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Aug 6, 2022

Potato farmers conquer a devastating worm—with paper made from bananas

Posted by in category: futurism

Low-tech approach can quintuple yield and slash need for soil pesticide.

Aug 6, 2022

I wore all my trash for 30 days | Rob Greenfield | TEDxUCLA

Posted by in categories: electronics, sustainability

For one month Rob Greenfield lived just like the average person and WORE every single piece of trash he created. Why? To create a visual of how much trash just one of us creates and serve as a mirror to society to self-reflect, question habits and explore alternatives to live in balance with Earth.

Rob Greenfield is an activist and humanitarian dedicated to leading the way to a more sustainable and just world. He embarks on extreme projects to bring attention to important global issues and inspire positive change. His work has been covered by media worldwide including National Geographic and he’s been named “The Robin Hood of modern times” by France 2 TV. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

Aug 6, 2022

Natasha Vita-More — Transhumanism, Life Extension & Cryonics

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cryonics, life extension, transhumanism

Nicely done Tim!


https://www.timventura.com — Dr. Natasha Vita-More discusses transhumanism, human augmentation, life extension, and cryopreservation, and provides valuable insights into the latest medical advances empowering body augmentation & super-longevity in humans.

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Aug 6, 2022

The future of brain-computer interfaces | Bryan Johnson and Lex Fridman

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience

Great talk on BMIs, the future of life and intelligence:


Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YbcB6b4A2U
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Aug 6, 2022

Stanford Neuroscientist: Rejuvenating Aging Brains

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

The Neuro-Network.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐣𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬

𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙒𝙮𝙨𝙨-𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙮, 𝙋𝙝𝘿, 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 20 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙪… See more.

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Aug 6, 2022

SpaceX raises another $250 million in equity, lifts total to $2 billion in 2022

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, satellites

Elon Musk’s SpaceX raised $250 million in an equity round last month, the company disclosed in a securities filing on Friday. It has now raised $2 billion in 2022.

The filing doesn’t specify the sources of the funds, but noted they came from five investors.

SpaceX did not disclose a change in its valuation. The company’s value has soared in the last few years, with SpaceX raising billions to fund work on two capital-intensive projects — the next generation rocket Starship and its global satellite internet network Starlink. Its value hit $127 billion during its previous equity round in May, CNBC reported. That raise brought in $1.725 billion.

Aug 6, 2022

Can We Throw Satellites to Space? — SpinLaunch

Posted by in categories: engineering, media & arts, satellites

A new deep dive into this fascinating, possibly game changing tool to RAPIDLY build space infrastructure that would otherwise take far longer and cost more to lift into orbit with rockets.


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Aug 6, 2022

The Robocalls Problem Is So Bad That the FCC Actually Did Something

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, mobile phones, transportation

“Hello, we’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.” After years of seemingly unstoppable scam robocalls, this phrase is embedded into the minds of many of us. Last month the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it was ordering phone providers to block any calls coming from a known car warranty robocall scam, offering hope that U.S. phone users may hear that all-too-familiar automated voice a little less often.

But there is more work required to crack down on these calls. After all, car warranty warnings are only one type of scam. To understand how robocallers reach us, and why it’s so hard to stop them, Scientific American spoke with Adam Doupé, a cybersecurity expert at Arizona State University.

[An edited transcript of the interview follows.].

Aug 6, 2022

Computer scientists just developed a system for helping AI understand human goals

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

A team of researchers in the U.S. and China have developed a new paradigm for enabling communication between humans and AI systems.


Artificial intelligence systems are opaque, especially to people without a relevant technical background and enough time to dig into the code.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Aug 6, 2022

Plant cells generate rhythms/oscillations in virtually all scales of spatiotemporal organization

Posted by in category: futurism