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Jan 21, 2019

Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole may be spewing matter right at us

Posted by in category: cosmology

The best image yet of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way shows that if it has a powerful jet like others do, it may be pointing at Earth.

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Jan 21, 2019

A Rising Threat to Pregnant Women: Syphilis

Posted by in category: futurism

The S.T.D. has gained ground among all women in the U.S., including those who are expecting.

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Jan 21, 2019

Elon Musk: Boring Co. Could Help Dig New CERN Particle Collider

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, particle physics

Elon Musk’s company could accelerate traffic *and* physics research.

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Jan 21, 2019

Researchers capture an image of negative capacitance in action

Posted by in categories: energy, physics

For the first time ever, an international team of researchers imaged the microscopic state of negative capacitance. This novel result provides researchers with fundamental, atomistic insight into the physics of negative capacitance, which could have far-reaching consequences for energy-efficient electronics.

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Jan 21, 2019

Immune system found to tap into chaos theory to regulate itself

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The immune system is incredibly complex, but most of us would probably assume that ideally it runs very precisely, like clockwork. However, a new study has found that a big dose of chaos is not just present but may be a necessary piece of the puzzle in helping the immune system regulate itself.

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Jan 21, 2019

Stargazers share images of the super blood wolf moon

Posted by in category: space

Were you lucky enough to see it?

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Jan 21, 2019

Building an Unlimited Army of T cells to Fight Cancer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Researchers at UCLA have managed to guide pluripotent stem cells into becoming adult T cells, the cells that patrol the body to kill cancer and other diseases and that are trained in our thymi.

The study, published in Cell Stem Cell, was led by senior author Gay Crooks, M.D., a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and of pediatrics. Dr. Crooks is the co-director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA.

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Jan 21, 2019

Radical body design “Primo Posthuman”

Posted by in category: futurism

https://paper.li/e-1437691924#/


Primo 3M+ is a prototype future body, a conceptual design with superlongevity in mind. Primo by design is multi-functional. It is reliable, changeable, upgradeable, and complete with enhanced senses. Primo is the new designer body.

Originally posted 2002 and excerpted from www.natasha.cc/primo.htm. Published on KurzweilAI.net February 20, 2002.

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Jan 21, 2019

After the Smartphone: The Race for the Next Big Thing

Posted by in categories: mobile phones, robotics/AI, virtual reality

As the smartphone market matures, startups are racing to predict what’s next, and venture-capital firms are spraying money into fields like virtual reality, smart watches and even implants in the brain. Here are some of the startups attracting investment.


Venture-capital investors are spraying money into fields like virtual reality, driverless cars and even implants in the brain.

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Jan 20, 2019

Utopistics, explained

Posted by in categories: futurism, government, sustainability

Utopistics is an emerging field in political science, dealing with the creation of an alternative social system or civilization with different values and priorities from the dominant ones today. Learn about it with this video:

Is there a viable alternative to the neoliberal economic consensus?

Is the nationalism and protectionism of Trump and similar politicians the only alternative?

Is another world possible?

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