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Oct 7, 2018

‘Sea sludge’ could solve current problems with biofuels

Posted by 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.

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Oct 7, 2018

Saving the Planet One Modified Gene At a Time

Posted by 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!

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Oct 7, 2018

Why the Mind–Body Problem Can’t Have a Single, Objective Solution

Posted by in category: futurism

We cannot escape our subjectivity when we try to solve the riddle of ourselves.

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Oct 6, 2018

ZS2.0: The Zero State Reboot [⅓]

Posted by 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.

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Oct 5, 2018

Astrophysicist and Italy’s ‘lady of the stars’ dies

Posted by in category: futurism

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Oct 5, 2018

How capitalism ruined our relationship with bacteria

Posted by in category: futurism

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QjaQdOXPJHU

Rather stupid title (as so often), but interesting article nevertheless…


And it’s quite a filter. Our analysis of advertising images of bacteria from 1848 to the present day finds four broad conventions. Understanding these conventions shows how our relationship with this essential dimension of earth’s biome is subject to the aims and desires of the manufacturers of cleaning products.

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Oct 4, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Younger Every Day Podcast — Ira Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, cryonics, futurism, genetics, health, life extension, neuroscience, transhumanism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX1PiRyIOis

Oct 3, 2018

Solar on water, robots, and 2-sided panels, oh my: solar tech’s near future

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Today’s hottest solar tech is all about supporting old-fashioned silicon panels.

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Oct 3, 2018

The clock is ticking on Google’s smartwatch platform

Posted by in category: futurism

Google’s Wear OS smartwatches recently got a software update, but is it enough? In this video, Dieter Bohn examines what the company needs to do to stay competitive with the Apple Watch.

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Oct 3, 2018

Jeff Bezos explains why Blue Origin is ‘the most important work I’m doing’

Posted by in categories: futurism, space travel

The Amazon chief explained that while the solar system has plenty of resources that can be used by future generations, the current cost of space travel is far too expensive.

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