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Singularity Ready: Stoicism as a singularity life philosophy

We explore various philosophies and its principles to assess their appropriateness as guides in these accelerating exponential times

Stoicism.
Stoicism is a philosophical school that originated in ancient Greece and was founded by Zeno of Citium in the early 3rd century BC. Stoicism emphasizes rationality, virtue, and self-control as the key to leading a good life.

The philosophy teaches that individuals should focus on what they can control, accept what they cannot control, and remain indifferent to external circumstances beyond their control.

NASA has funded the development of new laser communications technology through small business Fibertek Inc. to help enable communications on Artemis II

NASA is working with private industry partners and small businesses under Artemis to produce scalable, affordable, and advanced laser communications systems that could enable greater exploration and discovery beyond Earth for the benefit of all.

Laser, or optical, communications provide missions with increased data rates – meaning that missions using laser technology can send and receive more information in a single transmission compared with those using traditional radio waves. When a spacecraft uses laser communications to send information, infrared light packs the data into tighter waves so ground stations on Earth can receive more data at once. Laser communications systems can provide 10 to 100 times higher data rates than the radio systems used by space missions today.

As science instruments evolve to capture high-definition data, missions will need expedited ways to transmit information to Earth. It would take roughly nine weeks to transmit a complete map of Mars back to Earth with current radio frequency systems. With lasers, it would only take about nine days.

Antibody Removes Abnormal Proteins from Cancer Cells

Antibodies are used in many kinds of cancer treatments but have only been able to reach proteins on the outside of cancer cells—until now. According to a new study, scientists have designed antibodies that can barge into cancer cells and drag abnormal proteins out, ultimately slowing tumor growth in mice.

The approach is a novel way of targeting cancer-fueling proteins that are buried inside cancer cells, several experts said.

Most antibodies can’t get inside cells. Yet most cancer-fueling proteins are tucked deep inside cancer cells. One type of antibody, however, called IgA, can glide through certain cells like a ghost walking through a wall.

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