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May 12, 2019

How to Find Exoplanet Oceans

Posted by in category: space

How can we find an ocean on an exoplanet? Will we be able to find signatures of oceans on Earth-like planets in the coming decades?

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May 12, 2019

NASA would like you to record memories of the first Moon landing

Posted by in category: space

Apollo 11’s big moment turns 50 in July.

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May 12, 2019

Here’s Everything Jeff Bezos Said to Convince Humanity That Space Colonies Are the Future

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man on the planet, gave an hour-long presentation yesterday about his plans for humanity’s future living on the moon and in space colonies. It was a bit like watching a monologue from a sci-fi movie in a lot of ways. And now you can finally view the entire presentation online for yourself.

Fellow billionaire Elon Musk generally makes a point of offering a live video stream whenever he announces something important and futuristic like this. But Bezos and his space company Blue Origin didn’t post a video of yesterday’s event until the middle of the night. It’s a fascinating talk, but maybe livestream the thing next time, Jeff? This is the future we’re talking about, after all.

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May 12, 2019

Social Media at NASA

Posted by in category: space

It’s gravity-defying… It’s out-of-this-world! It’s three American astronauts and a Canadian astronaut, seen here aboard the International Space Station. These four, plus two cosmonauts not pictured, make up the crew currently living and working on the orbiting labohttps://go.nasa.gov/2Q7NM8ps://go.nasa.gov/2Q7NM8p

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May 12, 2019

The Infographics Show

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

Hear me out, I am not saying this will be the case, but could the potential to build and colonize mars become the world only for the rich? I am sure if you ask Elon Musk or SpaceX in 2019 if that is the case, they would say that is not true. But how are people supposed to travel the s.

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May 11, 2019

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals radical Starlink redesign for 60-satellite launch

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, satellites

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has published the first official photo of the company’s near-final Starlink design and confirmed that Falcon 9 will launch a staggering 60 satellites on May 15th.

Known internally as Starlink v0.9, this mission will not be the first launch of operational satellites, but it will be the first internal SpaceX mission with a dedicated Falcon 9 launch. Additionally, the payload will be the heaviest yet launched by SpaceX, signifying an extraordinarily ambitious first step towards realizing the company’s ~12,000-satellite Starlink megaconstellation.

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May 11, 2019

ConsenSys CEO Predicts Trump Re-Election, Facebook Breakup and Crypto Revival

Posted by in categories: futurism, internet

To close out the 2019 Ethereal Summit in Brooklyn, he foresaw a future where assets had all been tokenized, the web was completely decentralized and networks organized around topical interests had become roughly as important to human life as nation states.

Notably, Lubin predicted President Donald Trump would win a second term in 2020.

He foresaw those following four years as marking a downturn in American civilization, marked by an increase in radical divisions and even hate crimes. The turnaround would only arrive, he predicted, when Facebook, “finally admitting its role in global radicalism,” broke itself into “Facebook Media” (the news feed) and “Open Book,” a decentralized social web that any startup could tap into.

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May 11, 2019

New Treatment May Have the Potential to Slow, Stop, or Reverse Parkinson Disease

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Results from a recent study suggest that a revolutionary treatment may have the potential to slow, stop, or even reverse the progression of Parkinson disease.

Results from a February study of a revolutionary treatment suggest that it may be possible to slow, stop, or even reverse the progression of Parkinson disease, according to findings in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease.

The 3-part, experimental study investigated whether using a novel delivery system to increase levels of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) can regenerate dying dopamine brain cells in patients with Parkinson disease and even reverse their condition. GDNF is a naturally occurring protein that promotes the survival of many types of neurons.

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May 11, 2019

It’s small, it’s green, and it will take control of your car

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

This box could make your car autonomous for just $1,000. (from 2016)


Comma.ai’s system will add Autopilot-like abilities to many standard vehicles.

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May 11, 2019

20 New Advances in the Science of Aging

Posted by in categories: life extension, science

Here’s a look at 20 of the most exciting areas of research on aging to watch in 2019 and beyond.

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