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Nov 14, 2022

Scientists Spot Brightest Energy Burst Ever Detected in Space

Posted by in categories: energy, space

Scientists have discovered the brightest energy burst ever detected in space — and Astronomy Twitter is abuzz over the electrifying finding.

As Vice reports, this uber-bright gamma ray burst (GRB), which are huge bursts of energy that occur during major galactic events such as star deaths, was detected by both NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory at England’s University of Leicester.

“Brightest GRB ever just dropped,” University of Alabama astrophysicist Marcos Santander tweeted.

Nov 14, 2022

Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Maybe Has Legs Now, but Apparently Only for Executives

Posted by in category: futurism

At Connect 2022, Facebook-turned-Meta Mark Zuckerberg and a fellow metaverse exec both appeared as their new, legged avatars. But only they had legs.

Nov 14, 2022

Oakland Police Want to Arm Robots With Shotguns, Because We Live in a Dystopian Nightmare

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Police in Oakland are hoping to arm robots with potentially lethal shotgun-like attachments. Why? Because that’s the reality we live in now.

As The Intercept reports, the Oakland police force made a “percussion actuated nonelectric disruptor,” or PAN disruptor, a top-priority item on their wish list last year.

In short, PAN is a shotgun-shaped accessory attachment for wheeled robots, which are often deployed in war zones and by bomb squads.

Nov 14, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg’s New and Improved Metaverse Avatar Still Looks Like Crap

Posted by in category: futurism

Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled his new avatar for the company’s bespoke Metaverse — and it still looks like total crap.

Nov 14, 2022

East Africa’s drought threatens millions with starvation

Posted by in category: futurism

A famine is increasingly likely in East Africa as rains fail for the fourth consecutive year. Violent conflicts in the Horn of Africa are undermining efforts to help the populations in need.

Nov 14, 2022

Huge Hidden Galactic Structure Found In The Zone of Avoidance Behind Milky Way

Posted by in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, space

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Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a discovery of a huge galactic structure behind the Milky Way in the hidden Zone of Avoidance.
Links:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2210.16332.pdf.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_of_Avoidance.
Great attractor mystery: https://youtu.be/xAS-IoKLddU
Great debate: https://youtu.be/kcKOV7IwlNc.
#zoneofavoidance #milkyway #mystery.

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Nov 14, 2022

The Exact Number of Computers Needed to Simulate the Human Brain is Almost Inconceivable

Posted by in categories: computing, space

Yes, conceivably. And if/when we achieve the levels of technology necessary for simulation, the universe will become our playground.

Nov 14, 2022

What is the shape of the universe?

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

The universe may seem shapeless because it is so vast, but it does have a form that astronomers can observe. So, what is it shaped like?

Physicists think the universe is flat. Several lines of evidence point to this flat universe: light left over from the Big Bang, the rate of expansion of the universe at different locations, and the way the universe “looks” from different angles, experts told Live Science.

Nov 14, 2022

Forever Young: Scientists Reveal the Secret to a Strange Animal’s Eternal Youth

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

Sea anemones are seemingly immortal animals. They seem to be immune to aging and the negative impacts that humans experience over time. However, the exact reasons for their eternal youth are not completely understood.

The genetic fingerprint of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis reveals that members of this incredibly ancient animal phylum employ the same gene cascades for neural cell differentiation as more complex organisms. These genes are also in charge of maintaining the balance of all cells in the organism during the anemone’s lifetime. These findings were recently published in the journal Cell Reports by a group of developmental biologists headed by Ulrich Technau of the University of Vienna.

Almost all animal organisms are made up of millions, if not billions, of cells that join together in intricate ways to create specific tissues and organs, which are made up of a range of cell types, such as a variety of neurons and gland cells. However, it is unclear how this critical balance of diverse cell types emerges, how it is regulated, and if the different cell types of different animal organisms have a common origin.

Nov 14, 2022

New Technologies that May be in the Cards

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, drones, education, nanotechnology, nuclear energy, robotics/AI, satellites

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Every day brings us new technological advances, today we’ll explore many of those of such as robotics, automation, rapid delivery, education, medical science, nanotechnology, and more.

Episodes referenced in the Episode:
Power Satellites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBCbdThIJNE
Fusion Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChTJHEdf6yM
Quiet Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvH-7XX6pkk.
The Santa Claus Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmgYoryG_Ss.
Synthetic Meat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NULFAItoBs.
Cyborgs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGYKCTFIZLI
Mind Augmentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQpYOVvU17Y
Mind-Machine Interfaces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCLLzI4R3bc.
Life Extension https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKmdc2AuXec.
The Science of Aging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDpjv2z3dyE
Happily Ever After: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ypfzvQ-Q2w.
Attack of the Drones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oZCUtgnQkE
Advanced Metamaterials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0UZ6-oeiIE
Portable Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffXqcf48D9Q
The Nuclear Option: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aBOhC1c6m8
Moon: Industrial Complex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y47MMNqKGxE
Machine Rebellion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHd22kMa0_w.
The Paperclip Maximizer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mk7NVFz_88
Technological Stagnation: Coming Soon.
Non-Carbon Based Life: Coming Soon.

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