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Aug 8, 2018
Can the US stop the scientific brain drain to China?
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
The United States is still the preeminent location for scientific research, but this is not a given, and we should not take it for granted. The new policies being implemented by China, and especially their ambition to attract outside talent, could quickly drain the lifeblood of our scientific institutions. Without a determined effort to attract, support, and retain leading researchers, we cannot expect to drive the breakthroughs, technologies, and medicines of the future. Massachusetts has admirably made a strong commitment to biotechnology through the Life Sciences Initiative. But will this be enough to sustain the scientific ecosystem of the entire country?
The United States is in danger of losing its primacy in scientific research.
Don’t Miss This! We’re introducing you to the first astronauts who will launch from U.S. soil since the final Shuttle mission in 2011. Join us live starting at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 3 to meet the Commercial Crew astronauts who will fly on The Boeing Company and SpaceX capsules to #LaunchAmerica to the International Space Station.
Aug 8, 2018
Journal Club July 2018 — CRISPR may cause unwanted mutations
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics
The July edition of the Journal Club has us taking a look at a recent paper that casts doubt and concern over the use of CRISPR Cas9 for gene editing.
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The paper we are discussing can be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.
Aug 8, 2018
‘Rogue Planet’ Travels Universe Without A Parent Star
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
Aug 8, 2018
1 Gram Of This Material Is Worth $6.25 TRILLION Dollars
Posted by Michael Lance in category: materials
Aug 7, 2018
Robot Spiders Could Help Doctors With Surgery
Posted by Nicholi Avery in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI
Aug 7, 2018
WWII destroyed optical observatory, Ermita, Manila, Philippines, July 8, 1945
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
The astronomical observatory was founded by the Jesuits during the Spanish occupation and later transferred to the Philippine Commonwealth Weather Department. This was adjacent to the University of the Philippines campus of today south of Luneta Park. The observatory had a 19-inch refracting telescope, by far the largest in the Orient. The staff of the observatory includes five Jesuit fathers and twenty-five well-trained native assistants. The construction of a 19-inch refracting telescope and dome was in 1897.
US signal corps photo, US national archives.
Who’s up for a swim?
Our world was rocked by last week’s announcement of good radar evidence for a liquid water “lake” under the Red Planet’s south pole. Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla introduces us to the story that is then taken up by two of host Mat Kaplan’s favorite Martians. The Goddard Space Flight Center’s James Garvin headed NASA’s Mars exploration program, while NASA Ames astrobiologist Chris McKay co-founded the Mars Underground more than 35 years ago. Look up! Mars is still close by, and the Perseid meteor shower is around the corner. Bruce Betts gives us the What’s Up lowdown.
Aug 7, 2018
The History of Artificial Intelligence
Posted by Ankur Bargotra in categories: business, robotics/AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytva8DDV_Ic
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Artificial intelligence has been a topic of growing prominence in the media and mainstream culture since 2015, as well as in the investment world, with start-ups that even mention the word in their business model, gaining massive amounts of funding.