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Feb 27, 2020

Possible new ‘minimoon’ discovered orbiting Earth

Posted by in category: space

It’s been with us for three years, astronomers say. Sadly, it’ll probably be gone by spring.


Astronomers discovered a ‘minimoon’ that’s been orbiting Earth for about three years, and may soon leave our planet’s orbit.

Feb 27, 2020

Pope Francis sick a day after supporting coronavirus sufferers

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Pope Francis has come down with a “slight indisposition,” forcing him to cancel a planned Mass in Rome, just a day after he expressed his solidarity with coronavirus sufferers around the world — and as the disease continues to spread across Italy.

The illness has forced the 82-year-old pontiff to nix a penitential Mass, marking the start of Lent, that he’d planned to celebrate at the St. John Lateran basilica across town with Roman clergy, the Vatican said.

Francis will proceed with the rest of his planned work Thursday, but “preferred to stay near Santa Marta,” the Vatican hotel where he lives, officials said.

Feb 27, 2020

Expert: China Has ‘Global Chokehold’ on Medicine, Can Shut Down Our Pharmacies, Hospitals in Months

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

China could effectively shut down America’s healthcare system within months given the one-party state’s “global chokehold” on the manufacturing of medicines and medical supplies, explained Rosemary Gibson, author of China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine.

Gibson, senior adviser at the Hastings Center, offered her remarks on Thursday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour and special guest host Ed Martin.

Mansour noted how the coronavirus outbreak in China has exposed America’s dangerous dependence on Chinese production of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, including an estimated 97 percent of all antibiotics and 80 percent of the active pharmaceutical ingredients needed for domestic drug production.

Feb 27, 2020

4D images reveal men and women have key differences in 1 vital organ

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The study was published Thursday in the journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

Glimpsing the impossible

To get a closer look at the heart’s blood flow than ever before, the research team used a sophisticated imaging technique called four-dimensional (4D) flow MRI. In real-time, the 4D flow MRI documents blood’s turns, twists, and speed as it moves through the heart. The approach provided results that “could not otherwise be obtained with standard clinical measurements,” Rutkowski says.

Feb 27, 2020

Can humans defeat ageing? Aubrey de Grey interview

Posted by in categories: life extension, transhumanism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kkgs0alCLw&feature=youtu.be

I interviewed Aubrey de Grey from the SENS Research Foundation about the fight to eliminate ageing in humans, why he believes the first 1,500 year old human has probably been born and the transhumanist movement. Trying to grow the channel (on futurism/transhumanism) so please do sub if this is of interest.


I interview biologist Aubrey de Grey, Chief Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation, about whether humans can overcome ageing (and therefore theoretically live for thousands of years). We discuss the obstacles to ending ageing, whether the first 1,500 year old human is currently alive and the transhumanist movement. Oh and I say longitudinal rather than longevity escape velocity which was a little embarrassing!

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Feb 27, 2020

Tsunami: Ocean dynamo generator

Posted by in category: futurism

Scientific Reports volume 4, Article number: 3596 ( 2015 ) Cite this article.

Feb 27, 2020

Scientists discover new clue behind age-related diseases and food spoilage

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

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made a surprising discovery that could help explain our risk for developing chronic diseases or cancers as we get older, and how our food decomposes over time.

What’s more, their findings, which were reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), point to an unexpected link between the ozone chemistry in our atmosphere and our cells’ hardwired ability to ward off disease.

“The beauty of nature is that it often decides to use similar chemistries throughout a system, but we never thought that we would find a common link between atmospheric chemistry, and the chemistry of our bodies and food,” said Kevin Wilson, the deputy director of Berkeley Lab’s Chemical Sciences Division who led the study. “Our study is the first to explore another chemical pathway that might affect how well the cells in our bodies — and even our food — can respond to oxidative stress, such as pollution, over time.”

Feb 27, 2020

Satellite almost on empty gets new life after space docking

Posted by in categories: energy, space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A communication satellite almost out of fuel has gotten a new life after the first space docking of its kind.

Feb 27, 2020

Artificial Intelligence In Your Toilet. Yes, Really!

Posted by in categories: health, robotics/AI

AI seems to be everywhere, but until recently, it wasn’t a part of your toilet. Companies are wanting to change that not only to appeal to people’s comfort levels with built-in access to Alexa, LED lights, and hands-free lids but also because smart toilets can serve as essential health trackers.

Feb 27, 2020

Why America Is Losing The Toilet Race

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, privacy, robotics/AI

Seat heaters and bidets are cool and all but what I really want to see are toilets that use AI and machine learning to analyze biometric data from waste in order to diagnose viruses, diseases, or deficiencies…


Japan rethought the bathroom. Why hasn’t America?