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Mar 12, 2020

New electrodes can better capture brain waves of people with natural hair

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Electrodes weren’t designed for people with thick, curly hair. A redesign is needed, says engineer Pulkit Grover.

Mar 12, 2020

China’s Tourist Sites Draw Virtual Crowds, Real Cash

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

“Our museum has some plum blossoms at the entrance, so while I was hosting, I said it was such a pity that nobody could appreciate the flowers because of the outbreak,” said Jiang, who is a tour host herself. “Then I saw a comment saying, ‘No worries, millions of us just saw it!’ I was touched.”


By offering online tours and a marketplace for souvenirs, e-commerce platforms are helping visitor-less tourist sites survive the COVID-19 epidemic.

Mar 12, 2020

Andrew Yang says the coronavirus outbreak shows why we need basic income

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, economics

Andrew Yang says a Universal Basic Income program would greatly help individuals and their communities during the coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 12, 2020

Colorado health officials turn people away from drive-up coronavirus testing site in Denver because of high demand

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

At 11 a.m., one hour after the lab opened, the wait time was three hours. The site is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Health officials will create a cutoff point in line. Those on the wrong side of that cutoff will get first preference tomorrow when the lab reopens, the Colorado Department of Health and Environment said in a statement.

The state urged people with symptoms and people who believe they have been exposed to the novel coronavirus to ask their doctor about getting swabs analyzed by private providers who now have the capacity to complete testing.

Mar 12, 2020

If this era of automation mirrors the past, we’re in trouble

Posted by in categories: economics, food, robotics/AI

“In the case of the Industrial Revolution, people’s lives didn’t improve for seven decades,” Frey says. “That’s two generations. I think we need to be very concerned about some of these short-term effects on people.”

Frey says for seven decades wages were stagnant, food consumption decreased and “people’s living standards deteriorated.” The economy was doing quite well, but most of the workers weren’t seeing the benefits of that economy.

“Because people’s living standards deteriorated, people rioted against mechanized factories. The Luddites are often portrayed as these irrational enemies of progress, and to some extent, that’s right if you take a very long term view,””

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Mar 12, 2020

Liz Parrish of Bioviva-Science on InspiredInsider with Dr. Jeremy Weisz

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, science

Reversing aging with gene therapy:


Check out http://InspiredInsider.com — Insider Stories with Top Leaders and Entrepreneurs on INspiredINsider.com with Dr. Jeremy Weisz.

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Mar 12, 2020

Researchers accidentally solve decades-old puzzle that could help create entirely new kinds of computers

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Scientists have accidentally solved a decades-old quantum puzzle that could lead to new breakthroughs in entirely different kinds of computers. The breakthrough discovery not only solves a mystery that has perplexed scientists for more than half a century, but could allow researchers new capabilities when they are building quantum computers and sensors. It means that.

Mar 12, 2020

Something strange is going on with the North Star

Posted by in categories: internet, neuroscience, surveillance

Electromagnetic radiation, radar, and surveillance technology are used to transfer sounds and thoughts into people’s brain. UN started their investigation after receiving thousands of testimonies from so-called “targeted individuals” (TIs).”


Magnus Olsson, Geneva 8 March 2020

UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Special Rapporteur on torture revealed during the 43rd HRC that Cyber technology is not only used for internet and 5G. It is also used to target individuals remotely – through intimidation, harassment and public shaming.

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Mar 12, 2020

A Theory of Quantum Mechanics That Suggests Everyone is Immortal

Posted by in categories: life extension, quantum physics

The five main string-theory candidates may all just be pieces of a larger, cohesive whole — and M-theory could bring them together.

Mar 12, 2020

How Baidu is bringing AI to the fight against coronavirus

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

Scientific and medical communities worldwide are using AI to understand and contain Covid-19, treat infected patients, and ultimately develop vaccines that prevent future outbreaks.