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May 11, 2019

We Need This

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing

This amazing microchip can heal any part of your body with a single touch.

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May 11, 2019

How DARPA’s Experimental R3D2 Satellite Was Built Super Fast

Posted by in category: futurism

Northrop Grumman built DARPA’s experimental R3D2 satellite in record time, the company says.

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May 11, 2019

From SpaceX to Vector: Jim Cantrell and the Private Space Industry

Posted by in category: space travel

Jim Cantrell explores the vast opportunities in space with us, but one thing he makes clear is that no one would benefit from a war in space.

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May 11, 2019

Digest note: This post is being updated and is under construction for May 12

Posted by in category: futurism

Note: This post is being updated and is under construction for May 12. Thanks for your patience!

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May 11, 2019

Knee Injections Could Hold the Key to Fighting Aging

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Unity Biotech’s drug to treat an intractable arthritic condition is in late-stage human trials.

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May 11, 2019

Club for the Future powered by Blue Origin

Posted by in categories: futurism, space travel

Club for the Future is for you, the dreamers of tomorrow.

Club members’ ideas combined with a foundation of affordable, frequent, and reliable access to space, will help spark a future without limits. Dream. Experiment. Build. As we grow, look out for new activities, content, and opportunities to access space.

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May 11, 2019

Meet the World’s Most Bio-Tracked Man

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Scientist Michael Snyder tracked his own basic measurements for years. Now he’s released a study of over 100 people using similar data to make lifesaving discoveries about heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

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May 11, 2019

Watch Jeff Bezos’ big pitch for establishing a human presence in space

Posted by in category: space

A sales pitch we’re likely to hear a lot more in the next few years.


In other words, it raises a lot of questions that we’re all likely to spend the next few years debating.

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May 11, 2019

Artificial sponges could pull uranium from seawater for nuclear power

Posted by in category: nuclear energy

By Leah Crane

A specialised sponge could harvest uranium from seawater for use as fuel in nuclear power plants, and could also be used to help clean waste from those plants.

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May 11, 2019

Reboot ethics governance in China

Posted by in categories: ethics, genetics, governance, government, health

In the months since, China’s scientists and regulators have been going through a period of soul-searching. We, our colleagues and our government agencies, such as the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Health Commission, have reflected on what the incident says about the culture and regulation of research in China. We’ve also thought about what long-term strategies need to be put in place to strengthen the nation’s governance of science and ethics.


The shocking announcement of genetically modified babies creates an opportunity to overhaul the nation’s science, argue Ruipeng Lei and colleagues.

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