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Jul 17, 2019

Elon Musk on Joe Rogan — what is Neuralink

Posted by in categories: computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience

Neuralink is developing ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers.

Jul 17, 2019

It’s all CRUMBLING… NYC power outages to continue; GPS satellites fail; tech is collapsing at an increased rate

Posted by in categories: energy, satellites

(Natural News) A series of incidents that have occurred in close proximity to each other over the past several days are leading many to believe that technology is failing society and that U.S. infrastructure is collapsing faster than previously believed.

On Saturday, a wide swath of Manhattan’s West Side was plunged into darkness for several hours, and the electric company officials responsible for providing the power — Con Edison — are not sure why the failure occurred.

As reported by the New York Post, the company said in a statement late Sunday morning that it “will be conducting a diligent and vigorous investigation to determine the root cause of the incident.”

Jul 17, 2019

8 of the surviving Apollo astronauts got together for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, and Buzz Aldrin’s outfit stole the show

Posted by in category: space

Read More: Astronauts explain why nobody has visited the moon in more than 45 years — and the reasons are depressing

A few months ago, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, eight of the 17 surviving Apollo astronauts gathered together for an early celebration at The Explorers Club in New York City.

The group was: Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7), Rusty Schweickart (Apollo 9), Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins (Apollo 11), Fred Haise (Apollo 13), Al Worden (Apollo 15), Charlie Duke (Apollo 16), and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17).

Jul 17, 2019

Could artificial intelligence be the future of cancer diagnosis?

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

The authors of a recent paper believe that in the future, artificial intelligence might be able to tell benign from malignant lesions without a biopsy.

Jul 17, 2019

Why plastic pollution shouldn’t distract from other environmental challenges

Posted by in category: futurism

Via environment — world economic forum


Issues like biodiversity loss are much bigger threats to the future of the planet than plastic pollution, according to a recent paper.

Jul 17, 2019

To The Stars Academy

Posted by in category: entertainment

We are working to achieve our mission via an entertainment, science and aerospace consortium that engages with global citizens to investigate the outer edges of science and unconventional thinking in order to push human knowledge and ultimately, our collective capability forward.

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Jul 17, 2019

Humans are causing larger species to go extinct faster

Posted by in categories: existential risks, habitats

Via environment — world economic forum


Larger animals are at greater risk of extinction as relentless human pressure on their habitats takes its toll.

Jul 17, 2019

A ‘repair economy’ might fix more than just stuff. It could fix us as well

Posted by in category: economics

From: environment — world economic forum


Repairing goods, rather than disposing of them, might not only have environmental and economic benefits, but social ones too.

Jul 16, 2019

India has suffered its driest June in 5 years

Posted by in category: food

Via environment — world economic forum


If the rains don’t improve over the next two to three weeks, India could face a crisis that hammers harvests and rural demand, analysts said. Companies supplying farmers with everything from tractors to consumer goods would be vulnerable.

The country is still recovering from a drought last year that ravaged crops, killed livestock, emptied reservoirs and drained water supplies to city dwellers and some industries.

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Jul 16, 2019

Elon Musk unveils Neuralink’s plans for brain-reading ‘threads’ and a robot to insert them

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, Elon Musk, mobile phones, robotics/AI

Elon Musk’s Neuralink, the secretive company developing brain-machine interfaces, showed off some of the technology it has been developing to the public for the first time. The goal is to eventually begin implanting devices in paralyzed humans, allowing them to control phones or computers.