Friday, August 27, 2021
Singularity Hub: August 27
We Could Power Our Homes With Food Scraps. Here’s What’s Stopping Us
Surprise! Our Bodies Have Been Hiding a Trojan Horse for Gene Therapy
Moderna’s mRNA Vaccine for HIV Is Starting Human Trials
How a Simple Crystal Could Help Pave the Way to Full-Scale Quantum Computing
Molecular Farming Means the Next Vaccine Could Be Edible and Grown in a Plant
Scientists Just Laid Out a Game Plan for Building a Clean Hydrogen Economy
This Autonomous Solar-Powered Aircraft Will Fly for 90 Days Straight
Flight Testing Will Soon Start on the World’s Fastest Reusable Aircraft
A Secret to Healthy Aging May Be the Bugs in Your Microbiome
Magnetizable Concrete in Roads Could Charge Electric Cars While You Drive
Saturday, July 31, 2021
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Wednesday, September 02, 2020
Elon Musk's Neuralink Is No Scam, Just A Startup With A Long Horizon
@ShellyFan says @elonmusk led "Neuralink has a long way to go" https://t.co/tg2MkdcTJh
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) September 2, 2020
Trying to collect digital information from a drop of blood should be much less challenging than playing piano with the brain, and Elizabeth Holmes had 10 years before she was hounded out as maybe a thief and a scammer, but Musk's Neuralink has already run for five years, and I don't think the promised delivery will be made in another five. Both have had Steve Jobs comparisons. I think Musk is validly compared to Jobs.
2020, the year of the Coronavirus, is the Netscape year for biotech.
The elephant in the room is gender. Musk seems to have a longer runway because he is a man. And I do think Musk is quite off on the idea of human habitation of Mars. The rocket part is fairly easy, though plenty challenging. The hard part is the human body is designed for the earth's surface. Lack of gravity is disorienting and debilitating for many organs. Mars is more hostile than the deep ocean, and we have not colonized the deep ocean. I'd rather fund the Green New Deal than attempt Mars. It is fairly basic biology. If you can't get the eyes, you should not attempt the brain. Eyes start bulging out during prolonged loss of gravity leading to permanent sight damage.
I am strong on Tesla. I have consistently been. I am also strong on robotic mining of asteroids.
Elon Musk's Neuralink Is No Scam, Just A Startup With A Long Horizon https://t.co/81WzlGgW0S @ShellyFan @elonmusk @tesla @eholmes2003 @theranos @neuralink @SpaceX @singularityhub
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) September 2, 2020