Donald Trump wants humans back on the Moon by 2024, as part of a new spacefaring age. But what will it take to get there?
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Zoltan Istvan talks with Science-Based species | Life Extension, UBI, Radical technological change
The prominent Transhumanist, Zoltan Istvan, discusses about his future involvement in the Transhumanist community, e.g., possibly running for the 2020 US Presidency.
Check out his webiste: zoltanistvan.com
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How doctors really decide who lives and who dies
Should doctors allow their expertise to trump a patient’s personal goals — or should they yield to it? In this video, physician and author Matt McCarthy describes how doctors make difficult decisions in fast-paced environments.
Coming This Week: Episode 1 of NASA Explorers: Apollo
Get ready to listen to the sounds of Apollo! 🌑🎶.
Get ready to listen to the sounds of Apollo! 🌑 🎶
In this episode of NASA Explorers: Apollo, hear what 50 years of lunar exploration sounds like, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. You can binge the whole series now: nasa.gov/nasa-explorers-apollo
Scientists Just Unveiled The First-Ever Photo of Quantum Entanglement
In an incredible first, scientists have captured the world’s first actual photo of quantum entanglement — a phenomenon so strange, physicist Albert Einstein famously described it as ‘spooky action at a distance’.
The image was captured by physicists at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, and it’s so breathtaking we can’t stop staring.
It might not look like much, but just stop and think about it for a second: this fuzzy grey image is the first time we’ve seen the particle interaction that underpins the strange science of quantum mechanics and forms the basis of quantum computing.
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Image of an oscillating pendulum formed by a concave mirror.
Australia embraces ‘killer robots’
Boeing is building a killer robot which will “decide when, where — and who — to shoot”
Lethal. Cheap. Smart. Australia’s air force will become one of the first in the world to put ‘killer robots’ in the skies alongside its combat pilots. But are we opening a Pandora’s box?
Francine Shapiro, Developer of Eye-Movement Therapy, Dies at 71
Dr. Shapiro’s technique for dealing with trauma was initially met with some skepticism. But it has attracted devotees worldwide.