Circa 2019
Livescience.com | By LIVESCIENCE
Scientists created miniature brains in the lab that formed intricate networks and produced brain waves similar to those fired by the developing brain of a preterm human baby, according to a new study.
The idea of growing miniature brains in the lab isn’t new; researchers have been doing so for nearly a decade. But most studies have used these mini brains or “organoids” to study large-scale structure.
A new wave of battery-electric trains will soon allow routes that had gaps with no electrified rail to still go electric.
Circa 2019
MIT’s Biomimetics Robotics department took a whole herd of its new ‘mini cheetah’ robots out for a group demonstration on campus recently – and the result is an adorable, impressive display of the current state of robotic technology in action.
The school’s students are seen coordinating the actions of 9 of the dog-sized robots running through a range of activities, including coordinated movements, doing flips, springing in slow motion from under piles of fall leaves, and even playing soccer.
The mini cheetah weights just 20 lbs, and its design was revealed for the first time earlier this year by a team of robot developers working at MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. The mini cheetah is a shrunk-down version of the Cheetah 3, a much larger and more expensive to produce robot that is far less light on its feet, and not quite so customizable.
The Chicago company is one of the leaders of $32 million in funding for a California-based startup.
EL SEGUNDO, California — Rocket building startup ABL Space, founded by veterans of SpaceX and Morgan Stanley, is in the final stretch of preparations for its inaugural launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
“We’re tracking toward vehicle readiness in March,” ABL president and CFO Dan Piemont told CNBC on Monday during a tour of the company’s Los Angeles-area facilities.
“We’re working on the last bits of scheduling with the [Vandenberg launch] range. We do think that could push us into Q2, so right now no earlier than March but no later than June is the plan,” Piemont added.
Washington in recent years stepped up efforts to put pressure on China’s technology firms, including Huawei and ByteDance.
Every Mars citizen gets 1miion Teslacoins.
Elon Musk is not only the world’s richest person, he lays claim to the biggest net worth ever recorded: $208 billion as of Friday. What he does with it will be closely watched.
What’s happening right now due to the global outbreak of COVID-19 should make us rethink our desire to meet alien lifeforms.
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In this video I talk about a few approaches to mathematically describe consciousness and their shortcomings. I also briefly talk about what such studies could one day be good for. You can watch the talks from the workshop that I mention (and many more!!) here:
Have you been sleeping worse since the pandemic came round? If so, do not despair, you are not alone, studies have found that even amongst those who previously had no problems, there were issues. Now there are many reasons why this might be so, from added stress and uncertainty, to less physical exertion during the day and much more… But, one factor that can play a huge role is your diet. I am sure you know about fast and slow carbs, and I am sure some of you try your hardest to avoid them at all costs…not me though, I am a carb fan lol. But anyway, carbs can actually help you sleep when paired with the right foods because of the way they create competition between amino acids for absorption into muscles, when stimulated by glucose, but on the negative side, quick, or beige, carbs can cause waking during the night, as the blood sugar is not as stable. If you want to find out more, in a bit more depth, along with all the studies I have brought together, then check out this video, all links are in its description. Sleep well wink
In Carbs Sleep Problems — How Nutrition Affects Your Sleep Quality, I look at just that, the importance of the reciprocal link between diet and sleep.
What do you think, leave a comment below with your thoughts… If you want to try Melatonin to aid your sleep, or any other of their products, I have arranged a discount for my friends and viewers at Do Not Age, the highest quality, the lowest prices and the best customer service, all in one place. Just use the code MTB when checking out. https://donotage.org And if you want to watch another video on the importance of sleep then try this — https://youtu.be/iByq-KYVt3I To follow up on the studies I mentioned follow these links — Poor sleep and diet linked (epidemiological study) https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.11… of diet on sleep quality https://academic.oup.com/advances/art… Mediterranean diet pattern and sleep duration and insomnia symptoms in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30137… Fiber and Saturated Fat Are Associated with Sleep Arousals and Slow Wave Sleep https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26156… Nutritional effects on sleep https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21816… Short sleep duration, glucose dysregulation and hormonal regulation of appetite in men and women https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23115… Sleep extension is a feasible lifestyle intervention in free-living adults who are habitually short sleepers: a potential strategy for decreasing intake of free sugars? A randomized controlled pilot study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29381…
