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[Cloudjin]

stopgam died at 3 o'clock

 

Um is this a joke?

[Julia36]

QUANTUM ARCHAEOLOGY.

How Science is trying to resurrect the dead.


Micro Map of the past being created.

• Quantum computers and new maths to calculate detailed histories and memories of everyone dead.
• Face and body reconstructions a million years old already achieved: mind reconstructions coming.
• 106 billion people to be resurrected within 40 years.

• A Child's Guide to Quantum Archaeology (300 words) <~ start here!!!
• Short version (3,000 words)

• The Quantum Archaeology Grid

• Recursive Civilization

• XYLEM

• Turing Church Workshop Paper

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QuantumArchaeology




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[Julia36]

Quest to map Human Brain

 

 

http://www.nytimes.c...uman-brain.html

 

eight years after he and his students packed a computer workstation into a piece of luggage and headed to Heidelberg, Seung published a paper in the prestigious journal Nature, demonstrating how the brain’s neural connections can be mapped — and discoveries made — using an ingenious mix of artificial intelligence and a competitive online game. Seung has also become the leading proponent of a plan, which he described in a 2012 book, to create a wiring diagram of all 100 trillion connections between the neurons of the human brain, an unimaginably vast and complex network known as the connectome.

The race to map the connectome has hardly left the starting line, with only modest funding from the federal government and initial experiments confined to the brains of laboratory animals like fruit flies and mice. But it’s an endeavor heavy with moral and philosophical implications, because to map a human connectome would be, Seung has argued, to capture a person’s very essence: every memory, every skill, every passion. When the brain isn’t wired properly, it can lead to disorders like autism and schizophrenia — “connectopathies” that could be revealed in the map, perhaps suggesting treatments. And if science were to gain the power to record and store connectomes, then it would be natural to speculate, as Seung and others have, that technology might some day enable a recording to play again, thereby reanimating a human consciousness. The mapping of connectomes, its most zealous proponents believe, would confer nothing less than immortality." more>>

[Julia36]

World First: Scientists Observe DNA Shuttling Between Cells, Triggering Tumor Growth

today

 

 

In a world first, scientists have demonstrated that a particular type of DNA can shuttle between cells in an animal, a finding that will rewrite textbook science. During their study, the team observed that DNA from a mouse's second genome, or mitochondrial DNA, could be transferred from healthy tissue to tumor cells in mice, promoting cancer growth and spread.

Not only could these important findings help further our understanding of cancer and other diseases, but they raise the tantalizing possibility that one day, it might be possible to replace faulty, disease-causing genes with synthetic, custom-designed mitochondrial DNA in a bid to fight a wide variety of illnesses. The work has been published in Cell Metabolism.

Many of you will be familiar with the nucleus, the membrane-bound structure within our cells that contains our DNA, the material that provides the instructions for our characteristics, or traits. But did you know that you also have a second genome? Tiny, sausage-shaped structures within our cells called mitochondria have their own DNA, called mtDNA.

This genome is much smaller than the human nuclear genome, containing 37 genes as opposed to around 20,000. All of these genes are essential to the normal function of the mitochondria, which act as powerhouses for our cells, converting energy from food into a form that our cells can use. Because mitochondria lack an efficient proofreading system to check for mistakes in DNA replication, mtDNA is prone to mutations which can sometimes cause disease. The effects of these mutations are most evident in energy-hungry tissues such as the muscles and brain." more>>

 

http://www.iflscienc...riggering-tumor

 

[Julia36]

Decapitated head of Emperor which amazed archaeologists in Sudan in 1910 goes on display

Augustus. Soon to be back driving.

It was one of the treasures selected for the British Museum’s A History of the World in 100 Objects as the fix-gazed, sole bronze portrait of the Roman emperor Augustus to survive with its original inlaid eyes.

But the Merӧe Head, which has just gone on show in a display telling the story of its violent fate in Egypt almost 2,000 years ago, was once the subject of crushing humiliation rather than hushed admiration from its public" more

 

http://www.culture24...goes-on-display

 

 

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[Julia36]

Help Us, Princess Leia: Inside The Quest To Make Holograms Mainstream

 

 

 

At Zebra Imaging, the future is being constructed 734,000 hogels at a time.

By Arthur Holland Michel

"This is what everybody’s talking about," Ryan O’Toole whispered.

It was an unseasonably cold recent morning in Austin, Texas, and we were standing in the back corner of an office building in an industrial park, staring at a three-foot-tall black box.

