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Jul 16, 2015
NASA seeking to unlock secrets of longevity
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: life extension, space
SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket with NASA CRS 7 Dragon launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida photo credit Carleton Bailie SpaceFlight Insider.
Jul 16, 2015
EnChroma: An Accidental Discovery Cures Color Blindness
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: biotech/medical
California firm EnChroma has accidentally stumbled upon a cure for color-blindness. Here’s the story behind a life-changing pair of smart glasses.
Jul 16, 2015
Harvard-Singapore team unveil potential Parkinson’s cure
Posted by Dan Kummer in category: biotech/medical
Existing anti-malaria drugs have the ability to treat Parkinson’s disease, a team of international scientists announced on Thursday.
Jul 16, 2015
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Official — E3 2015 — Gameplay Trailer
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: futurism, transhumanism
I was already looking forward to playing this game when it’s released, but after seeing his latest trailer I am positively IMPATIENT to get my hands on it!
No other game (or almost ANY form of media, for that matter!) has ever explored our rapidly approaching, post-human transhumanist future in such a staggeringly detailed, informed, and passionate way!
Jul 16, 2015
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Shows Technology at Its Peak, Humanity at its Worst
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: futurism
Deus Ex executive art director Jonathan Jacques-Belletete divulges on Mankind Divided’s visual look, themes and Jensen’s role as a not-quite hero.
Jul 16, 2015
Electric Vehicles Go the Distance with Fast Charging — By Reed McManus | Sierra Magazine
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: energy, environmental, transportation
I’M driving 550 miles in three days, all by myself, mainly for the fun of it—and I’m not an environmental villain. Behind the wheel of a borrowed bright-red electric Tesla Model S, I click off the miles as I head south from the San Francisco Bay Area on Interstate 5 through California’s San Joaquin Valley, feeling virtuous because my tailpipe spews no pollution.
Jul 16, 2015
Hotel ‘staffed’ entirely by robots unveiled in Japan
Posted by Scott Davis in category: robotics/AI
Businessman insists hotel, with no human workers, is not a gimmick and will cut operating costs.
Jul 16, 2015
What Competing In An Ironman Taught Me About Entrepreneurship — By Brandon Weber | Fast Company
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: business
Between starting a real estate technology company, Hightower, and completing in an Ironman, I’ve had my fair share of feeling in over my head. However, each of these adventures has taught me how to overcome an overwhelming challenge. Here are four humble pieces of advice for all of you crazy enough to do the same.
Jul 16, 2015
Robots Can’t Kill You—and Claiming They Can is Dangerous — Ron Chrisley | Gizmodo
Posted by Seb in category: robotics/AI
“Since robots don’t have responsibility, humans are the ones responsible for what robots do. However, as robots become more prevalent, it will increasingly appear as if they actually have their own autonomy and intentions, for which it will seem they can and should be held responsible.” Read more
