Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime Prize
The Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime Prize has a
submission deadline of March 4, 2025.
This competition, thanks to our Martine Rothblatt, gives out cash prizes
for business plans that will advance getting us off-Earth in some
incremental way. Watch her explanation of the competition at
https://spacebizplan.nss.org/details/#videos
Learn more at https://spacebizplan.nss.org
2nd Annual Space Economy Summit 2024
The 2nd Annual Space Economy Summit 2024 will be held December 4–5 in
Lisbon, Portugal.
Our Barbara Belvisi, Dylan Taylor, and Rick Tumlinson will be speaking.
Learn more at https://events.economist.com/space-economy-summit
2024 Knowledge Management and Enterprise Solutions Conference
The 2024 Knowledge Management and Enterprise Solutions Conference will
be held in Washington D.C. on November 18–21.
Our John Lewis, Daniel W. Rasmus, and Louis Rosenberg will be speaking.
Learn more at https://www.kmworld.com/Conference/2024
Artificial Intelligence Safety & Alignment
Our Alex Hoekstra is hosting a free talk about Artificial Intelligence
Safety & Alignment (with perspectives from evolutionary biology) in
Boston, Massachusetts on November 22.
Learn more at
https://www.meetup.com/boston-astral-co...04312155
Conversations With the Future
Conversations with the Future: Visions & Destinations, Evening Symposium
will be held 6:30pm – 9:30pm EST on January 22 in Toronto, Canada.
Our Nikola Danaylov and Trevor Haldenby will be speaking.
Learn more at
https://www.singularityweblog.com/conve...ymposium
The Counterparty
The Counterparty: A multi-day event dedicated to creating solutions
outside of voting, for a more peaceful world will be held January 25–26
in Miami Beach, Florida and in cyberspace. Save 10% with discount code LIFEBOAT2025.
Our Tatiana Moroz will be speaking.
Learn more at https://www.thecounterparty.com
Data Science Conference Europe 2024 (DSC24)
Data Science Conference Europe 2024 (DSC24) will be held November 18–22
in Belgrade, Serbia.
Our Kevin LaGrandeur will be speaking.
Learn more at https://datasciconference.com
Dubai Futures Forum
Dubai Futures Forum will be held November 19–20 at the Museum of the
Future in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with an additional Learnings Day
on November 21 at Emirates Towers, which is adjacent to the Museum of
the Future.
Our Raya Bidshahri, José Cordeiro, Jerome Glenn, Geci Karuri-Sebina,
Oussama Khatib, Paul Saffo, Suzanne Stein, Amy Webb, Grant Wilson, and
Ibon Zugasti will be speaking.
Learn more at https://www.dubaifuture.ae/dubai-future-forum-2024
First European Interstellar Symposium
The First European Interstellar Symposium will be held December 2–5 in
the European Convention Centre, Luxembourg City.
Our Claudio Maccone, Gregory Matloff, Anders Sandberg, Cameron Smith,
and Pete Worden will be speaking.
Learn more at https://irg.space/first-european-inters...ymposium
Longevity Summit 2024
Longevity Summit 2024 will be held December 3–4 in Novato, California
and in cyberspace. Use discount code Lifeboat20 to get 20% off.
Our David Barzilai, Peter Fedichev, Christin Glorioso, Lorna Harries,
Jamie Nicole Justice, Salah Mahmoudi, Robin Mansukhani, and Vittorio
Sebastiano will be speaking.
Learn more at https://longevitygl.org/longevity-summit
N2 2024: the Noosphere & the Global South
N2 2024: The Noosphere & the Global South will be held December 16–18 in
Ben Guerir, Morocco and in cyberspace.
Our Seren Dalkiran, Terry W. Deacon, Ilia Delio, Francis Heylighen,
Raphaël Liogier, Gregory Stock, Clément Vidal, and Natasha Vita-More
will be speaking.
Learn more at https://event.fourwaves.com/n2conference2024
Tech for Longevity
Tech for Longevity will be held November 20th in Paris, France.
Our Patrizia d’Alessio, Phil Newman, and Petr Sramek will be speaking.
Learn more at https://www.techforlongevity.org
What Does Spiritual Healing Mean for Our Emotions and Psychology?
The webinar What Does Spiritual Healing Mean For Our Emotions and
Psychology? will be held 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST on December 15.
Our Jeremy Pesner will be speaking.
Learn more at
https://interintellect.com/salon/what-d...-society
CES Innovation Awards
Our Ibon Zugasti was honored to serve on a distinguished panel of judges
for the CES Innovation Awards.
This year, the CES Innovation Awards program celebrated exceptional
design and engineering in technology, with over 3,400 applications from
around the world across nearly 33 technology categories, including
digital health, artificial intelligence, and sustainability.
Learn more at
https://www.ces.tech/innovation-awards/...dges-m-z
Articles
Read “Can researchers use AI to take microscopy to the next level?” at
https://cen.acs.org/analytical-chemistr.../102/i34
This article is about our Aydogan Ozcan’s research.
