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Aug 21, 2018

The Life Extensionist’s Guide to Logical Fallacies

Posted by in category: life extension

A handy guide to logical fallacies for life extensionists.


When debating life extension, or debating in general, it may happen that participants commit logical fallacies—that is, their arguments contain logically invalid reasoning. In practice, this often means that people incorrectly come to certain conclusions that do not actually follow from the premises; if they appear to follow, it’s indeed because fallacious reasoning was used.

Logical fallacies can be tough to spot, both for the people committing them and for the people listening; rejuvenation advocates would therefore benefit from familiarizing with common fallacies committed during debates about life extension so that they will both be able to detect them in other people’s arguments and avoid committing any themselves.

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Aug 20, 2018

Beijing Enjoys the Bluest Skies in a Decade

Posted by in category: environmental

Beijing residents have been breathing some of the cleanest air in a decade as they begin to reap the benefits of China’s anti-smog push.

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Aug 20, 2018

Space Hotels

Posted by in category: space

Would you stay in a space hotel?

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Aug 20, 2018

DISTANT DREAM — Reverse

Posted by in category: entertainment

Distant Dream (Poland), “Reverse” (feat. Stel Andre) from the album “It All Starts From Pieces” (2017), Instrumental Post rock | Post metal.

• Official Distant Dream band links
https://distantdream.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/distantdreammusic/

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Aug 20, 2018

Stunning NASA Image Lets You Watch the Sun Explode in Real Time

Posted by in category: space

The surface of the sun is a roiling tangle of magnetism, heat and light, stunning new images reveal.

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Aug 20, 2018

Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglement

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

Last year, physicists at MIT, the University of Vienna, and elsewhere provided strong support for quantum entanglement, the seemingly far-out idea that two particles, no matter how distant from each other in space and time, can be inextricably linked, in a way that defies the rules of classical physics.

Take, for instance, two particles sitting on opposite edges of the universe. If they are truly entangled, then according to the theory of quantum mechanics their physical properties should be related in such a way that any measurement made on one particle should instantly convey information about any future measurement outcome of the other particle—correlations that Einstein skeptically saw as “spooky action at a distance.”

In the 1960s, the physicist John Bell calculated a theoretical limit beyond which such correlations must have a quantum, rather than a classical, explanation.

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Aug 20, 2018

Stem cell-loaded hydrogel boosts healing process of aging muscles

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

It’s an unfortunate fact of life that as we get older, our cells gradually lose the ability to heal themselves. Thankfully, at least one aspect of that might be treatable in the near future, if new work from Georgia Tech pans out. Researchers have developed a hydrogel that holds muscle stem cells, and by injecting this near the site of a muscle injury they can get to work repairing it. The team says the technique could be effective at treating injuries in the elderly and people with muscular dystrophy.

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Aug 20, 2018

385 Feet of Crazy: The Most Audacious Flying Machine Ever

Posted by in category: transportation

Alt-aviation wizard Burt Rutan set out to design a plane that could haul rockets to the edge of space. Then he persuaded Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen to build a dual-fuselage beast with a wingspan longer than a football field.

Author: Steven Levy BY

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Aug 20, 2018

Stratolaunch has confirmed what most people have long speculated: it’s developing its own launch vehicles for its air-launch system

Posted by in category: space travel

Stratolaunch has confirmed what most people have long speculated: it’s developing its own launch vehicles for its air-launch system, including a reusable space plane that could eventually carry people.

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Aug 20, 2018

Strange Lakes Are Speeding Up Arctic Permafrost Melt, And That’s Really Bad News

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, sustainability

The Arctic permafrost really should stay frozen. In many places it’s been frozen for tens of thousands of years, locking away greenhouse gasses and ancient diseases.

Unfortunately, our planet’s changing climate is denting permafrosts around the world. And now NASA-funded research has confirmed that the expected gradual thawing of the Arctic permafrost is being dramatically sped up by a natural phenomenon known as thermokarst lakes.

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