University of South Florida's Brain-drone Race Welcomes Diversity and Inclusivity
The University of South Florida held its inaugural Brain-Drone Race, in which participants competed using drones controlled by their mental electrical signals.
via Center for the Study of the Drone
Meet the Mormon Transhumanists Seeking Salvation in the Singularity
They believe the coming leaps in science and technology will help us realize the Mormon promise of achieving perfect, immortal bodies and becoming Gods.
Erin Clare Brown | Medium
Underfutures
A podcast from Changeist created to dive into trends, dynamics and emerging scenarios that we think are interesting, underplayed, and under-examined in contemporary discussions about futures.
Warren Ellis Ltd
"I’ve been testing out various publishing systems and formats for the last few months, to settle on what I want to do and how I want to act for, say, the next three to five years. I think this is it. So I’m signing and dating the first page of the notebook."
Warren Ellis | warrenellis.ltd
Intro to Font Metrics
Font files contain a wealth of information about a typeface. Whether you’re a designer or a developer, learning more about how fonts work can open new doors in how you work and what you create.
Weston Thayer | westonthayer.com
Russia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test
Russian authorities and major internet providers are planning to disconnect the country from the internet as part of a planned experiment, Russian news agency RosBiznesKonsalting (RBK) reported last week.
Catalin Cimpanu | ZDNet
Army 'mad scientists' want your best science fiction
The Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, headquartered at Fort Eustis, envision future wars in a variety of ways. Now they’re asking for your help, and all you have to do is impress a few of their mad scientists.
Hugh Lessig | Daily Press
It’s time to start taking the search for E.T. seriously, astronomers say
Some scientists are pushing for NASA to make looking for alien technology an official goal.
Lisa Grossman | Science News
Don’t mean to alarm you, but there’s a big hole in the world’s most important glacier
The melting of this glacier could lead to as much as 10 feet of sea level rise over the next century or so. If we’re unlucky, much of that could happen the lifetimes of people alive today, flooding every coastal city on Earth and potentially grinding civilization to a halt.
Eric Holthaus | Grist
Computers and Automation
A directory of PDFs of Computers and Automation, the first computer magazine. This publication initiated the first Computer Art Contest in 1963 which features early pioneers in computer and plotter art.
via Duane King
America colonisation ‘cooled Earth's climate’
Colonisation of the Americas at the end of the 15th Century killed so many people, it disturbed Earth's climate.
Jonathan Amos | BBC News
New Newsletter - The Airlock
Your gateway to the future of space technology, delivered each Wednesday.
via MIT Technology Review
The European Space Agency plans to start mining for natural resources on the moon
The European Space Agency plans to start mining for water and oxygen on the moon by 2025. The agency announced Monday it has signed a 1-year contract with European aerospace company ArianeGroup to explore mining regolith, also known as lunar soil or moon dust.
Lauren Kent | CNN
Why your new heart could be made in space one day
Efforts to grow human hearts in the lab are showing promise, but are hampered by the need for the organs to grow around a "scaffolding" to make sure they don't collapse during the process. Space tech company Techshot believes zero gravity could be the answer.
Emma Woollacott | BBC News
GERRY, a documentary film about the life and influence of Gerard K. O’Neill
Through old stories of “Gerry” as many called him, and the social impact he made on the world, this documentary pays tribute to the unsung hero of today’s space race, while hoping to inspire all ages and walks of life to reignite our planet’s space venturing spirit.
The Government’s Secret UFO Program Funded Research on Wormholes and Extra Dimensions
Documents released by the Department of Defense reveal some of what its infamous Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was working on.
Sarah Emerson | Motherboard
E|A|S (Evolving Asteroid Starships)
Video depicting an experimental modular spacecraft for long-distance space travel. Created under the supervision of Dr. Angelo Vermeulen, a former NASA collaborator and current researcher at TU Delft.
by Joris Putteneers
Relaxation Tape for Solo Space Travel
2nd run of pro-dubbed cassettes — a group of 50 were discovered in a secret compartment of a fuselage in a museum just outside of Vladivostok. Aging or preservation has turned the artwork a lovely shade of green. Magnetic tape has remained intact on all copies.
by The National Pool (U.S.S.R. ambient composers alliance create these sounds)