeeuwpDPSyHSC54obntRxB

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Oct 10, 2022

Video: Here is a spooky robotic arm that can fool people into believing it’s a real human hand

Posted by in categories: innovation, robotics/AI

Beware! This robotic arm has a powerful grip.

What would be your first reaction when you see a grey-colored robotic hand mimicking your real hand’s (assuming that the reader is a human) movements and functions? You’d be shocked and spooked, right? Well, a robotics company in Poland has managed to create such an unbelievable artificial hand for real, New Atlas.

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Oct 10, 2022

World’s first AI-backed swing will provide top security to a retreat in the Himalayas

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, security

Providing “impeccable” security at the intersection of innovation, technology, and adventure sports.

Adrenaline junkies, thrill seekers, and newbies, you might want to add experiencing a first-of-its-kind giant swing backed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to your bucket list.


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Oct 10, 2022

Boston Dynamics and five other robot makers pledge not to weaponize their robots

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

In addition, more robot makers have been encouraged to follow suit.

Oct 10, 2022

NASA’s Titan Dragonfly will touch down on a field of dunes and shattered ice

Posted by in categories: environmental, space

NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s largest moon will touch down on a terrain of dunes and shattered, icy bedrock, according to a new analysis of radar imagery from the Cassini spacecraft.

Launching in 2027, Dragonfly is a rotorcraft that will arrive in 2034 and explore Titan from the air. Its range will be far greater than that of a wheeled rover, with Dragonfly capable of covering around 10 miles (16 kilometers) in each half-hour flight, according to NASA. Over the span of its two-year mission it will explore an area hundreds of miles or kilometers across. However, before taking to the sky on its own, Dragonfly must first arrive on Titan under a parachute, soft-landing on frozen terrain that is hidden from easy viewing by the dense hydrocarbon smog that fills the moon’s atmosphere.