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Dec 15, 2021

Prof. David Chalmers — Artificial Intelligence & Consciousness

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Prof. Chalmers is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language.

Dec 15, 2021

Why China’s Advancements in Quantum Technology Worry Others

Posted by in categories: computing, encryption, military, quantum physics

The 41-year-old computing method can decode encrypted messages and help detect hidden military vehicles such as stealth aircraft.

Dec 15, 2021

Watch: Animation shows how James Webb Telescope will rocket into space

Posted by in category: space

A hint at what’s to come.


The Ariane 5 rocket carrying Hubble’s successor will get to the launch pad in just a few days. Here’s what its takeoff will look like.

Dec 15, 2021

$10 Billion Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed — Here’s What We Know

Posted by in categories: alien life, chemistry

The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest, most powerful, and most technologically challenging space telescope ever built.

The Webb Telescope is so large; it must be folded like origami to fit inside its rocket fairing for the ride into space. Once in space, unfolding and readying Webb for science is a complex process that will take about six months.

Webb is designed to see the most distant galaxies in the Universe and study how galaxies evolved over cosmic time. Webb will study planets orbiting other stars looking for the chemical signatures of the building blocks of life. Webb will also study planets within our own solar system.

Dec 15, 2021

Amazon Web Services faces second outage in weeks

Posted by in category: computing

A widespread outage at Amazon Web Services disrupted various websites and streaming platforms Wednesday — the second AWS outage reported in recent weeks.

More than 22,000 people had reported issues with the tech giant’s cloud computing service by 10:45 a.m. Monday, according to Downdetector.

The company acknowledged it was investigating connectivity issues in Northern California and Oregon. Between 11:10 and 11:14 a.m., it said the issues had been resolved.

Dec 15, 2021

Habitability in the Solar System

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, climatology, existential risks, sustainability

Moderator: Michael Wall.
Panelists: Kennda Lynch, Abigail Fraeman, Morgan Cable.

Part of the Earth at the Crossroads conference held on Nov. 18, 2021.

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Dec 15, 2021

Sam Harris and Brett Weinstein Twitter feud | Jamie Metzl and Lex Fridman

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics

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Dec 15, 2021

For The First Time in History, a Spacecraft Has ‘Touched’ The Sun

Posted by in category: space

We are in the golden age of science and technology.


In an incredible historic first, a human-made spacecraft has swooped in and made contact with the Sun.

On 28 April 2021, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe actually flew into and through the solar corona, the upper atmosphere of the Sun. Not only did it live to tell the tale – proving the efficacy of Parker’s high-tech heat shielding – it took in situ measurements, giving us a wealth of never-before-seen data on the heart of our Solar System.

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Dec 15, 2021

OSBP Learning Series: NASA SBIR/STTR Program Update

Posted by in category: business

Small businesses, we want to help you navigate the federal contracting process.

Dec 15, 2021

Elon Musk says no other CEO in the world cares as much about safety as he does

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation

Elon Musk told the FT that Tesla owners should read all the details about the company’s self-driving software when they order the vehicle.