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The Most Terrifying Alien Civilization Scenarios That Might Actually Be Real

This video explores alien societies capable of expanding across star systems, reshaping reality for efficiency, harvesting cosmic resources at unimaginable scales, or operating with forms of intelligence so detached from human values that our survival would barely register as a variable.

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Smart Golden Cities of the Future: 1 Hour Exploring Nature & Sci-Fi Innovation in 2050

Step into the future with “Smart Golden Cities of the Future”, a 1-hour journey exploring how technology and nature will merge to create sustainable, intelligent cities by 2050. In this immersive video, we’ll dive deep into a world where urban spaces are powered by Sci-Fi innovation, green infrastructure, and advanced technologies. From eco-friendly architecture to autonomous transportation systems, discover how the cities of tomorrow will function in harmony with the environment. Imagine a future with clean energy, smart public services, and a thriving connection to nature—where sustainability and futuristic technology drive every aspect of life. Join us for an hour-long exploration of the Smart Cities of 2050, as we uncover the incredible possibilities and challenges of creating urban spaces that work for both people and the planet. ✨ This video was created with passion and love for sharing creative production using AI tools such as: • 🧠 Research: ChatGPT • 🖼️ Image Creation: Leonardo, Midjourney, ImageFX • 🎬 Video Production: Veo 3.1, Runway ML • 🎵 Music Generation: Suno AI • ✂️ Video Editing: CapCut Pro 💡 Note: All of the above AI tools are subscription-based. This project combines imagination and creativity from my perspective as a mechanical engineer who loves exploring the future. 🙏🏻 Please Support: • ✅ Subscribe • 👍 Like • 💬 Comment Thank you so much for watching!I hope you enjoy this journey and gain inspiration from this creative experience ❤️ #SmartCities #Sustainability #FutureOfLiving #SciFiInnovation #EcoFriendlyCities #midjourney #veo3 #sunoai

The Singularity Countdown: AGI by 2029, Humans Merge with AI, Intelligence 1000x | Ray Kurzweil

Ray Kurzweil predicts humans will merge with artificial intelligence (AI) by 2045, resulting in a 1000x increase in intelligence and marking the beginning of a new era of unprecedented innovation, potentially transforming human life and society ## ## Questions to inspire discussion.

Preparing for AI Timeline.

🤖 Q: When should I expect human-level AI and what defines it? A: Human-level AI arrives by 2029, defined not by passing the Turing test (which only matches an ordinary person), but as AGI requiring expertise in thousands of fields and the ability to combine insights across disciplines.

🧠 Q: When will the singularity occur and what intelligence gain can I expect? A: The singularity happens by 2045 when humanity merges with AI to become 1000x more intelligent, creating a seamless merger where biological and computational thought processes become indistinguishable.

⚡ Q: How much change should I prepare for in the next decade? A: Expect as much change in the next 10 years as occurred in the last 100 years (1925−2025), with AGI and supercomputers by 2035 enabling merging with AI for 1000x intelligence increase.

Career and Economic Adaptation.

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Hidden Alien Empires: Shadow Civilizations & Exostellar Realms

What if alien civilizations exist—but chose to hide? Exploring shadow empires, cosmic silence, and the limits of secrecy in space.

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Aivela Takes a Different Spin on the Health-Tracking Smart Ring

Smart rings are no longer novel. A few hidden superpowers, however, might make them interesting again.

Most devices are increasingly focused on biometric tracking. The Aivela Ring Pro aims to stand out with stealth gesture and touch controls. With a stealth flick, swipe or slide of the finger, you can control music playback, adjust volume, trigger the camera, advance slide decks, scroll and more on your phone.

Launched at CES 2026, the Ring Pro resembles many of its competitors, including the Oura Ring and Samsung’s Galaxy Ring. There’s only so much you can do with ring design after all. It has the familiar metallic (scratch-resistant) finish, a slightly thicker top profile and sensors lining the interior. The primary visual cue indicating something different is a small diamond-shaped engraving at the center, which signals the location of the touchpad.

The Math Behind Evo Devo (TMEB #3)

The math behind Evo-devo~

Uri Alon’s Book:

Jim Collins paper:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12654725_Constructi…ichia_coli.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01498-0

The math behind fly development:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.

Music:
City Life – Artificial. Music (No Copyright Music)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caT3j… ure Water by Meydän Link: • Meydän — Pure Water [Creative Commons — CC… Forever Sunrise — by Jonny Easton Link: • Forever Sunrise — Soft Inspirational Piano… Softwares used: Manim CE Keynote.
Pure Water by Meydän.
Link: https://youtu.be/BU85yzb0nMU
Forever Sunrise — by Jonny Easton.
Link: https://youtu.be/9Xndx7nhGAs.

Softwares used:

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Humans may be predisposed to understanding the complexities of music

There is a long-standing debate in the field of music cognition about the impact of musical training and whether formal training is needed to pick up higher-order tonal structures—the overarching harmonic framework of a piece of music.

New research from the University of Rochester, published in Psychological Science, offers fresh insight into that discussion. The findings suggest that nonmusicians have a surprisingly sophisticated ear when it comes to music.

“Formal training in music—including music theory—fine-tunes the ear to pick up tonal patterns in music, like tonic, dominant, and cadences,” says Elise Piazza, an assistant professor in the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Neuroscience and the senior author of the study. “But it turns out that with zero training, people are actually picking up on those structures just from listening to music over the lifespan.”

Emergent Complexity

“milliards” means “billions” btw.

Here is Emergent Garden’s thoughts on emergent complexity. I go through a tour of simple systems that produce unexpected complexity, and try to break down emergence into more general and useful ideas. We talk about snowflakes and ant colonies, cellular automata and universe simulations, and the many weird ideas of Stephen Wolfram. I also offer some advice for creating and encouraging emergent behavior. This video is important to me. Emergence is the most interesting thing in the universe.

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~SOURCES~
Particle Life: https://sandbox-science.com/particle-life.
Universe Sandbox: https://universesandbox.com/
Lego Galaxy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djLyoDmSPF0
Big Bang: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12656/
Emergence Animation: https://www.pexels.com/video/an-artist-s-illustration-of-art…-25744130/
Ants Solving Maze: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1hlyv…_maneuver/
Neuron Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TIK9oXc5Wo.
Snowflake Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-PQk2-Po-g.
The Life Engine: https://thelifeengine.net.
Water Molecule Sim: https://twitter.com/EdgarGonzalezGT/status/1877078173910753452
Langton’s Ant Simulator: https://evolvecode.io/turmites/index.html.
Conway’s Game of Life: https://playgameoflife.com/
Recursive Game of Life: https://oimo.io/works/life/
A New Kind of Science: https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/
Stephen Wolfram Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdE-waSx-d8&list=PLdwvZsAHiS…9ChTYxtZsD
Complexity, A Guided Tour: https://www.amazon.com/Complexity-Guided-Tour-Melanie-Mitche…atfound-20
Wolfram Hypergraph Simulator: https://met4citizen.github.io/Hypergraph/
Atom Orbital Simulation: https://www.falstad.com/qmatom/
Lego Bonsai Alternate Build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnuCOrCJojw.
Lego Blocks Made of Legos:
Tornado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGcGFU_Hi9U
Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: https://archive.org/details/cosmos_1980/COSMOS_01.mp4.
Terry Davis Quote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0qmkQGqpM8

My Music Guy: https://youtube.com/@acolyte-compositions?si=2P97LlROhNgQYOa
“Deliberate Thought“
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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