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Jan 21, 2020

A system based on AI will scan the retina for signs of Alzheimer’s

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

Retinal scanning could be a huge leap forward. Even in rich countries, 50% to 80% of Alzheimer’s cases go undiagnosed.


And, after that, of stroke susceptibility and heart disease.

Science and technology Dec 18th 2019 edition.

Jan 21, 2020

Our current food system can feed only 3.4 billion people sustainably

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

We are struggling to feed half the world sustainably – but reorganising where we farm could allow us to feed 10 billion people within sustainability boundaries.

Jan 21, 2020

LEGO Ideas ISS

Posted by in category: space

An out-of-this-world building experience is coming! 🌙 ⭐️ The LEGO International Space Station is available February 1st!

https://www.lego.com/product?p=21321

Jan 21, 2020

Be Extraordinary

Posted by in categories: food, health, mobile phones

How do you all feel about this?

Strips you pee on at home and then scan with your phone to see if you are dealing with any deficiencies. The test results provide food recommendations, supplement recommendations, and lifestyle recommendations intended to help improve the way you “look, feel, and perform…”

Probably rudimentary but I like where their head is at.

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Jan 21, 2020

20 Predictions for the Next 20 Years

Posted by in category: futurism

So much can happen between now and 2040. Here are our 20 predictions of how technology, society, regulation and markets could evolve.

Jan 21, 2020

Noninvasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Regain Use of Hands

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Paralyzed patients regain use of their hands thanks to noninvasive spinal stimulation.

Jan 21, 2020

Inside the Radical New Hydrogen-Powered Yacht Concept That Could Change the Marine Industry As We Know It

Posted by in category: futurism

“Aqua” pushes the envelope in every possible way.

Jan 21, 2020

Psychedelic Drugs Might Actually Tap into a Higher Power

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A bunch of religious leaders are taking shrooms to find out.

Jan 21, 2020

Scientists Are Building a Real-Life Version of the Starship Enterprise’s Life Scanner

Posted by in categories: chemistry, electronics

A novel method relying on biochemistry could provide an unambiguous signal of life on other worlds.

Jan 21, 2020

Godzilla in real life

Posted by in categories: biological, entertainment

Godzilla is back in cinemas, and he’s big. Since his first awakening the radioactive, fire-spewing kaiju has grown 60 metres and put on more than 150 000 tons. Godzilla is now 30 storeys tall and weighs as much as a cruise ship. s biology. If Godzilla were real, he would be an incredible specimen.

Weight problems Godzilla would weigh 146 000 tons, according to our keen analysis of the 2014 Godzilla toy and a formula developed by palaeontologists to work out the mass of bipedal dinosaurs.

0,00016 x (circumference of femur in millimetres) 2,73 = mass in kilograms 0,00016 x (Godzilla’s femur: 24 200 mm) 2,73 = 148 571 645 kilograms, or nearly 150 000 tons.