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Jan 25, 2019

Vajrayana Buddhism: Preparation for the Posthuman?

Posted by in categories: futurism, space

The Vajra (thunderbolt) tradition goes back at least to Amen of the Egyptian Old Kingdom. It passes on through thunderbolt-wielding Zeus/ Jupiter; and is also found in India and Tibet in the Vajrayana (Tantra) tradition. Tantra entails the study of all relevant traditions to determine the best. It contradicts neither science or religion. This C19th Tibetan tsakli is from a group of five Vajragarudas. Several ancient Egyptian emblems that survive in tsakli are given in Hypermodern Magick/ Khemetic Chess (Vol 2 of 3, Mandrake of Oxford series). This type of Buddhism seems particularly suitable for radical futurists.

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Jan 25, 2019

China Starts “Debt Shaming”: New App Warns Users If They Are Walking Near Someone In Debt

Posted by in category: futurism

https://paper.li/e-1437691924#/


Whether the app reveals the debtors’ names or photos is unknown, nor does China Daily mention how much money is owed or to whom — but according to paper the app allows people to “whistle-blow on debtors capable of paying their debts.”

“It’s a part of our measures to enforce our rulings and create a socially credible environment,” said a spokesman for the Higher People’s Court of Hebei — which is behind the app.

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Jan 25, 2019

Engineering CRISPR-Cas9 RNA–Protein Complexes for Improved Function and Delivery

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, engineering

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Jan 25, 2019

Here’s what everyone will be talking about at Davos in 2020 and beyond

Posted by in categories: economics, information science

The theme for this year’s gathering is Globalization 4.0 – how we’re handling the changes wrought on the world by the increasing interconnectedness of cultures and economies.

We must also reckon with the future. Digitization, Big Data, and the migration of IT services to the cloud are driving change now but we’re also starting to see the opportunities that will lead to Globalization 5.0.


These are the themes that will dominate the Davos gatherings of the future, says General Atlantic’s Bill Ford.

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Jan 25, 2019

BrainRobotics’ EMG Controlled Prosthetic Hand

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, information science, robotics/AI

Here is another advanced prosthetic device that can make life easier for amputees. BrainRobotics’ EMG Prosthetic Hand features a modular mechanical design. It comes with 8 signal detection channels for precise EMG readings. An advanced machine learning algorithm is used to allow users to intuitively control this robotic prosthesis.

More like this ➡️ here.

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Jan 25, 2019

Blue Danube Robotics

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Blue Danube Robotics focuses on safe human robot collaboration in mass production. The Austrian company produces state of the art safety solutions for robots, cobots and End-of-Arm-Tooling (EOAT). These safety solutions make robots safe for humans and thus efficient for enterprises.

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Jan 24, 2019

GIGadgetsVideosASU Projection Wearable

Posted by in category: wearables

ASU Smartwatch is not only a wearable gadget, but a projection puts the “screen” on back of the hand, walls, or desktop etc.

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Jan 24, 2019

New Hubble view is ‘deepest image of the universe from space’

Posted by in category: space

The space telescope run by NASA and ESA once again delivers a wondrous look at the cosmos.

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  • Amanda Kooser

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Jan 24, 2019

Complete Axolotl Genome Could Pave the Way Toward Human Tissue Regeneration

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business, habitats, neuroscience

The adorable and enigmatic axolotl is capable of regenerating many different body parts, including limbs, organs, and even portions of its brain. Scientists hope that a deeper understanding of these extraordinary abilities could help make this kind of tissue regeneration possible for humans. With news today of the first complete axolotl genome, researchers can now finally get down to the business of unraveling these mysteries.

Axolotls are tiny aquatic salamanders whose only native habitat is a lake near Mexico City. Many animals, such as frogs, sea stars, and flatworms, are capable of tissue regeneration, but the axolotl is unique in that it can regenerate many different body parts over the course of its entire life cycle, including limbs, tail, heart, lungs, eyes, spinal cord, and up to half of its brain.

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Jan 24, 2019

Teaching human cells to clean house to delay aging and fight neurodegeneration

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, education, life extension, neuroscience, sustainability

Monash researchers have unlocked a key process in all human cells that contributes to diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative diseases as well as ageing. The discovery reveals how cells efficiently get rid of cellular junk, which when it accumulates, can trigger death and the health problems associated with getting older.

Autophagy is the ‘clean-up crew’ of the cell—used by cells to break-down debris like broken proteins, bits of cell , viruses or bacteria. To capture this trash, cells use specialised membranes to trap the cargo for recycling into new parts and energy. Without efficient autophagy cells become choked by their own damaged components, which can contribute to the development of a range of diseases, including diabetes, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Michael Lazarou’s laboratory from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute have today published data in Nature Communications that debunks previously held beliefs about how cells target their trash. Cells target different types of cargo by using ‘autophagy receptors’, which can bind the cargo as well as the ensnaring membranes. Until recently these autophagy receptors were thought to recruit the membranes to the cargo, but research led by Dr. Benjamin Padman from the Lazarou lab now shows that this is not the case.

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