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Harnessing The Power Of The Crowd To Solve Important Problems — Steve Rader — Program Manager — Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation & Tournament Lab, NASA.

Steve Rader (https://www.nasa.gov/people/steve-rader /) serves as the Program Manager of NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI — https://www.nasa.gov/coeci/) and the NASA Tournament Lab (NTL — https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-tou…), which are working to infuse challenge and crowdsourcing innovation approaches at NASA and across the federal government. CoECI focuses on the study and use of curated, crowdsourcing communities that utilize prize and challenge-based methods to deliver innovative solutions for NASA and the U.S. government.

In 2015, Steve was named as one of 20 Challenge Mentors for U.S. Government Services Administration’s (GSA) Prizes and Challenges government-wide community of practice. Steve has worked with various projects and organizations to develop and execute over 100 different challenges. He speaks regularly about NASA’s work in crowd-based challenges and the future of work both publicly and internally to the NASA workforce to promote the use of open innovation tools.

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A writing system developed by one of the world’s earliest urban societies has given linguists nothing but grief since it was first discovered on an unintelligible stone seal in the ancient city of Harappa, in what is now Pakistan, 150 years ago. Hoping to finally crack the code, authorities have now announced a $1 million prize to anyone who manages to decipher the so-called Indus Valley Script (IVS).

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Also known as the Harappan Script, the IVS was invented by the Indus Valley Civilization which emerged in the region encompassed by northern India and Pakistan some 5,300 years ago. Known for its walled cities, the Bronze Age culture thrived for several centuries before mysteriously vanishing, leaving archaeologists with few clues as to how these ancient people lived.

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Summary: Delayed rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that participants with delayed REM sleep had higher levels of toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s and reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which supports memory.

Delayed REM sleep disrupts memory consolidation and increases stress hormone levels, which can impair the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory. The findings emphasize the importance of healthy sleep habits and suggest that treatments targeting sleep patterns may influence Alzheimer’s progression.

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China has unveiled 2 inexpensive open-source technologies that might change the world. DeepSeek is open-source generative AI which appears to be performing as well as frontrunners like Anthropic’s Claude. Engine AI is open-source robotics, which has a natural walking gait. If you combine these two elements together, the recipe creates either the rancid fish pie of the Economic Singularity or the delicious blueberry cheesecake of Superabundance. “One of the year’s most interesting tech stories is in full swing. A Chinese startup called DeepSeek released R1, an open-source artificial intelligence model that’s sending shockwaves through Silicon Valley and beyond.” s competitive robotics market by offering cost-effective solutions.”” + https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250121PD213/robot-nvidia-s…-2024.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/callumbooth/2025/01/27/deepseek…-internet/ https://youtu.be/B4YcuN5maD8?si=4a7YtUj1KchxQlXG Open source bot: https://github.com/engineai-robotics/engineai_humanoid

Shenzhen-based startup Engine AI recently released a demo video of its SE01 humanoid robot, highlighting its remarkably lifelike walking gait. The video earned praise from a senior Nvidia scientist. Engine AI aims to penetrate China’s competitive robotics market by offering cost-effective solutions.

China’s viral robot video sparks debate and validation.

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Welcome to an enlightening exploration of DNA Digital Data Storage — a groundbreaking advancement signaling a new era of technology. As we stand on the cusp of unprecedented tech evolution, DNA storage emerges as a game-changing alternative to traditional storage methods.

Understanding DNA Digital Data Storage is vital for anyone keen to dive deep into the future of data solutions. This video demystifies the intricacies behind this pioneering concept, shedding light on its potential to revolutionize how we perceive data storage and retrieval. With today’s rapid generation of digital data, our existing solutions are often overwhelmed. Enter DNA storage, which offers immense capacities, extending into petabytes and exabytes, all while consuming minimal physical space.

As technology enthusiasts, researchers, and innovators look for sustainable, long-term storage options, DNA-based storage presents a fascinating convergence of biology and digital tech. The microscopic strands of DNA possess the potential to store vast volumes of information, and this video unpacks the science behind this, making it comprehensible for everyone.

Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, an IT professional, or just curious about the advances in the digital realm, this video is tailored to satiate your curiosity. Join us in navigating the transformative world of DNA Digital Data Storage and understanding its pivotal role in ushering us into a new technology era.

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Welcome to our comprehensive guide on “Nano Robots.” In this enlightening video, we will take a look at what nano robots are, how they work, and the ways in which they are being used today. We will examine the potential of nano robots and how they could be used in the future. We will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using nano robots.

Nano robots are made up of very small robots that are only a few nanometers across and are powered by electricity, magnets, or light. These robots can be used for many different things, like fixing damaged cells, keeping an eye on and controlling the environment, and fighting off diseases and infections. Nano robots can also be used to do hard jobs like surgery, making things, and even going to space.

These robots are very accurate and good at what they do, which makes them perfect for use in medicine and industry. Nano robots can be programmed to do many different things, like keep an eye on and control the environment, find and fix damage, and even fight off diseases and infections. They can also be used for more complicated jobs, like surgery, making things, and going to space.

Nano robots have a lot of benefits, such as being small, accurate, and fast. They are also very flexible because they can be programmed to do many different things and used in many different ways. But there are some problems with using nano robots, such as the cost of making them and the chance that they will break down.

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Visualizing cells after editing specific genes can help scientists learn new details about the function of those genes. But using microscopy to do this at scale can be challenging, particularly when studying thousands of genes at a time.

Now, a team of Broad and Calico scientists has developed PERISCOPE, an approach that brings the power of microscopy imaging to genome-scale CRISPR screens in a scalable way. The new technique lets researchers study the effects of perturbing over 20,000 genes on hundreds of image-based cellular features.

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PERISCOPE, a technique for genome-wide imaging screens, is helping Broad scientists understand the connections between genes and traits.

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Summary: New research highlights a functional hierarchy in the brain’s processing of space and time. In posterior areas, like the occipital cortex, space and time are tightly linked and processed by the same neurons.

In anterior regions, such as the frontal cortex, space and time are processed independently, with distinct neural populations forming “time maps” for specific durations. Intermediate regions, like the parietal cortex, display mixed processing mechanisms, bridging spatial and temporal integration.

This study offers fresh insights into how the brain integrates two fundamental dimensions of human experience and reveals the unique coding strategies across cortical regions.

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