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Jan 27, 2021

Humans wouldn’t be able to control a superintelligent AI, according to a new study

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Not only does the research suggest humans wouldn’t be able to control machines — we may not even know when superintelligent machines have arrived.

Jan 27, 2021

New “Fast Forward” Algorithm Could Unleash the Power of Quantum Computers

Posted by in categories: computing, information science, quantum physics

Fast-forwarding quantum calculations skips past the time limits imposed by decoherence, which plagues today’s machines.

A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater use ability to current and near-term quantum computers, opening the way for applications to run past strict time limits that hamper many quantum calculations.

“Quantum computers have a limited time to perform calculations before their useful quantum nature, which we call coherence, breaks down,” said Andrew Sornborger of the Computer, Computational, and Statistical Sciences division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and senior author on a paper announcing the research. “With a new algorithm we have developed and tested, we will be able to fast forward quantum simulations to solve problems that were previously out of reach.”

Jan 27, 2021

Scientists develop a reusable mask that can last for a month

Posted by in category: futurism

Better masks!

Jan 27, 2021

Startup Builds 3 Huge Indoor Farms in Appalachia Turning Coal Country into Agricultural Hub

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

Indoor farms are bringing the change! 😃


Based in Appalachia, Kentucky, AppHarvet’s cutting edge indoor farms have delivered their first harvest of tomatoes to grocery stores.

Jan 27, 2021

Daycares in Finland Built a ‘Forest Floor’, And It Changed Children’s Immune Systems

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Playing through the greenery and litter of a mini forest’s undergrowth for just one month may be enough to change a child’s immune system, according to a small new experiment.

Jan 27, 2021

Doomsday Clock

Posted by in category: existential risks

It is 100 seconds to midnight.

Jan 27, 2021

SpaceX’s Starlink Raises Download Speed Goal From 1Gbps to 10Gbps

Posted by in category: internet

If the company can pull it off, Starlink would be faster than many ground-based gigabit broadband networks.

Jan 27, 2021

These Kenyan Men Are Taking Humanity For A Breakthrough!

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience

These two Kenyan men are stealing hearts with their amazing inventions that can be a major way to provide much better technological aid to people with disabilities! Watch this video to see these mind-blowing gadgets that work on the commands given by the brain! And we haven’t even told the best part, due to the lack of resources, most of these gadgets are made of wood or old computer parts! Well, imagine what all they can achieve if provided with better technology and resources!

Jan 27, 2021

Kenyan inventors create bio-robotic arm controlled by brain signals

Posted by in categories: materials, robotics/AI

It was invented by David Gathu and Moses Kinyua and is powered by brain signals.

The signals are converted into an electric current by a “NeuroNode” biopotential headset receiver. This electrical current is then driven into the robot’s circuitry, which gives the arm its mobility.

The arm has several component materials including recycled wood and moves vertically and horizontally.

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Jan 27, 2021

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) promotes social behavior through mTORC1 in the excitatory neurotransmission

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Social behavior (SB) is a fundamental hallmark of human interaction. Repeated administration of low doses of the 5-HT2A agonist lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in mice enhances SB by potentiating 5-HT2A and AMPA receptor neurotransmission in the mPFC via an increasing phosphorylation of the mTORC1, a protein involved in the modulation of SB. Moreover, the inactivation of mPFC glutamate neurotransmission impairs SB and nullifies the prosocial effects of LSD. Finally, LSD requires the integrity of mTORC1 in excitatory glutamatergic, but not in inhibitory neurons, to produce prosocial effects. This study unveils a mechanism contributing to the role of 5-HT2A agonism in the modulation of SB.

All study data are included in the article and supporting information.