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Feb 25, 2023

Symmetry is beautiful, but asymmetry is why the Universe and life exist

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The Universe has an asymmetry, but that’s a good thing. Imperfections are essential for the existence of stars and even life itself.

Feb 25, 2023

Chirping towards a quantum Ram

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Feb 25, 2023

Fnhum-13–00044.Pdf

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Genes cells and brain areas of intelligence.


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Feb 25, 2023

Pdf-4.Pdf

Posted by in category: futurism

Reversible dynamics for closed timelike curves.


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Feb 25, 2023

How scientists made this rat the oldest living lab rat — E5 rejuvenation?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension, neuroscience

Talking about E5.


Rats are also useful for aging research and for cooking ratatouille. But in all seriousness, take a look at this recent headline article — “We have the oldest living female Sprague Dawley rat,” said Dr Harold Katcher, a former biology professor at the University of Maryland, now chief scientific officer at Yuvan Research, a California-based startup.

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Feb 25, 2023

1923 cartoon eerily predicted 2023’s AI art generators

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

In 1923, an editorial cartoonist named H.T. Webster drew a humorous cartoon for the New York World newspaper depicting a fictional 2023 machine that would generate ideas and draw them as cartoons automatically. It presaged recent advancements in AI image synthesis, one century later, that actually can create artwork automatically.

Interestingly, this separation of labor feels similar to our neural networks of today. In the actual 2023, the “idea dynamo” would likely be a large language model like GPT-3 (albeit imperfectly), and the “cartoon dynamo” is most similar to an image-synthesis model like Stable Diffusion.

Feb 25, 2023

U.S. involved in multi-country Shigella outbreak

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A dozen countries, including the United States, have reported more than 250 Shigella infections in people who went to Cape Verde.

An increase in shigellosis cases, mainly caused by Shigella sonnei, among travelers returning from Cape Verde, also known as Cabo Verde, has been reported in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States since September 2022.

Twelve countries have recorded 221 confirmed Shigella sonnei infections and 37 possible cases, all with a link to Cape Verde, which is in West Africa. The UK has the most cases with 95, followed by the Netherlands with 47, Sweden with 42, and France with 31. The United States has four patients.

Feb 25, 2023

How Your Thoughts Change Your Brain, Cells, and Genes

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, neuroscience

Every minute of every day, your body is physically reacting, literally changing, in response to the thoughts that run through your mind.

It’s been proven over and over again that just thinking about something causes your brain to release neurotransmitters, chemical messengers that allow it to communicate with parts of itself and your nervous system. Neurotransmitters control virtually all of your body’s functions, from hormones to digestion to feeling happy, sad, or stressed.

Studies have shown that thoughts alone can improve vision, fitness, and strength. The placebo effect, as observed with fake operations and sham drugs, for example, works because of the power of thought. Expectancies and learned associations have been shown to change brain chemistry and circuitry which results in real physiological and cognitive outcomes, such as less fatigue, lower immune system reaction, elevated hormone levels, and reduced anxiety.

Feb 25, 2023

The Mediterranean Plains Where Neanderthals and Modern Humans Came Together

Posted by in category: futurism

Archeological evidence in the Lavant region of the Middle East points to a past where Neanderthals and Homo sapiens co-existed, and likely interbred early in our origin story.

Feb 25, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope images shatter understanding of age of the universe

Posted by in category: space

The James Webb Space Telescope found six massive galaxies that some scientists never thought could exist. The telescope is so powerful it might have just shattered scientific understanding of the universe. Theoretical Physicist and best selling author Dr. Michio Kaku talked to Gadi Schwartz about the groundbreaking report.