Alex Wissner-Gross: A new equation for intelligence
• TEDIs there an equation for intelligence? Yes. It's F = T ? S?. In a fascinating and informative talk, physicist and computer scientist Alex Wissner-Gross explains what in the world that means.
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Transhuman Dreaming: DNA-Editing Breakthrough Could Delay Aging, Cure Diseases
• https://www.technocracy.news, Ian JohnstonThis breakthrough technology is called Homology-independent targeted integration (HITI) and can edit your DNA while still in your body. CRISPR, on the other hand, can edit DNA in the laboratory only. Technocrats and Transhumans will hail this techno
What causes cancer? The five vectors of chemical assault on your health
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) Mark these words: There will never be a magic pill or miracle vaccine that cures cancer, ever. Why? Cancer is a mutation of cells - a disorder of cells caused by the cumulative effect of toxins entering the body, one way or another, a
SpaceX wants to launch 4,425 satellites into space to bring super-fast internet to the world
• http://www.cnbc.comElon Musk's SpaceX wants to launch thousands of satellites into space with the aim of providing super-fast global internet coverage, according to a regulatory filing.
CRISPR-Edited Gene Injected Into Human For First Time
• https://www.technocracy.news, By David CyranoskiIt was just a matter of time before Chinese Technocrat scientists would use CRISPR-edited genes on humans. Now they have opened Pandora's Box and a biomedical race is certain to follow. China was the first nation to be run as a Technocracy. ? TN
Warning: Doctors Fear Virtual Reality Headsets Rewire Kid's Brains
• https://www.technocracy.news, By Dr. Mallika MarsVirtual reality headsets trick young brains into believing the unreal is real, potentially re-wiring certain critical brain functions. Parents should take steps to protect their children from use at home and in schools. ? TN Editor
Blast Off With the Amateur Rocketeers of the Mojave Desert
• https://www.wired.comAn event called "Large, Dangerous Rocket Ships" doesn't bring to mind a day of peace and quiet. If nothing else, a field packed with amateur rocketeers blasting things toward the heavens is raucous to say the least. But Sean Lemoine found it al
Study: People Now Crave Wi-Fi More Than Sex, Chocolate Or Alcohol
• http://www.breitbart.comDependence on Wi-Fi is now so high that 4 out of 10 people would prioritise it over sex, chocolate, or alcohol, a new study has found.
San Diego To Become Largest U.S. City To Run Entirely On Renewable Energy
• http://www.trueactivist.comBy 2035, San Diego intends to run on 100% renewable energy. Under the plan, 90% of all waste will be recycled and composted and 50% of all vehicles will be electric.
Researchers identify antibody that neutralizes 98% of HIV strains
• RTAn antibody from an HIV-infected person has successfully neutralized 98 percent of HIV isolates tested, including the lion's share of strains resistant to other antibodies of the same class, US scientists have found.
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool used in first human trial
• newatlas.com by Michael IrvingThe powerful gene-editing CRISPR-Cas9 technique is a promising tool in the fight against conditions like retinal degradation, muscular dystrophy and HIV, but so far trials have been restricted to cultured cells and laboratory mice.
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool used in first human trial
• newatlas.com by Michael IrvingThe powerful gene-editing CRISPR-Cas9 technique is a promising tool in the fight against conditions like retinal degradation, muscular dystrophy and HIV, but so far trials have been restricted to cultured cells and laboratory mice.
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool used in first human trial
• newatlas.com by Michael IrvingThe powerful gene-editing CRISPR-Cas9 technique is a promising tool in the fight against conditions like retinal degradation, muscular dystrophy and HIV, but so far trials have been restricted to cultured cells and laboratory mice.
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool used in first human trial
• newatlas.com by Michael IrvingThe powerful gene-editing CRISPR-Cas9 technique is a promising tool in the fight against conditions like retinal degradation, muscular dystrophy and HIV, but so far trials have been restricted to cultured cells and laboratory mice.
Scientists have rejuvenated old mice with the blood of human teenagers
• http://www.sciencealert.com, PETER DOCKRILLThe fountain of youth is real, and it's creepy.
Physicists just discovered a second state of liquid water
• sciencealert.com by Bec CrewWha?
The Blood of the Young Might Really Be an Anti-Aging Elixir, Researchers Say
• motherboard.vice.com by Becky FerreiraThe idea that the blood of the young is a magical anti-aging elixir is one the most delightfully macabre themes in folklore and horror.
SICK!!! TECH CEO THREATENS TO ASSASSINATE TRUMP WITH SNIPER RIFLE AT WHITE HOUSE
• http://nextnewsnetwork.comhttp://nextnewsnetwork.com/sick-tech-ceo-threatens-to-assassinate-trump-with-sniper-rifle-at-white-house/
IBM Is Using Tiny Tubes to Grow the Chips of the Future
• Wired.com by Clint FinleyThe reign of silicon may be coming to an end. For years, researchers and entrepreneurs hoped that carbon nanotubes would revolutionize microchip design.
First at-home brain implant lets "locked in" woman talk, venture outdoors
• arstechnica.com by Sebastian AnthonyFully implanted brain-computer interface is a lifeline for paralyzed people.
Tesla Made More Than The Entire US Oil Industry Last Quarter
• http://www.trueactivist.comTesla Motors made a handsome profit this quarter for the first time while the US oil industry is in the red.
Independent Startup Maps Evolution Of Marijuana Genome Amid Looming Patent War
• http://www.trueactivist.comPhylos Bioscience is working to keep marijuana from being corrupted by competing patents by making the plant's genome publicly available.
Silicon Valley Technocrats On Collision Course With Populism
• https://www.technocracy.news, By Christopher MimsSilicon Valley is chock full of Technocrats who worship science and technology as they eschew legitimate political discourse. After all, the scientific engineering of society is best left to them only. Individual citizens are viewed as pesky obstacle
US Military Uses Electrical Brain Stimulation To Enhance Skills
• https://www.technocracy.news, IAN SAMPLEUS military scientists have used electrical brain stimulators to enhance mental skills of staff, in research that aims to boost the performance of air crews, drone operators and others in the armed forces' most demanding roles.
For the first time, a wireless brain implant has enabled paralysed primates to walk again
• sciencealert.com by PETER DOCKRILLScientists have used a wireless brain implant to bypass the spinal cord injuries of two paralysed rhesus macaques, giving them the ability to walk again.
Independent startup now mapping the marijuana genome to protect it from Monsanto
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) As the evidence supporting marijuana's healing properties continues to grow, the number of businesses getting involved with the commercialization of the plant also continues to expand.
Rolling DNA Labs Address the Ultimate Question: 'Who's Your Daddy?'
• http://www.nytimes.comAlmost everyone Jared Rosenthal does business with has a secret or a suspicion, something they hold close and keep confidential and do not share even with those nearest to them.
What a Trump Presidency Means For Science
• http://motherboard.vice.comIt's hard to predict what President Donald Trump (yeah, I said it) will do when he takes office. The newly elected GOP candidate has not spent much time outlining specific policies or plans for the future.
ZUCK TO THE FUTURE Mark Zuckerberg 'feeling hopeful' about America under Donald Trump
• https://www.thesun.co.ukOptimism of Facebook boss flies in face of tech leaders who want Silicon Valley to secede from the United States
Physicists have finally confirmed a decades-old explanation of phase transitions
• http://www.sciencealert.com, FIONA MACDONALDA shift in space and time.
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