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Oct 10, 2018
Scary ‘Dynamoterror’ dinosaur discovered
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
The Tyrannosaurus rex may be among the most well-known and terrifying dinosaurs to walk the Earth, but a newly discovered relative may have been even scarier.
Dynamoterror dynastes, a variant of T. rex, was discovered in New Mexico in 2012 by a team of researchers, led by Western Science Center paleontologist Andrew McDonald. It has a slightly different bone structure compared to its successor cousin.
“Despite fragmentation of much of the axial and appendicular skeleton prior to discovery, the frontals, a metacarpal, and two pedal phalanges are well-preserved,” the study’s abstract reads. “The frontals exhibit an unambiguous autapomorphy and a second potential autapomorphy that distinguish this specimen from all other tyrannosaurids.”
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Oct 10, 2018
Scientists discover massive volcano graveyard hidden off the coast of Australia
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
It’s often said that we know less about what is hiding in Earth’s oceans than we do about what lurks in the depths of space. While that might be hyperbole, a new discovery off the coast of Australia certainly lends weight to the argument.
Hidden some 2,000 meters beneath the waves off the east coast of Australia, researchers stumbled upon something they didn’t even know was there: a massive volcano graveyard that they are calling the “Lost World” of extinct underwater volcanos.
Oct 10, 2018
Conservation and Compassion in the Age of Humans and Beyond
Posted by Steve Nichols in category: futurism
“Broadly speaking, a posthuman perspective would call into question the anthropocentric notion that humans are to be privileged over all other forms of life. Posthumanism generally aligns with a more ecological perspective that favors simultaneous coexistence with other species and consideration of the lives and experiences of other species. Posthumanism would thus resist the notion that humans are at the center of any given context and would instead posit that human society is composed of a web of interwoven, entangled relationships of humans, nonhuman animals, organic and inorganic matter, and so on.” https://www.psychologytoday.com/…/conservation-and-compassi… https://paper.li/e-1437691924#/
A new book called “Visualizing Posthuman Conservation in the Age of the Anthropocene” argues against human domination and favors peaceful coexistence with other species.
Oct 10, 2018
The Latest Prostheses Take Orders Directly From Your Nerves
Posted by Paul Gonçalves in category: futurism
New prostheses can perform dexterous motions, such as opening beers and grinding pepper, by learning how your specific nervous system gives orders.
Oct 9, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — Real Bodies Milano Exhibit — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, cryonics, futurism, genetics, health, life extension, science, transhumanism
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Oct 7, 2018
‘Sea sludge’ could solve current problems with biofuels
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: futurism, sustainability
Strains of algae and fungi that produce their own oil could cut costs and increase productivity for biofuels of the future.
Oct 7, 2018
Saving the Planet One Modified Gene At a Time
Posted by B.J. Murphy in category: futurism
Throughout history, our species have come against great challenges which ultimately determined whether we survived or not. So far, we’ve made it to nearly the start of the third decade of the 21st century. And yet, even greater challenges stand before us today, forcing us, once again, to fight for our very existence.
Grand challenges stand before us that will ultimately determine whether we, as a species, will survive. With the help of science and technology, there may just be hope yet!
Oct 7, 2018
Why the Mind–Body Problem Can’t Have a Single, Objective Solution
Posted by Xavier Rosseel in category: futurism
We cannot escape our subjectivity when we try to solve the riddle of ourselves.
- By John Horgan on October 1, 2018
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Oct 6, 2018
ZS2.0: The Zero State Reboot [⅓]
Posted by Mark Larkento in categories: futurism, internet
Zero state reboot ~ amon twyman
The Zero State (ZS) community and movement was officially founded with the release of the Social Futurist Principles on 1st May 12011. It started energetically, but soon encountered a problem common across the internet, which we will briefly examine below. That problem led to a fallow period, and subsequent “reboot” announced at the end of December 12017.
The ZS reboot was intended to span this year (12018), and this article series aims to identify some key ideas related to that process, with a particular emphasis on our transition from theory to action. This is the last article series clarifying ZS ideas that I will be posting for the foreseeable future, so I can focus on developing our events, releases, and project teams.