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Jun 29, 2022

Live With(out) Littlewood | Alys Denby, Mark Johnson, Christopher Snowdon + more! | Ep.66

Posted by in categories: economics, education, law, policy

ON THE PANEL…

Alys Denby, Deputy Editor, CapX
Mark Johnson, Legal and Policy Officer, Big Brother Watch.
Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics, IEA
Victoria Hewson, Head of Regulatory Affairs, IEA

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Jun 29, 2022

Yours Truly, 2095

Posted by in category: futurism

A retrofuturist enthusiasts’ favorite from the early 80s by ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) in accompanying Ex Machina, a 2014 science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland, starring Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and Sonoya Mizuno.

Jun 29, 2022

The Creation of the Humanoids

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Anticipation of mind uploading in this movie.


In a post-nuclear-war society, blue-skinned, silver-eyed human-like robots have become a common sight as the surviving population suffers from a decreasing birth rate and has grown dependent on their assistance. A fanatical organization tries to prevent the robots from becoming too human, fearing that they will take over. Meanwhile, a scientist experiments with creating human replicas that have genuine emotions and memories…

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Jun 29, 2022

From steel to solar: Could Pa. manufacturing plant be a blueprint for industry in the OV?

Posted by in category: futurism

From steel to solar. A former steel plant in Allegheny County, Pa.

Jun 29, 2022

Ten Years of CRISPR

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical

This month marks ten years since CRISPR-Cas9 was repurposed as a gene editing system, so we’re looking back at what has been accomplished in a decade of CRISPR editing.

Jun 29, 2022

Snow Plows Won’t Have Passes At Glacier National Park Open Before July 4; Sunshine Village Offers Summer Skiing For First Time In 31 Years; Antarctica —5.1C Below 1979–2000 Base; + Proposed Biofuels Cap Rejected At G7

Posted by in category: sustainability

Alex SharpThe world really needs to prioritise getting heat pumps to people. They also help keep people warm in winter.

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Jun 29, 2022

Intel Silicon Photonics Breakthrough Paves Way For Lightspeed I/O And Chip Interconnects

Posted by in categories: computing, innovation

Intel Labs has announced that it has made a noteworthy advancement in the area of integrated photonics research, which it bills as the “next frontier” in expanding communications bandwidth between compute silicon in data centers and across networks. The company believes this advancement holds the promise of a future input/output (I/O) interface with improved energy efficiency and bandwidth, and a longer reach.

The disclosure explains the possibility to obtain well-matched output power in conjunction with uniform and densely spaced wavelengths, according to Haisheng Rong, Senior Principal Engineer at Intel Labs. Rong also points out that this can be done by utilizing existing manufacturing and process techniques in Intel fabs, and therefore ensures a path to volume production of the “next-generation co-packaged optics and optical compute interconnect at scale.”

Intel states that this breakthrough results in industry-leading advancements in multiwavelength integrated optics. It includes the demonstration of an eight-wavelength distributed feedback (DFB) laser array that is fully integrated on a silicon wafer and provides exceptional output power uniformity of +/-0.25 decibel (db), as well as wavelength spacing uniformity of +/-6.5% that go beyond industry specifications.

Jun 29, 2022

Elon Musk acknowledges the advantage of Tesla ads

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation

Elon Musk may be an oddball online, but he helped bring a lot of technology to the world. Happy Birthday Elon Musk! Here’s a Look on the Tech CEO’s Significance in the World.


Elon Musk talked about the advantages of Tesla ads in an interview with Tesla supporters, including the President of Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, the President of My Tesla Adventure, and the Kilowatts founder.

Musk noted that public support for Tesla is appreciated, and the Tesla community’s efforts to shoot down FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) for the company have also been helpful. Musk has opposed the idea of Tesla ads in the past. However, during the interview, he acknowledged that Tesla ads might have some advantages.

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Jun 29, 2022

Happy Birthday Elon Musk! Here’s a Look on the Tech CEO’s Significance in the World

Posted by in category: Elon Musk

Elon Musk may be an oddball online, but he helped bring a lot of technology to the world.

Jun 29, 2022

No, it’s not Sentient — Computerphile

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

A google researcher was put on leave because he apparently believed his AI project had become sentient. Dr Mike Pound discusses.

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