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Jul 25, 2019

Former NASA engineer reflects on her historic Apollo 11 role

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Thanks to Judy Sullivan, the first female engineer in NASA’s Spacecraft Operations, Apollo 11 was also a big leap for womankind. https://gma.abc/2Z4gmew

Jul 25, 2019

A camera mounted to the Falcon 9 booster recorded this spectacular view of the rocket coming back to Cape Canaveral and sticking a picture-perfect landing this evening.

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Jul 25, 2019

Liftoff of SpaceX Cargo Mission to the Space Station

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Dragon’s solar arrays have deployed and the spacecraft is safely in orbit following a launch on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:01 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of research, hardware and supplies to the International Space Station. Dragon is scheduled to arrive at the orbiting laboratory Saturday, July 27. Details: https://go.nasa.gov/2GwcjjF

Jul 25, 2019

Opening Solar Sails in Space

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This week, we set sail on sunlight and made history. #LightSail2

Jul 25, 2019

Why ‘upgrading’ humanity is a transhumanist myth

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Though some computer engineers claim to know what human consciousness is, many neuroscientists say that we’re nowhere close to understanding what it is — or its source.

In this video, bestselling author Douglas Rushkoff gives the “transhumanist myth” — the belief that A.I. will replace humans — a reality check. Is it hubristic to upload people’s minds to silicon chips, or re-create their consciousness with algorithms, when we still know so little about what it means to be human?

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Jul 25, 2019

Carl Sagan’s most important lesson about science

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The thing that Carl Sagan did better than anybody else was connecting to the science through emotion and stories, says NASA’s Michelle Thaller. Watching him when growing up formed Thaller’s vision of what an astronomer could be and inspired her for the rest of her life.

Jul 25, 2019

A “Cure” for Baldness Could Be Around the Corner

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical

New uses of stem cells and 3D printing could make baldness obsolete (for the wealthy). James Hamblin 12:51 PM ET.

Jul 25, 2019

Robotic noses could be the future of disaster rescue—if they can outsniff search dogs

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Analytical chemists have been working to develop high-functioning robotic smelling devices to detect victims of everything from human trafficking to natural disasters. But does it work?

Jul 25, 2019

Chinese Scientists Say They’ve Found a Safer Alternative to CRISPR

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And they think it could help fight disease in the future.

Jul 25, 2019

Quantum microphone counts particles of sound

Posted by in categories: computing, particle physics, quantum physics

A device that eavesdrops on the quantum whispers of atoms could form the basis of a new type of quantum computer.