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Dec 31, 2019

The War on Sensemaking, Daniel Schmachtenberger

Posted by in categories: evolution, sustainability

Let’s be clear.


What can we trust? Why is the ‘information ecology’ so damaged, and what would it take to make it healthy?

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Dec 31, 2019

Aquajet: the space thruster that runs on water

Posted by in category: space travel

We are creating a unified UKRI website that brings together the existing research council, Innovate UK and Research England websites. If you would like to be involved in its development let us know.

Dec 31, 2019

HoloPort Testing Begins

Posted by in categories: bitcoin, evolution, internet

Holochain is a next generation protocol and an evolution of blockchain for web 3.0 leading to a more distributed world.


https://holo.host/
We are en route to build a more healthier, more empowered internet!

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Dec 31, 2019

Scientists Put a Human Intelligence Gene Into a Monkey. Other Scientists are Concerned

Posted by in category: neuroscience

#9 in our top science stories of 2019.

Dec 31, 2019

2019 In Science

Posted by in categories: cosmology, quantum physics, science

From the first black hole image to the first image of quantum entanglement, mankind achieved a lot in 2019!

Dec 31, 2019

Mom With Brain Tumor Turns To Boston Hospital For Keyhole Brain Surgery

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

(CBS) — Imagine giving birth to a premature baby and then being told you have a brain tumor. That’s what happened to a woman from Holden. But thanks to a new approach at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, this new mom was able to have brain surgery and quickly return to her newborn son.

At 27 weeks pregnant, Bethany Shea was diagnosed with preeclampsia and had an emergency C-section. Then she went blind.

“It was a pregnancy complication due to my high blood pressure,” Bethany explained.

Dec 31, 2019

AI-enabled weapons could wage war with a speed and complexity that is beyond human understanding

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

A new type of arms race could be on the cards.

Science and technology Sep 7th 2019 edition.

Dec 31, 2019

AI enables design of spray-on coating that can generate solar energy

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, solar power, sustainability

A new system enables optimization of perovskite materials for the production of technology that could make solar energy ubiquitous.

Dec 31, 2019

Tesla batteries help power new solar water desalination plant in Africa

Posted by in category: sustainability

GivePower has deployed a new water desalination plant in Africa using Tesla batteries and solar power that is now providing clean water to thousands of people.

The system has been deployed in Kiunga, a rural village in Kenya where the lack of clean water had people sometimes rely on saltwater wells or even contaminated water.

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Dec 31, 2019

The science events to watch for in 2020

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, climatology, science, space

A Mars invasion, a climate meeting and human–animal hybrids are set to shape the research agenda.