4th International Conference on Aging and Disease Update
The 4th International Conference on Aging and Disease (2023 ICAD) of the
International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD) will be held at
Zhangjiang Science Hall, Shanghai, China, from October 27 to 30, 2023.
Our Evelyne Yehudit Bischof, Holly M. Brown-Borg, Aftab Ahmad Chattha,
William CS Cho, Patrizia Anna d’Alessio, Brian Kennedy, Marios Kyriazis,
Andrea B. Maier, Kyung-Jin Min, Alexey Moskalev, Björn Schumacher, Ilia
Stambler, and Alex Zhavoronkov will be speaking.
Learn more at http://www.isoad.org/Data/List/Conference
The Noosphere at 100
The Noosphere at 100: The Future of Human Collective Consciousness will
be held November 17–19 in Berkeley, California.
Our Terrence Deacon, Ilia Delio, Ben Goertzel, Francis Heylighen, and
Gregory Stock will be speaking.
Learn more at https://event.fourwaves.com/n2conference/pages
RAADfest Update
RAADfest will be held September 7–10 in Anaheim, California. This is the
world’s largest event focused on anti-aging and age reversal science for
a general audience.
Our Maria Entraigues Abramson, Bill Andrews, José Cordeiro, Aubrey de
Grey, William Faloon, Ray Kurzweil, Liz Parrish, Joe Purita, Kgomotsego
Brenda Ramokopelwa, Michael Rose, Stephen Sideroff, James Strole, and
Jason R. Williams will be speaking.
Get 20% off with the discount code LIFEBOAT.
Learn more at https://raadfest.com
Papers
Read “Addressing the harms of AI-generated inauthentic content”,
coauthored by our Fil Menczer at
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256&...0-w.epdf
Read “Generalizing the Isothermal Efficiency by Using Gaussian
Distributions”, authored by our Thomas D. Schneider at
http://users.fred.net/tds/lab/papers/geneff
Read “How safe is our reliance on AI, and should we regulate it?”,
authored by our Kevin LaGrandeur at
https://link.springer.com/article/10.10...;00010-7
Read “Near-zero cohesion and loose packing of Bennu’s near subsurface
revealed by spacecraft contact”, coauthored by our Dante S. Lauretta at
https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.112...229?af=R
Read “The Third Wave of AI”, authored by our Peter Voss at
https://becominghuman.ai/the-third-wave...ea97210b
Blog
Recent interesting blog posts include:
“A Nikola Tesla Statue That Provides Free Wi-Fi” by Omuterema Akhahenda
at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/a-nik...ee-wi-fi
“A user-friendly platform for virtual exploration of chemical reactions”
by Josh Seeherman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/a-use...eactions
“Astronomers identify 19 new Wolf-Rayet stars in Andromeda Galaxy” by
Gemechu Taye at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/astro...a-galaxy
“ChatGPT parent company OpenAI to open first office outside the US in
London” by Gemechu Taye at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/chatg...n-london
“China Limits Exports of Semiconductor-Making Metals” by Raphael Ramos
at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/china...g-metals
“Comprehensive Overview of Progress Achieved in the Field of Quantum
Teleportation” by Paul Battista at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/compr...ortation
“Cosmological models are built on a simple, century-old idea, but new
observations demand a radical rethink” by Paul Battista at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/cosmo...-rethink
“Echoes of Absence: Study Suggests We Can ‘Hear’ Silence” by Arthur
Brown at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/echoe...-silence
“Elon Musk blames data scraping by AI startups for his new paywalls on
reading tweets” by Kelvin Dafiaghor at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/elon-...g-tweets
“The emerging world of single-molecule mass measurements” by Shailesh
Prasad at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/the-e...urements
“Euclid successfully launched into space by Falcon 9 rocket” by Gemechu
Taye at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/eucli...9-rocket
“European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe’s darkest
secrets” by Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/europ...-secrets
“Experimental probiotic could detoxify mercury from diet” by Arthur
Brown at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/exper...rom-diet
“First flying car approved by FAA. How does it work?” by Shane Hinshaw
at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/first...-it-work
“The first flying car, ‘Model A,’ approved by the FAA and it’s 100%
electric” by Brent Ellman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/the-f...electric
“How to stop quantum computers from breaking the internet’s encryption”
by Shailesh Prasad at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/how-t...cryption
“The Humane AI Pin wants to end our dependence on screens” by Jose Ruben
Rodriguez Fuentes at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/the-h...-screens
“Humanoid Robots Are Coming of Age” by Shubham Ghosh Roy at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/human...g-of-age
“Imagine a multi-limbed cyborg world, made possible by these wearable
robot arms” by Joseph Barney at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/imagi...bot-arms
“Is there life on Venus? Report confirms more phosphine” by Josh
Seeherman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/is-th...hosphine
“Lightyear 0 Is a Solar-Powered Car You Can Drive for Months Without a
Charge” by Quinn Sena at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/light...a-charge
“MBD2a-NuRD binds to the methylated Gamma-globin gene promoter and
uniquely forms a complex required for silencing of HbF expression” by
Omuterema Akhahenda at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/mbd2a...pression
“Metabolite Ratios As An Index Of Oxidative Stress” by Mike Lustgarten
at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/metab...e-stress
“New drug provides weight loss of 24%” by Will Fox at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/new-d...ss-of-24
“Photonic chip enables faster and more energy-efficient artificial
intelligence programs” by Kelvin Dafiaghor at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/photo...programs
“Progressive vs Degenerative Research Programmes wrapper” by Adam Ford
at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/progr...-wrapper
“Quantum biology: Your nose and house plant are experts at particle
physics” by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/quant...-physics
“Quasar ‘clocks’ show the universe was five times slower soon after the
Big Bang” by Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/quasa...big-bang
“Run for the Hills on Apple Podcasts” by Zoltan Istvan at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/run-f...podcasts
“Scientists find evidence of gravitational waves warping space-time
throughout the cosmos” by Paul Battista at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/scien...e-cosmos
“Scientists in Japan develop a wearable robot with 6 arms in a first
step towards a cyborg future” by Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/scien...g-future
“Scientists see surprising brain activity in sleeping octopuses that
could mean they dream like us” by Shubham Ghosh Roy at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/scien...-like-us
“SpaceX’s Starlink will offer satellite access for T-Mobile users” by
Shailesh Prasad at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/space...le-users
“Study Helps Identify Genetic Changes That Make Us Human” by Arthur
Brown at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/study...us-human
“Supercomputer makes calculations in blink of an eye that take rivals 47
years” by Kelvin Dafiaghor at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/super...47-years
“Taking Rejuvenation to Longevity escape velocity: Aubrey De Grey [Aging
& Gerontology 2023]” by Montie Adkins at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/takin...ogy-2023
“This is what it’s like to control an autonomous car from miles away” by
Omuterema Akhahenda at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/this-...les-away
“Tiny ‘Atomic Memory’ Device Could Store All Books Ever Written” by
Quinn Sena at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/tiny-...-written
“The universe is humming with gravitational waves. Here’s why scientists
are so excited about the discovery” by Josh Seeherman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/the-u...iscovery
“Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of serious cardiovascular events
in older people” by Shubham Ghosh Roy at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/vitam...r-people
“We’re on the brink of the biggest changes to computing’s DNA and it’s
not just quantum that’s coming” by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/were-...s-coming
“Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant a Clear Present Danger” by Greg Allison at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/07/zapor...t-danger
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