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May 24, 2017

I’ve just returned from some busy travels and I’m still dealing with my own father’s recent death, so I’m a bit late with this post, but legendary futurist Jacque Fresco passed away last week

Posted by in categories: economics, futurism

He was 101 years old. I had the honor to meet Jacque and Roxanne Meadows last year at The Venus Project in Florida. I wrote an extensive article for Vice Motherboard on Jacque and the Resource-based economy: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/eliminating-money…chnoutopia And Now This Future did a video on my visit with him that now has 14 million views and over 180,000 Facebook shares: https://www.facebook.com/NowThisFuture/videos/1500983249942850/ I’m grateful I met Jacque. He was an amazing person! And his important work will live on.

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May 24, 2017

New Research Points to a Genetic Switch That Can Let Our Bodies Talk to Electronics

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, robotics/AI

  • Our bodies are biologically based and therefore are not equipped to communicate with electronics efficiently. New research could make it possible to genetically engineer our cells to be able to communicate with electronics.
  • The development has the potential to allow us to eventually build apps that autonomously detect and treat disease.

Microelectronics has transformed our lives. Cellphones, earbuds, pacemakers, defibrillators – all these and more rely on microelectronics’ very small electronic designs and components. Microelectronics has changed the way we collect, process and transmit information.

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May 24, 2017

Amazon CEO tries to sell kids on working on the moon

Posted by in category: space travel

Hey, kids! Who wants to live on the moon!

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May 24, 2017

Body Part Regeneration Is in Our Future

Posted by in category: life extension

The acorn worm, an invertebrate, has an incredible ability to regenerate. By studying its abilities, humans could access our own latent regeneration.

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May 24, 2017

Scientists Have Found a Way to Photograph People Through Walls Using Wi-Fi

Posted by in categories: computing, holograms, internet, mobile phones

Wi-Fi can pass through walls. This fact is easy to take for granted, yet it’s the reason we can surf the web using a wireless router located in another room.

However, not all of that microwave radiation makes it to or from our phones, tablets, and laptops. Routers scatter and bounce their signal off objects, illuminating our homes and offices like invisible light bulbs.

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May 24, 2017

Chatbots Could Let You Talk With Deceased Loved Ones

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Artificial intelligence allows anyone to keep chatting away from beyond the grave.

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May 24, 2017

Trump budget would slash science programmes across government

Posted by in categories: government, health, science

Proposed cuts include 11% at the National Science Foundation, 18% at the National Institutes of Health and 30% at the Environmental Protection Agency.

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May 23, 2017

NASA invites scientists to submit ideas for Europa lander

Posted by in category: space

Now is the time to voice your opinions on the lander’s instruments.

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May 23, 2017

I’m excited that popular site Consequence of Sound rated my #Moogfest talk one of the top 5 most unique experiences at the festival

Posted by in category: transhumanism

The article with the other nominations is great reading of the event. https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/05/the-five-most-unique-…st-2017/4/ #transhumanism

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May 23, 2017

Trump’s Fiscal Plans for NASA

Posted by in category: government

While the space agency would see cuts across most of its programs, it has been spared the worst compared to the government’s other research agencies.

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