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Mar 2, 2020

Cyborgs, Robots, And Biohackers: The First-Ever Survey of Transhumanism

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, life extension, neuroscience, robotics/AI, transhumanism, wearables

the photo series by vintner and fletcher illustrates three gradual stages of transhumanism from ‘testing ground’, ‘patient zero’ to ‘humanity 2.0’. at the lowest tier, ‘testing ground’ looks into individuals who have created wearable technology to expand their human abilities, improving everything from concentration to mental health.‘patient zero’ studies those who have taken permanent action to become half human and half robot. in the final chapter, ‘humanity 2.0’, the transhumanist subjects focus on life extension and immortality.

Mar 2, 2020

Reinforcement-learning AIs are vulnerable to a new kind of attack

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Adversarial attacks against the technique that powers game-playing AIs and could control self-driving cars shows it may be less robust than we thought.

Mar 2, 2020

Musk Reads: Tesla Model 3 range gets a big boost

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Tesla Model Y deliveries draw closer and the Cybertruck appeals to police. When is a 600-mile Model S arriving? It’s Musk Reads: Tesla Edition #146.

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Mar 2, 2020

DNA testing reveals Chattanooga Zoo’s Komodo dragon produced offspring on her own

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Who needs a mate? Certainly not a female Komodo dragon at a Tennessee zoo.

Mar 1, 2020

New Electronic State of Matter May Lead to Quantum Teleportation

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Scientists uncovered a new state of matter that could lead us to many exciting new forms of quantum computing and teleportation.

Mar 1, 2020

New genus of Australian lion discovered in Queensland’s Riversleigh World Heritage fossil site

Posted by in category: futurism

A genus of Queensland marsupial lion that, in its heyday, would have had other animals “shaking in their boots”, is reclassified to be entirely new.

Mar 1, 2020

Sniper-proof: .50 Caliber Bullets Can Kill. Meet the Body Armor That Can Stop Them

Posted by in category: weapons

Circa 2019


How effective is it?

Mar 1, 2020

Avengers: Infinity War — Iron Man Mark 50 Suit Up

Posted by in category: futurism

Watch avengers: infinity war on digital HD july 31 and blu-ray august 14!

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Mar 1, 2020

The secret to regeneration? Scientists say it lies in the axolotl genome

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Researchers have recently discovered two of the genes that govern this weird-looking salamander’s ability to regenerate limbs, eyes, and even its brain.

Mar 1, 2020

Magic Mushrooms One Step Closer to Treating Depression After Successful Clinical Trials

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

(TT) — Psilocybin, the active ingredient in the most commonly used psychedelic mushrooms, is coming closer to becoming a mainstream treatment for depression.