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Oct 8, 2022
Researchers identify ‘super-calculating’ network in the human brain
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: neuroscience
Are you impressed when NASA manages to calculate the time and speed of a rocket’s trajectory? A new study from the University of Oslo shows that…
Oct 8, 2022
A New Function of the Cerebellum Has Been Discovered
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: neuroscience
The cerebellum is known primarily for regulation of movement. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that the cerebellum also plays an important role…
Oct 8, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found signs of ancient life on Mars
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: alien life
Oct 8, 2022
Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Nebula
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: physics, space travel
Nebulae are interstellar clouds of gas and dust. Many nebulae are formed from the remnants of dying stars. Nebulae are often also regions where new stars…
Oct 8, 2022
Physicists Successfully Create a New Type of Quasiparticle
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: innovation, physics
City College of New York physicists have created a new magnetic quasiparticle. The City College of New York’s Center for Discovery and Innovation and the Physics…
Oct 8, 2022
Longtermism: The Future Is Vast—What Does This Mean for Our Own Life?
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: futurism
The fact that our actions have an impact on the large number of people who will live after us should matter for how we think about our own lives. Those who ask themselves what they can do to act responsibly towards those who will live in the future call themselves ‘longtermists.’ Longtermism is the ethical view that we should act in ways that reduce the risks that endanger our future, and in ways that make the long-term future go well.1
Before we look ahead, let’s look back. How many came before us? How many humans have ever lived?
It is not possible to answer this question precisely, but demographers Toshiko Kaneda and Carl Haub have tackled the question using the historical knowledge that we do have.
Oct 8, 2022
Google’s AI Videos Point to a Machine-Generated Future
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
Artificial intelligence is quickly advancing in the field of video generation. That could have a profound effect on our social media feeds one day.
Oct 8, 2022
Elon Musk demos humanoid robot, which will cost less than $20K
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation
CEO Elon Musk unveiled two prototypes of the Tesla robot at his company’s second annual AI Day — and while the bots are nowhere near as impressive as some of the humanoids we’ve seen before, they could have a bigger impact on the future of work.
The Tesla robot: In 2021, Tesla held its first AI Day, a livestreamed event to present its latest developments in AI hardware and software, with a focus on Tesla cars’ Autopilot system.
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Oct 8, 2022
Russian nuclear submarine armed with ‘doomsday’ weapon disappears from Arctic harbor: report
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: drones, existential risks, military, nuclear energy
Is this a sign of nuclear escalation?
A top-of-the-line Russian nuclear-powered submarine has gone missing from its harbor in the Arctic along with its rumored “doomsday weapon,” according to multiple reports.
NATO has reportedly warned members that Russia’s Belgorod submarine no longer appeared to be operating out of its White Sea base, where it has been active since July. Officials warned that Russia may plan to test Belgorod’s “Poseidon” weapons system, a drone equipped with a nuclear bomb that Russia has claimed is capable of creating a “radioactive tsunami,” according to Italian media.