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May 3, 2018
Universal basic income: U.S. support grows as Finland ends its trial
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: economics, robotics/AI
Pilots programs are underway in Canada and rural Kenya. India — with a population of more than 1.3 billion residents — is considering establishing a universal basic income as well. Finland’s trial with a universal basic income, in which payments were given to 2,000 unemployed people, will come to an end this year.
Longtime basic income advocates say we’re closer than ever to adopting the program, as fears of automation mount.
May 2, 2018
Creativity Is The Skill Of The Future
Posted by Ian Hale in categories: computing, futurism
So, since technology is only going to advance, the question is: what will be the most coveted skill of the future? In my opinion, it is creativity. Ultimately a computer lacks imagination or creativity to dream up a vision for the future. It lacks the emotional competent that a human being has. Thus, creativity will be the skill of the future.
May 2, 2018
A Spectre is Haunting California State Government — the Spectre of Transhumanism
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: government, transhumanism
A new in depth article on transhumanism by Jean-Paul Teitu II:
But his mission didn’t end there. Zoltan Istvan will once again push the Transhumanist agenda under the Libertarian Party for the state of California.
The clock of your life is ticking. As your body ages, you get closer and closer to reach the dead end. But your vote can make a difference and slow down the speed of your time.
May 2, 2018
Father Creates Bionic Organ for Son
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, transhumanism
A father’s quest to help his son with diabetes led him to develop an artificial pancreas that could change the lives of millions of people who suffer from the disease. (via Freethink)
May 2, 2018
Scientists Announce Plan to Create Virus-Proof Cells
Posted by Manuel Canovas Lechuga in category: biotech/medical
May 2, 2018
NASA sending robotic geologist to Mars to dig super deep
Posted by Michael Lance in categories: robotics/AI, space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is sending a robotic geologist to Mars that will dig deeper than ever before.
The Mars InSight spacecraft is set to launch this weekend from California.
The lander has a slender probe designed to burrow nearly 16 feet into the Martian soil. That’s for taking the planet’s temperature. To take the planet’s pulse, a quake-measuring seismometer will operate directly on the Martian surface.
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May 2, 2018
Physicists find signs of a time crystal
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: particle physics
Yale physicists have uncovered hints of a time crystal—a form of matter that “ticks” when exposed to an electromagnetic pulse—in the last place they expected: a crystal you might find in a child’s toy.
The discovery means there are now new puzzles to solve, in terms of how time crystals form in the first place.
Ordinary crystals such as salt or quartz are examples of three-dimensional, ordered spatial crystals. Their atoms are arranged in a repeating system, something scientists have known for a century.
May 2, 2018
Scientist, 104, begins trip to end his life
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
May 2, 2018
Scientists create ultra-thin membrane that turns eyes into lasers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, security, wearables
It will still be a while before scientists are able to harness Superman-like laser vision, but the technology is now closer than ever before thanks to a new development from the University of St Andrews. The team there have created an ultra-thin membrane laser using organic semiconductors, which is for the first time compatible with the requirements for safe operation in the human eye. Even though the membrane is super thin and flexible, it’s durable, and will retain its optical properties even after several months spent attached to another object, such as a bank note or, more excitingly, a contact lens.
The ocular laser, which has so far been tested on cow eyes, is able to identify sharp lines on a flat background — the ones and zeros of a digital barcode — and could be harnessed for new applications in security, biophotonics and photomedicine. Team member Professor Malte Gather said: “Our work represents a new milestone in laser development and, in particular, points the way to how lasers can be used in inherently soft and ductile environments, be it in wearable sensors or as an authentication feature on bank notes.”