O’Toole is the Chief Commercial Officer of Zebra Imaging, one of just a handful of companies in the world working at the cutting-edge of that most sci-fi-seeming technology: holograms. The box, which was making a whooshing noise like the fan of an old desktop PC, displayed a hologram of a multicolored cog, rotating in free space. The machine is called Dynamic Display, and it's a true, motion light field holographic display. It was developed with funding from DARPA, the U.S. military’s mad scientist research agency, and it is one of the most advanced holographic devices in existence. That is all to say that, in many ways, the Dynamic Display is very cool and, yes, even dynamic. But at that moment, standing in the corporate wilderness of Texas staring at a bland cube, I couldn’t shake the idea that this was not exactly Princess Leia pleading for Obi-Wan’s help." more>>

 

http://www.fastcompa...rams-mainstream

 

Watch Intel's Wild Holographic PC Concept in Action

 

(lower the sound!)

 

http://www.tomsguide...news-20263.html

 

 

 

 

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[Julia36]

Research Disney's latest creation is BeachBot, an autonomous robot that draws pictures on the beach using state of the art technology

 

Robots will become increasingly functional in 2015, with prices and costs falling.

 

Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz3OdPFBQW9

 

MIT Scientists Take Us One Step Closer to Robot Maids

 

Their algorithm recognizes four times as many objects and is more accurate than similar systems. The MIT method is also up to 10 times faster than any other algorithm previously attempted for such object recognition....

the MIT algorithm doesn't look at a table full of objects from one angle, but multiple angles. The robot takes 20 to 30 images of the table from different perspectives and then generates multiple hypotheses about how objects in one photo sit in relation to objects in another. The algorithm looked at the top hypotheses, but sorting through it all was time-consuming.>>>

 

http://www.techtimes...robot-maids.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Julia36]

English Civil war

"Cromwell- back soon!

 

archaeologists who normally go below ground have taken to the skies with a drone camera to attempt to solve one of the puzzles from the darkest chapters of our local history.

The Wiltshire Archaeology Field Group have embarked on a major project to try to find out why so many of the church buildings in the county bear the scars of the English Civil War.

 http://www.westernda...l#ixzz3OdyMnIME
 

 

 

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[sthira]

I'm glad you're still posting. Thank you!

[Julia36]

 

" language used by human ancestors being unravelled'

Time's on our side with QA

 

 

Gibbons appear to speak to one another in a language similar to that once used by human ancestors, researchers have discovered.

In a study of white-handed gibbons in Racine Zoo, Wisconsin, researchers have identified a series of calls that serve as a method of communication for the animals." more

 

 

Juries Of The Future May View Crime Scenes Via "Forensic Holodecks" 

 

 

 

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[Julia36]

http://www.theguardi...oogle-longevity

 

 

Scientists say we'll extend life to 120

 

122

 

Palo Alto Longevity Prize, which 15 scientific teams have so far entered, will be awarded in the first instance for restoring vitality and extending lifespan in mice by 50%. But Yun has deep pockets and expects to put up more money for progressively greater feats." more>>>

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great in 720 but may need time to load

 

 

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[Julia36]

invention-makes-urine-drinkable-for astronauts

 

 

http://www.wateronli...astronauts-0001

 

The first man on PLUTO:

 

New Horizon probe on mission to dwarf planet is carrying astronomer Clyde Tombaugh's ashes

 

A spacecraft that is due to arrive at the former planet Pluto later this year is carrying the ashes of the astronomer who first discovered the icy world.

Clyde Tombaugh spotted the tiny gleaming object - which at 1,430 miles across is around two thirds the diametre of the Moon - as a dot on the edge of our solar system in 1930.

On his death in January 1997, Mr Tombaugh requested that his ashes be sent into space." more>>>

 http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz3OeXJMHiw
 

 

 

NASA Tests Rocket to Mars

 

 

Watch the video above: NASA tests the engines to power what will be the most  powerful rocket in the world.

TORONTO – If we’re going to get to Mars, we’re going to need a powerful engine to get us there, and NASA has that covered.

 

http://globalnews.ca...humans-to-mars/

 

Last week the space agency tested the engine that is designed to power the Space Launch System, or SLS, the rocket that will eventually be used to send the Orion spacecraft to a mission to Mars.

 

 

 

Computers  better judge of personality than friends


 

 

more>>

http://phys.org/news...nds-family.html

 

 

The Lazarus Effect

A group of medical students discover a way to bring dead patients back to life.

