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Jan 22, 2018

UN Supports Blockchain Technology for Climate Action | UNFCCC

Posted by in categories: bitcoin, environmental

“To encourage exploration and eventual use of this technology in support of climate action, the UN Climate Change secretariat initiated and facilitated the creation of the Climate Chain Coalition and contributed to the writing of its charter of principles and values … ”

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Jan 22, 2018

A world of free movement would be $78 trillion richer | The Economist

Posted by in categories: economics, governance

“To clarify, “open borders” means that people are free to move to find work. It does not mean “no borders” or “the abolition of the nation-state”. On the contrary, the reason why migration is so attractive is that some countries are well-run and others, abysmally so.”

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Jan 22, 2018

Open borders: the long-term perks and pitfalls | The Economist

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-6V7mOayUY

“Open borders could see global GDP rocket, but free movement around the world could have its downsides. We imagine a borderless world”

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Jan 22, 2018

Why Are These People Eating Pills of Poop? (Medical Fecal Transplants)

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business, food, life extension

The straight poop on fecal transplants. Scientists think fecal transplants help us live longer, healthier lives.

Quote: “Seres Therapeutics is one of the more promising names in poop.”


Here’s the straight poop on fecal transplants, a new medical procedure which physicians use to treat infections. Geroscientists suspect that fecal transplants could help us live longer, healthier lives by giving us a microbiome upgrade. [This report was originally published on LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman]

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Jan 22, 2018

Forty Percent of US Will Get Diabetes Says Top Study

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A study in the top journal The Lancet reports that 40% of Americans walking around today will develop type 2 diabetes.

(A look back at the best of 2017)

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Jan 22, 2018

Researchers Announce Novel Treatment For Pancreatic Cancer

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

(A look back at the best of 2017)

Researchers at UND announce FDA approval of a novel compound that improves the treatment of pancreatic cancer, a particularly deadly tumor.

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Jan 22, 2018

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Summary: People can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes with a healthy diet and exercise. Medications also work but are less effective than lifestyle changes. [This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts.com website. Author: Brady Hartman.]

According to the CDC, the ways to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes include diet, exercise, and in some cases, medications. Don’t take risks with your health – all three of these tactics should only be carried out under the supervision of a qualified physician.

Research shows that some prevention strategies are more successful than others in preventing type 2 diabetes.

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Jan 22, 2018

Inequality gap widens as ‘world’s richest 1% get 82% of the wealth,’ Oxfam says

Posted by in categories: business, economics, policy

Oxfam said its figures, which some observers have criticized, showed economic rewards were “increasingly concentrated” at the top. The charity cited tax evasion, the erosion of worker’s rights, cost-cutting and businesses’ influence on policy decisions as reasons for the widening inequality gap.


Just 42 people own the same amount of wealth as the poorest 50 percent worldwide, a new study by global charity Oxfam claimed.

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Jan 22, 2018

Hunting Breakthrough Cures for Dementia (Best of 2017 Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Reports)

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

Summary: A wrap-up of the 2017 reports on the search for breakthrough treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, and other forms of dementia, showing the advancements made in understanding, treating and preventing these neurodegenerative diseases, including promising therapies in the pipeline. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

During 2017, researchers made advances towards understanding what causes Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other forms of dementia. During the year, brain scientists announced they have many promising treatments for dementia in the pipeline. Moreover, researchers have suggested ways to prevent these disabling neurodegenerative diseases.

Here’s a wrap-up of advancements made in understanding, treating and preventing dementia.

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Jan 22, 2018

Physicists Say They’ve Created a Device That Generates ‘Negative Mass’

Posted by in category: particle physics

Physicists have created what they say is the first device that’s capable of generating particles that behave as if they have negative mass.

The device generates a strange particle that’s half-light/half-matter, and as if that isn’t cool enough, it could also be the foundation for a new kind of laser that could operate on far less energy than current technologies.

This builds on recent theoretical work on the behaviour of something called a polariton, which appears to behave as if it has negative mass – a mind-blowing property that sees objects move towards the force pushing it, instead of being pushed away.

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