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Oct 16, 2019

Julie Andersen presenting at Undoing Aging 2019

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Julie Andersen, The Buck Institute, presenting at Undoing Aging 2019.

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Oct 16, 2019

New video from our 2019 Undoing Aging conference: Julie Andersen, The Buck Institute, on Unsnarling the autophagic traffic jam: screening for novel therapeutics to combat age-related neurodegenerative disease

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

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Oct 16, 2019

Data — from objects to assets

Posted by in category: economics

Over the past 150 years, ideas have shifted drastically as to what counts as data, which data are reliable and who owns them. Once regarded as stable objects whose significance was determined by a handful of professional interpreters, data are now reusable goods. Their mettle depends on the extent to which they are mobilized across contexts and aggregated with others. Growing in volume, variety and value, data have come to drive the very process of discovery.


How did data get so big? Through political, social and economic interests, shows Sabina Leonelli, in the fourth essay on how the past 150 years have shaped the science system, marking Nature’s anniversary. How did data get so big? Through political, social and economic interests, shows Sabina Leonelli.

Oct 16, 2019

Multiple sclerosis could be stopped in next DECADE, researchers say

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

MS is thought to affect 100,000 people in the UK, with 14 patients being diagnosed every day, MS Society statistics show.

And in the US, nearly one million are living with the condition, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The disorder, which strikes twice as many women as men, damages nerves in the body, causing mobility loss, sight problems, fatigue and pain.

Oct 16, 2019

3 Important Questions No One Knows The Answers To (Universe Edition)

Posted by in category: futurism

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In this video, we delve into 3 essential mysteries that sit inside every moment and realize how little we know about anything and everything. And perhaps why that’s ok.

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Oct 15, 2019

Plastics that are Stronger than Steel

Posted by in categories: materials, nanotechnology

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Materials scientists are constantly working on developing stronger and better materials for various industries. Spider silk, diamond, graphene, and nanotubes have all been proved to be stronger than steel in one respect or another. Now, certain types of plastics join this list.

The following article looks at three research findings in the field of plastics.

Oct 15, 2019

Physicists have found quasiparticles that mimic hypothetical dark matter axions

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

These subatomic particles could make up dark matter in the cosmos. A mathematically similar phenomenon occurs in a solid material.

Oct 15, 2019

Researchers design new material using artificial intelligence

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Researchers at TU Delft have developed a new supercompressible but strong material without conducting any experimental tests at all, using only artificial intelligence (AI). “AI gives you a treasure map, and the scientist needs to find the treasure,” says Miguel Bessa, first author of a publication on this subject in Advanced Materials on 14 October.

Foldable bicycle

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Oct 15, 2019

Microsoft just added anti-bullying message filters to Xbox Live

Posted by in category: futurism

Xbox Live’s new messaging filters let you decide how much nasty language to tolerate.

Oct 15, 2019

Undeclared Wars in Cyberspace Are Becoming More Aggressive and Automated

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, government

“Access to the power grid that is obtained now could be used to shut something important down in the future when we are in a war,” White noted. “Espionage is part of the whole program. It is important to remember that cyber has just provided a new domain in which to conduct the types of activities we have been doing in the real world for years.”

The US is also beginning to pour more money into cybersecurity. The 2020 fiscal budget calls for spending $17.4 billion throughout the government on cyber-related activities, with the Department of Defense (DoD) alone earmarked for $9.6 billion.

Despite the growing emphasis on cybersecurity in the US and around the world, the demand for skilled security professionals is well outpacing the supply, with a projected shortfall of nearly three million open or unfilled positions according to the non-profit IT security organization (ISC)².