 

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[Julia36]

[Cloudjin]

Glad to see this still kicking.

[platypus]

Daniel Dennett argues that free will is compatible with determinism. I think one of the myriad things that make QA impossible is free will (if it exists).

http://www.salon.com...actually_exist/

NW: The classic description of the problem is this: ‘If we can explain every action through a series of causal precedents, there is no space for free will.’ What’s wrong with that description?

DD: It’s completely wrong. There’s plenty of space for free will: determinism and free will are not incompatible at all.

[Julia36]

The compatibility argument in Philosophy suggests determinism is the wide perspect9ve and free will a perspective from inside the subject. Quantum science seems to suggest Cause & Effect are not the guiding laws in the world of the small, but that isn't observable yet. But yes, because Free Will and Determinism are subjective and objective descriptions of processes respectively, they are compatible models of reality.

Difficult to argue free will with  a burst appendix though. You want a cause and effect surgeon immediately.

 

Toward quantum chips

 

 

Packing single-photon detectors on an optical chip is a crucial step toward quantum-computational circuits.

 

http://newsoffice.mi...uter-chips-0109

 

Archaeology: New technologies reveal hidden secrets at old archaeological sites

 

 

Tip of the iceberg as supercomputer probability calculations come.

 

"New technologies, however, can reveal traces of invisible earthworks, pits and other features. Instruments that measure the magnetic or electrical properties of soils, for example, can identify places where the ground had been disturbed in the past." more>>

http://www.dispatch....ical-sites.html

 

Ancient Britain being Uncovered

 

 

Palaeontologists think the ancient bones belong to a two-year-old red deer.They were found on Walney island, off the coast at Barrow

http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz3OiAQgCuQ

 

Herne the Hunter

 

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In English folklore, Herne the Hunter is a ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire. He has antlers upon his head.

The first literary mention of Herne is in William Shakespeare's play, The Merry Wives of Windsor, though there are several theories attempting to place the origins of Herne as predating any evidence for him by connecting his appearance to pagan deities or ancient archetypes." wiki

eg Herne Bay is in the Thames.Estuary

 

Milky Way's mystery matter mapped:

 

Scientists produce interactive 'guide' to help unravel secrets of strange interstellar molecules

 

http://www.dailymail...-molecules.html

 

New Vision System to Help Robots See Better

"Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new vision system that will help household robots recognise objects better while reducing the number of misidentifications.

The new algorithm is accurate and 10 times faster, making it much more practical for real-time deployment with household robots.

For household robots to be practical, they need to be able to recognise the objects they are supposed to manipulate." more>>

 

http://gadgets.ndtv....e-better-648059

 

 

 

CES 2015 The Robots moving into your home

 

A Valve régóta nem beszélt a Steam Machine gépekkel kapcsolatos terveiről. Ezt most megtette egy másik cég képviselője.

Kevin Wasielewski, az Origin PC nevű gyártó első embere a Consumer Electronics Show (CES) keretében kijelentette, hogy a Valve Steam Controller eszközét eddig többször módosították, de most már készen van. A gyártó a Valve egyik meghatározó partnerének számít a projektben és a játékpiac egyik legfontosabb szereplője. A cég az Alienware kötelékéből vált ki és lett a játék PC-k gyártójává.

A menedzser az értesülései alapján a Valve a márciusban, San Fransiscóban megrendezendő Game Developer Conference keretében mutathatja be az új terméket és ott árulhat majd el többet a további elképzeléseiről is. Wasielewski azt is hangsúlyozta, hogy szerinte a Steam Machine gépeknek, mint önálló márkáknak gyakorlatilag alig lesz esélyük a piacon és magát a koncepciót is halottnak nyilvánította. Ennek oka, hogy időközben világossá vált: a hagyományos PC-k is tökéletesen megfelelnek erre a feladatra és belátható időn belül aligha fognak eltűnni.

A Valve 2013 szeptember végén jelentette be a Steam Machine koncepciót, majd 2013 októberében nyilvánosságra hozta a hivatalos specifikációkat is. A CES 2014 kiállításon bemutatott kínálat meglepte a rajongókat. Az viszont már tavaly májusban ismertté vált, hogy a gyártók nem igazán bíznak a Steam Machine sikerében és kérdésesnek tartották, hogy a gépek egyáltalán termelnek-e majd profitot."

