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Jul 20, 2019

SDCC 2019: Star Trek Panels Detail Picard, Discovery, And Lower Depths

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Now Playing: Star Trek: The History of Jean-Luc Picard.

There’s a lot happening in the Star Trek TV universe, and much of it will feature at the franchise’s San Diego Comic-Con event later today, Saturday, July 20. Details of what fans can expect from the various Star Trek panels have now been announced. [Update: The panels are ongoing, but we’ve already learned a lot. Check out the links below for all of our coverage.].

Jul 20, 2019

Italy’s Etna volcano erupts on Sicily, disrupting flights | 20.07.2019

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Italy’s Mount Etna began spewing hot ash and lava overnight, forcing authorities to close two airports in eastern Sicily. Experts detected “lively spattering” at the volcano last month.

Jul 20, 2019

A Walk on Future-Moon — July 20, 2044 (Op-Ed)

Posted by in categories: energy, space

Industrial development of the moon, based on mining water ice for rocket propellant, could jumpstart new energy and material markets on Earth as it drives the human settlement of interplanetary space.

Jul 20, 2019

AI Superpowers — China and Silicon Valley — Kai-Fu Lee

Posted by in categories: employment, engineering, robotics/AI

Lex Fridman, a Postdoctoral Associate at the MIT AgeLab, had a conversation with Kai-Fu Lee on Chinese soul, Difference between cultures of AI engineering, Role of data in near-term impact of AI, Impact of AI on jobs, Facing mortality and other issues.


Lex Fridman, had a conversation with Kai-Fu Lee on Chinese soul, Difference between cultures of AI engineering, Role of data in near-term impact of AI, Impact of AI on jobs, Facing mortality.

Jul 20, 2019

Can Learning a Foreign Language Prevent Dementia?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

The evidence is far less clear than popular media might lead you to believe.

By: richard roberts and roger kreuz

You may have heard that learning another language is one method for preventing or at least postponing the onset of dementia. Dementia refers to the loss of cognitive abilities, and one of its most common forms is Alzheimer’s disease. At this time, the causes of the disease are not well understood, and consequently, there are no proven steps that people can take to prevent it. Nonetheless, some researchers have suggested that learning a foreign language might help delay the onset of dementia.

Jul 20, 2019

Apps and Products

Posted by in category: transportation

2020 Harley-Davidson LiveWire test ride: Rebooting the brand with an electric bike.

Jul 20, 2019

César Pelli, Designer of Iconic Buildings Around the World, Dies at 92

Posted by in categories: finance, transportation

César Pelli, the architect whose firm designed Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia and other of the world’s most recognizable buildings, died on Friday at his home in New Haven. He was 92.

The Argentine state news agency Telam confirmed the death, as did Anibal Bellomio, a senior associate architect at Pelli’s firm in Connecticut, with news organizations. Mr. Pelli had been dean of the Yale School of Architecture there, from 1977 to 1984.

Mr. Pelli’s many distinctive works include the World Financial Center in New York (now Brookfield Place), famous for its glass-roofed Winter Garden; the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, known for its bright blue-glass facade; and a terminal at Washington’s Reagan National Airport. He won hundreds of awards, including the American Institute of Architects’ 1995 gold medal.

Jul 20, 2019

Watch three astronauts launch to space on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing

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Going to space on a very important day.

Jul 20, 2019

Brain Scans Can Now Reveal Criminal Behavior

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Brain scans can now predict criminal behaviour.

Jul 20, 2019

Alphabet-Backed Space Launch Company Wins Pentagon Contract

Posted by in categories: military, space

How big is the contract? When will it launch? And who the heck is “SpinLaunch” anyway?