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Jul 17, 2019

Humans are causing larger species to go extinct faster

Posted by in categories: existential risks, habitats

Via environment — world economic forum


Larger animals are at greater risk of extinction as relentless human pressure on their habitats takes its toll.

Jul 17, 2019

A ‘repair economy’ might fix more than just stuff. It could fix us as well

Posted by in category: economics

From: environment — world economic forum


Repairing goods, rather than disposing of them, might not only have environmental and economic benefits, but social ones too.

Jul 16, 2019

India has suffered its driest June in 5 years

Posted by in category: food

Via environment — world economic forum


If the rains don’t improve over the next two to three weeks, India could face a crisis that hammers harvests and rural demand, analysts said. Companies supplying farmers with everything from tractors to consumer goods would be vulnerable.

The country is still recovering from a drought last year that ravaged crops, killed livestock, emptied reservoirs and drained water supplies to city dwellers and some industries.

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Jul 16, 2019

Elon Musk unveils Neuralink’s plans for brain-reading ‘threads’ and a robot to insert them

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, Elon Musk, mobile phones, robotics/AI

Elon Musk’s Neuralink, the secretive company developing brain-machine interfaces, showed off some of the technology it has been developing to the public for the first time. The goal is to eventually begin implanting devices in paralyzed humans, allowing them to control phones or computers.

Jul 16, 2019

Elon Musk’s Neuralink hopes to put sensors in human brains next year

Posted by in categories: computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience

Tonight Elon Musk will present the results of Neuralink’s work on brain-computer interfaces, watch live right here.

Jul 16, 2019

Meet the women behind NASA’s historic Apollo 11 launch

Posted by in category: space travel

Tuesday marks 50 years since three men in space suits set off on the greatest scientific adventure of all time. As the astronauts of Apollo 11 headed to the moon, the women of NASA were blazing new trails on Earth. “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell has their story.

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Jul 16, 2019

Neurons and cancer cells are a dangerous duo

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

New research finds that neurons migrate from the brain to infiltrate cancer cells, and that targeting this process is a promising new method of attack on cancer.

Jul 16, 2019

Device recycles waste heat into light to boost solar systems

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

New technology could boost the efficiency of solar power systems by converting waste heat into light.

Jul 16, 2019

At 82, NASA pioneer Sue Finley still reaching for the stars

Posted by in category: satellites

Sue Finley began work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the US prepared to launch its first satellite into orbit in 1958, racing to match the Soviet Union, which had accomplished the feat months earlier.

Jul 16, 2019

In genetics and developmental biology

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

In genetics and developmental biology, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a laboratory technique for creating an ovum with a donor nucleus. It can be used in embryonic stem cell research, or in regenerative medicine where it is sometimes referred to as “therapeutic cloning”.

https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/somatic-c…94yzh8K2uw