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Apr 7, 2019
Can Robots Build a Moon Base for Astronauts? Japan Hopes to Find Out
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: robotics/AI, space travel
Japan’s space agency wants to create a moon base with the help of robots that can work autonomously, with little human supervision.
The project, which has racked up three years of research so far, is a collaboration between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the construction company Kajima Corp., and three Japanese universities: Shibaura Institute of Technology, The University of Electro-Communications and Kyoto University.
Recently, the collaboration did an experiment on automated construction at the Kajima Seisho Experiment Site in Odawara (central Japan).
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Apr 7, 2019
Will we win the battle against cancer?
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension
This article opened with some fearful figures about cancer and its effect on people worldwide. But there’s reason to hope.
While the total number of new cancer cases and deaths continues to increase, the rates of cancer diagnoses and deaths decline each year — as absolute figures don’t account for rises in life expectancy, population growth, or aging populations. We’ve made great strides in understanding the disease and its various genetic and environmental origins. And events like Breast Cancer Awareness Month continue to educate the populace about the preventative measures available to them.
Thanks to scientists like those at the University of Basel in Switzerland, we may have more reasons to be hopeful very soon.
Apr 7, 2019
Why Your Brain Hates Slowpokes
Posted by Xavier Rosseel in categories: evolution, health, internet, neuroscience
“Why are we impatient? It’s a heritage from our evolution,” says Marc Wittmann, a psychologist at the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health in Freiburg, Germany. Impatience made sure we didn’t die from spending too long on a single unrewarding activity. It gave us the impulse to act.
Not long ago I diagnosed myself with the recently identified condition of sidewalk rage. It’s most pronounced when it comes to a certain friend who is a slow walker. Last month, as we sashayed our way to dinner, I found myself biting my tongue, thinking, I have to stop going places with her if I ever want to … get there!
You too can measure yourself on the “Pedestrian Aggressiveness Syndrome Scale,” a tool developed by University of Hawaii psychologist Leon James. While walking in a crowd, do you find yourself “acting in a hostile manner (staring, presenting a mean face, moving closer or faster than expected)” and “enjoying thoughts of violence?”
Apr 7, 2019
3D Printed Implants and Stem Cells Helped Paralyzed Rats Walk Again
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
Apr 7, 2019
These Straight Out Of Sci-Fi Companies Are Backed By Tech’s Best Investors
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: futurism
These technologies sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but these companies are turning them into a reality.
Apr 7, 2019
Musk Describes Newest Tesla Autopilot Update As “Epic”
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI
Epic update suggests big improvements over the current version of Tesla Autopilot, which is already considered very advanced. What exactly does Elon Musk mean by epic though?
Apr 7, 2019
Andrew Yang | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 45
Posted by Tracy R. Atkins in categories: climatology, economics, geopolitics, robotics/AI, sustainability
Andrew Yang gives a dynamite interview on automation, UBI, and economic solutions to transitioning to the future.
Andrew Yang, award winning entrepreneur, Democratic Presidential candidate, and author of “The War on Normal People,” joins Ben to discuss the Industrial Revolution, Universal Basic Income, climate change, circumcision, and much more.
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Apr 7, 2019
How a blast to the kidney could end high blood pressure for good
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
A revolutionary 60-minute therapy for high blood pressure could allow patients to throw their tablets away for good.
The unlikely remedy involves blasting nerves in the kidneys with sound waves to stop them sending signals to the brain that drive up blood pressure.
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