Papers
Read “Analysis by AI of Reports of UN Debate on Artificial intelligence: Eliciting a coherent meta-pattern of connectives of strategic relevance” by our Anthony Judge at https://www.laetusinpraesens.org/docs20...adig.php
Books
Read “The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System”, by our Dante Lauretta at https://amzn.to/3NTSNzX
Videos
Watch the YouTube channel “Conquer Aging Or Die Trying!” by our Michael Lustgarten at https://www.youtube.com/@conqueragingor...rying123
Blog
Tom Soetebier joins our blog team with the post “A Cloned Ferret Has
Given Birth for the First Time in History, Marking a Win for Her
Endangered Species” at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/a-clo...-species
Tomer Ze’ev joins our blog team with the post “Gene therapy Improves Eye
Health and Reduces the Need for Anti-VEGF Injections in Age-Related
Macular Degeneration” at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/gene-...neration
Recent interesting blog posts include:
“14-Year-old Wins ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ for Inventing
Pesticide Detector For Fruits and Vegetables” by Tom Soetebier at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/14-ye...getables
“3D smart energy device integrates radiative cooling and solar
absorption” by Chima Wisdom at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/3d-sm...sorption
“50,000 ‘knots’ scattered throughout our DNA control gene activity” by
Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/09/50000...activity
“A Bold Mission to Catch Up With Oumuamua — Project Lyra” by Initiative
for Interstellar Studies at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/a-bol...ect-lyra
“A Cloned Ferret Has Given Birth for the First Time in History, Marking
a Win for Her Endangered Species” by Tom Soetebier at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/a-clo...-species
“A comprehensive map of the aging blood methylome in humans” by Shubham
Ghosh Roy at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/09/a-com...n-humans
“A dual-species Rydberg array” by Cecile G. Tamura at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/09/a-dua...rg-array
“A geometry masterpiece: Yale prof solves part of math’s ‘Rosetta
Stone’” by Michael LaTorra at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/a-geo...ta-stone
“A Novel Method to Split Water to Create Hydrogen — a Clean Source of
Fuel” by Natalie Chan at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/a-nov...-of-fuel
“Afrolongevity” by Natasha Vita-More at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/afrolongevity
“Archaeologists Discovered an Ancient Chinese Immortality Potion. It
Exposes the True Cost of Chasing Eternal Life” by Shubham Ghosh Roy at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/09/archa...nal-life
“Bergen Engines Announces Increase in Blended Hydrogen Offering” by
Brent Ellman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/berge...offering
“Can OpenAI’s o1 solve complex medical problems?” by Kelvin Dafiaghor at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/09/can-o...problems
“Cuba’s electric grid collapses again while millions remain in the dark”
by Quinn Sena at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/cubas...the-dark
“Electrically modulated light antenna points the way to faster computer
chips” by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/09/elect...er-chips
“Emerging Tech: A New Era of Cybersecurity in Manufacturing” by Chuck
Brooks at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/emerg...acturing
“Fasting (Without Calorie Restriction) And Calorie Restriction With
Fasting Extend Lifespan” by Mike Lustgarten at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/fasti...lifespan
“Flexible circuits made with silk and graphene” by Tom Soetebier at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/flexi...graphene
“Follow The Salt to Find Life on Mars” by Dirk Schulze-Makuch at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/follo...-on-mars
“Forerunner K2: New humanoid robot custom-built to meet industry needs”
by Raphael Ramos at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/forer...ry-needs
“Gene therapy Improves Eye Health and Reduces the Need for Anti-VEGF
Injections in Age-Related Macular Degeneration” by Tomer Ze’ev at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/gene-...neration
“Glucose: The sweet secret to a younger brain?” by Shubham Ghosh Roy at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/gluco...er-brain
“Going to concerts helps you live longer, according to research” by
Chavis Srichan at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/going...research
“How Physicists Broke the Solar Efficiency Record” by Claudio Soprano at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/how-p...y-record
“How Your Brain Detects Patterns without Conscious Thought” by Cecile G. Tamura at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/09/how-y...-thought
“Humans Are Evolving Right Before Our Eyes on The Tibetan Plateau” by
Dan Breeden at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/human...-plateau
“In Search of Extraterrestrial Communication: A Longest-Ever Scan of
TRAPPIST-1” by Laurence Tognetti at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/in-se...appist-1
“MIT Scientists Shed New Light on the Critical Brain Connections That
Define Consciousness” by Cecile G. Tamura at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/mit-s...iousness
“New camera lets us see the colors of the world through the eyes of
animals” by Paul Battista at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/new-c...-animals
“New CRISPR system for gene silencing doesn’t rely on cutting DNA” by
Shailesh Prasad at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/new-c...ting-dna
“Nuking a Huge Asteroid could Save Earth, Lab Experiment Suggests” by
Natalie Chan at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/nukin...suggests
“Nvidia to Join Dow Jones Industrial Average, Replacing Rival Chipmaker
Intel” by Bruce Burke at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/nvidi...er-intel
“Optical technique that uses orbital angular momentum could transform
medical diagnostics” by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/optic...gnostics
“PrimerAI introduces ‘near-zero hallucination’ update to AI platform” by
Dan Kummer at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/prime...platform
“Quantum Machines and Nvidia use machine learning to get closer to an
error-corrected quantum computer” by Dan Kummer at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/quant...computer
“Ray-Ban / Meta AI Smart Glasses Outperform the Other AI-Powered
Hardware Competitors” by Bruce Burke at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/ray-b...petitors
“Robot learns to perform surgical tasks expertly just by watching
videos” by Shailesh Prasad at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/robot...g-videos
“Scientists Accidentally Discover a Sea Creature That Can Reverse Its
Age” by Rx Sobolewski at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/scien...-its-age
“Scientists can tweak one gene to extend lifespans by up to 30%” by
Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/scien...up-to-30
“Take a look, and you’ll see, into your imagination” by Omuterema
Akhahenda at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/take-...gination
“This ‘biohacker’ spends $70,000 a year to try to reverse aging” by
Roman Kam at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/10/this-...se-aging
“This laser exceeded the speed of light: It broke a law of the universe”
by Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/11/this-...universe
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