 

 

 

It's only January and personal and domestic robots have hit commercial projections. Falls development and production casts, crowd sourcing miniaturisation of components and open source software combine to enable humanoid robots this year.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-30708953

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[Julia36]

 

 

http://video.nationa...assenger-pigeon

 

 

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[Julia36]

 

 

 

Drones are getting better faster than anyone expected as prices tumble

 

 

drone stick

 

The Hong Kong start up DJI, recently amazed people with their new Inspire One drone. This gadget is the very first to include a 4K camera. In CES (Consumer Electronics Show) DJI announced a new mount for their detachable Inspire camera. This would give filmmakers and easy way to catch aerial and ground shots using just one single camera. So for people in the media industry, this is really good news.

Read more: http://www.crossmap....9#ixzz3OipCPjJ6

 

Tiny Humanoid Robot Learning to Fly Real Airplanes

 

http://spectrum.ieee...-real-airplanes

 

 

 

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[Julia36]

Nematode Rejuvenated in Big Breakthrough

 

 

http://patch.com/cal...aking-80-new-40




The Stuart Kim Lab of Stanford University School of Medicine has successfully rejuvenated nematodes.

Generally, nematodes live about 20 days. An 18-day-old nematode can hardly move, under normal circumstances. However, the Stuart Kim Lab has managed to double a nematode’s life span and make the 40-day-old stay as active as a 10-day-old!

“The key to the nematode’s rejuvenation is ELT-3, a transcription factor that regulates a large number of downstream genes,” said Dr. Stuart Kim, professor of the departments of Developmental Biology and Genetics at Stanford University.

Dr. Kim explained that ELT-3 declines in the nematode with age, and that subsequently leads to the degeneration of all the cells it regulates. However, once ELT-3 is artificially enhanced in the lab, all the cells are recharged, and the nematode regains its youth."

 

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[Julia36]

Big Pharma Makes Headway On 'Fountain Of Youth' Drug, Pouring Money, Resources Into Anti-Aging Research

 

As the New Year approaches, would-be revelers are making resolutions to live happier, healthier and longer lives in 2015. For many, that means adding a jog to the morning routine or wearing extra sunscreen. Meanwhile, a host of companies—from GlaxoSmithKline to Google—are trying to make life extension as simple as taking a pill.

 said the economy potential for such products is “enormous.”

“A drug that could enhance and prolong health, taken from say the age of 40 for the rest of one’s life -- it would be statins to the tenth power,”" more>>

 

http://www.ibtimes.c...i-aging-1769836

 

 

 

[Julia36]

Cyclists angered by City Traffic fight back

 

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[Julia36]

Knocking down a  single gene

 

knocking down a single gene has fixed stress-induced infertility in rats.

 

To map the human manipulating composite parts is essential.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Julia36]

[Julia36]

Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? It's Not for Camouflage

 

 

Many African animals sport some stripes on their bodies, but none of these patterns contrast as starkly as the zebra's. Researchers have long struggled to explain the purpose of the zebra's unique black-and-white coat. Some have suggested that the stripes may help zebras camouflage themselves and escape from lions and other predators; avoid nasty bites from disease-carrying flies; or control body heat by generating small-scale breezes over the zebra's body when light and dark stripes heat up at different rates.>>

 

http://www.livescien...es-cooling.html

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[Julia36]

Evolution of Human Communication caused by stones?

 

competing theory to above. These ideas can be tested against others

 in  a  probability matrix.

 

http://www.business-...11400810_1.html

 

Stone tools used by our oldest hominin ancestors 2.5 million years ago may have sparked the evolution of human communication, a new study has found.

Our hominin ancestors in the African savanna, two and a half million years ago, crafted rocks into shards that could slice apart a dead gazelle, zebra or other game animal, researchers said.

Over the next 700,000 years, this butchering technology spread throughout the continent and came to be a major evolutionary force, said researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Liverpool and the University of St Andrews.

They have found compelling evidence for the co-evolution of early Stone Age slaughtering tools and our ability to communicate and teach, shedding new light on the power of human culture to shape evolution.>>>

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[Julia36]

Reptile discovered by boy is 300 million years old.

 

 

it's one of the most complete reptile fossils of the Carboniferous era.

"This specimen is really rare," said Modesto, who was the principal investigator of the project. "It's the only specimen we know of from this particular part of the Carboniferous and it's the only reptile from that slice of time."

The research will be published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Wednesday

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.c...7#ixzz3OnaMV04a

 

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