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Mar 7, 2021

In battle with U.S., China to focus on 7 ‘frontier’ technologies from chips to brain-computer fusion

Posted by in categories: computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience

China laid out seven “frontier” technologies in its 14th Five Year Plan. These are areas that China will focus research on and include semiconductors and brain-computer fusion.

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However, such work is already underway in the U.S. at Elon Musk’s company Neuralink. Musk is working on implantable brain-chip interfaces to connect humans and computers.

Mar 7, 2021

Drones flying in sync

Posted by in category: drones

Scientists are creating drones that fly in sync with each other.

Mar 7, 2021

Online Public Offering

Posted by in categories: food, robotics/AI

“” We’re looking at Flippy as a tool that helps us increase speed of service and frees team members up to focus more on other areas we want to concentrate on, whether that’s order accuracy or how we’re handling delivery partner drivers and getting them what they need when they come through the door.”, said White Castle’s Vice President, Jamie Richardson.”


Flippy is the world’s first autonomous robotic kitchen assistant that can learn from its surroundings and acquire new skills over time.

Mar 7, 2021

The Dalai Lama Gets A COVID-19 Shot And Urges Others To Get Vaccinated

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Updated at 2:12 p.m. ET

The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, left his home on Saturday to receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and promote vaccination against the coronavirus, in what was his first public appearance in over a year.

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Mar 7, 2021

Employment rose among those in free money experiment, study shows

Posted by in categories: economics, employment, health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After getting $500 per month for two years without rules on how to spend it, 125 people in California paid off debt, got full-time jobs and had “statistically significant improvements” in emotional health, according to a study released Wednesday.

The program was the nation’s highest-profile experiment in decades of universal basic income, an idea that was revived as a major part of Andrew Yang’s 2020 campaign for president.

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Mar 6, 2021

Christopher Kennedy — Top Box Foods — Year Round Access To Nutritious Foods, In Food Insecure Areas

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

Mr. — Chairman, Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises — Our discussion starts out on U.S. food insecurity, but journeys into the topics of aging, as well as regeneration research at University of Chicago’s MBL.


A “food desert” is an area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food, and the designation considers both the type and quality of food available, as well as the accessibility of the food through the size and proximity of the food stores.

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Mar 6, 2021

Harvesting Fruit With Flying Bots

Posted by in categories: drones, food, robotics/AI

And here we have the fruit pickers of the future. Hovering drones. 😃


This fleet of drones will pick fruit for you! Fruit production has exploded over the past few years, but so has food waste! Increased demand sometimes means unpi… See More.

Mar 6, 2021

Artificial intelligence can now learn to manipulate human behavior

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

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Mar 6, 2021

A New Way to Halt Excessive Inflammation

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Summary: The protein Arginase-2 works through mitochondria to reduce inflammation. The findings could lead to new treatments for diseases associated with neuroinflammation, including multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Source: RCSI

RCSI researchers have discovered a new way to ‘put the brakes’ on excessive inflammation by regulating a type of white blood cell that is critical for our immune system.

Mar 6, 2021

Unexpected discovery about stem cell immortality study

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

“An exciting outcome of this research is that it definitively shows the critical protective element at chromosome ends is the telomere DNA loop,” said Associate Professor Cesare.

“This likely explains why telomere length regulates ageing; cells must need long enough telomeres to make the DNA loops and this becomes difficult as cells age.”


Telomeres are the protective caps at chromosome ends. In adult cells, telomeres shorten each time a cell divides and this contributes to ageing and cancer. Pluripotent stem cells, however, are specialised cells that exist in the earliest days of development. These pluripotent cells do not age and have the ability to turn into any type of adult cell.

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