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Jun 30, 2022

Can Nuclear Propulsion Take Us to Mars?

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Jun 30, 2022

Is Interstellar Travel Impossible?

Posted by in categories: physics, space travel

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Jun 30, 2022

5 REAL Possibilities for Interstellar Travel

Posted by in categories: quantum physics, space travel

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Jun 30, 2022

Can We Genetically Engineer Humans for Space?

Posted by in categories: alien life, existential risks, genetics, habitats

Traveling far distances in space is difficult, but advances in jet propulsion and genetics are making it possible. Trace is joined by Dr. Kiki Sanford to discuss how by altering the genes in our own bodies, we can make ourselves more fit to survive on other planets!

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Jun 30, 2022

Your Brain In 2050

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience

At present, our brains are mostly dependent on all the stuff below the neck to turn thought into action. But advances in neuroscience are making it easier than ever to hook machines up to minds. See neuroscientists John Donoghue and Sheila Nirenberg, computer scientist Michel Maharbiz, and psychologist Gary Marcus discuss the cutting edge of brain-machine interactions in “Cells to Silicon: Your Brain in 2050,” part of the Big Ideas series at the 2014 World Science Festival.

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Jun 30, 2022

Life as a Digital Being

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transhumanism

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In the future we might see the rise of minds entirely on computers, be it uploaded humans, transhumans, or artificial intelligence. But what would such an existence be like? Would they interact with our world or live in entirely virtual realities or simulated universes?

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Jun 30, 2022

Billionaire Richard Branson could help Ukraine rebuild the world’s largest cargo plane

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Jun 30, 2022

Smart contact lenses with AR display trialed for the first time

Posted by in categories: augmented reality, futurism

Bye bye, AR headsets?Mojo Vision, a California-based company that wants to make augmented reality (AR) capable smart contact lenses, has already conducted the first human trial of its technology. Last week, the company’s CEO Drew Perkins became the first person to use the contact lenses and shared his experience in a blog post.


Mojo Vision’s device design includes many firsts and now the prototype is good enough to be trialed. Is the future already here?

Jun 30, 2022

FBI says people are using deepfakes to apply for remote tech jobs

Posted by in categories: employment, internet, robotics/AI

What else can deepfakes do?We’ve seen examples of deepfakes being used almost to change the course of history when a Zelensky footage emerged back in March and told the Ukrainian army to lay down arms amid the Russian invasion. Fortunately, it was sloppy, and the army didn’t buy that. And now, if you consider what happens when a post-covid world that birthed many remote job opportunities for digital nomads merges with AI, The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has t… See more.


The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that some people are using deepfakes to apply for remote tech jobs.

Jun 30, 2022

Researchers control sound waves on a computer chip in world first

Posted by in category: computing