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gh an equally cataclysmic process whether it be in the form of a big rip a big crunch or an eternal deep freeze regardless all life as we know it will be extinguished unless of course our highly advanced offspring can find a way to escape the confines of the cosmos or more radically change the rules of the cosmological game read the entire article at io9 posted by george at 11 23 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest july 3 2015 what to expect from aliens when we make first contact given the vastness of space it may only be a matter of time before we make contact with intelligent extraterrestrials but how might an alien civilization react to such a monumental meet and greet and can we possibly know their intentions here s what we might expect alien civilizations will most assuredly be like snowflakes no two will be the same each will differ according to an array of factors including their mode of existence age history developmental stage and level of technological development that said advanced civilizations may have a lot in common as they adapt to similar challenges we all share the same universe after all we ve obviously never interacted with an alien civilization so we have virtually no data to go by predicting alien intentions is thus a very precarious prospect but we do have ourselves to consider as a potential model both in terms of our current situation and where we might be headed as a species in the future read the rest at io9 posted by george at 7 03 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest july 1 2015 woman gives birth using ovarian tissue frozen in childhood in a medical first a woman has given birth to a healthy baby boy from a transplant of her own frozen ovarian tissue preserved when she was just 13 years old it s a remarkable breakthrough that s poised to benefit young people who lose their fertility because of cancer treatments as reported in the telegraph the unnamed 28 year old woman who suffers from sickle cell anemia had to have her ovary tissue surgically removed prior to chemotherapy she was only 13 years old at the time and had never experienced menstruation but the doctors had the sense to cryopreserve her ovarian tissue specifically her right ovary and dozens of tissue fragments with the hopes that it could be used to restore her fertility in the future which as a new study published in human reproduction point out is exactly what happened read more at io9 posted by george at 7 01 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest are limited lifespans an evolutionary adaptation since the time of darwin evolutionary biologists have wondered why the lifespans of different species vary so significantly a new model now suggests that the life expectancy of any given species is a function of evolutionary pressures a conclusion that hints at the potential for powerful anti aging interventions in humans the new paper which now appears in physical review letters challenges popular conceptions about the nature of aging and why it manifests at different rates in different organisms including species that are closely related by running variations of their model hundreds of thousands of times a research team led by yaneer bar yam from the new england complex systems institute necsi in collaboration with the harvard wyss institute for biologically inspired engineering observed that evolution favors shorter lifespans in environments where resources are scarce and when pressures to procreate are particularly intense the simulations appeared to show that lifespans of animals humans included are genetically conditioned and not the result of gradual wear and tear it s a surprising result one that gives added credence to the burgeoning paradigm known as programmed aging at the same time the study shows that current efforts to develop anti aging interventions may be based on incorrect assumptions more at io9 posted by george at 7 01 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest it s about to get a lot harder to experiment on chimps the jane goodall institute in collaboration with other animal welfare groups has successfully petitioned the u s fish and wildlife service to declare a new rule under which all chimpanzees both wild and captive must be protected as an endangered species wild chimpanzees have been listed under the endangered species act esa since 1990 so it seemed odd and inappropriate to a coalition of animal welfare organizations including the jane goodall institute that research chimps were not granted the same consideration according to esa rules captive chimps cannot be assigned separate legal status from their wild counterparts owing to their captive state in an effort to change this the coalition petitioned the u s fish and wildlife service usfws in 2010 to list all chimps as endangered this instigated a formal review of the esa and the new ruling more at io9 posted by george at 7 01 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest your children won t be able to live in space without a major upgrade we all dream of journeying or living among the stars but space is a spectacularly awful place for humans and we re not suited for life there at all and yet it doesn t have to be that way here are all the ways we ll need to re engineer the human body in order to make space our home read more at io9 posted by george at 7 01 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sure racehorses are getting faster but at what cost a new study shows racehorses have gotten progressively quicker over the past 160 years and in sprint races especially but given the startling number of race related deaths each year it s nothing to be proud of more at io9 posted by george at 7 01 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest us congress wants religious experts to weigh in on three parent ivf several months ago the uk approved a groundbreaking reproductive technique in which babies are created from the genetic material of three people the us is now considering the procedure but congress s new spending bill will require religious experts to review a forthcoming report more at io9 posted by george at 7 01 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest are these double muscled pigs the future of meat by editing a single gene researchers from south korea and china have engineered pigs that produce about twice the amount of muscle as normal pigs the goal is to produce leaner meat and at higher yields but early results show it could be a long time before this jacked up pork appears on your dinner plate more at io9 posted by george at 7 01 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest june 5 2015 what would happen if all our satellites were suddenly destroyed since their inception 60 years ago satellites have gone on to become an indispensable component of our modern high tech civilization but because they re reliable and practically invisible we take their existence for granted here s what would happen if all our satellites suddenly just disappeared read the entire article at io9 posted by george at 6 05 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest how chess has changed over the last 150 years the rules of chess have remained consistent since the early 19th century but that doesn t mean our approach to the game has stayed the same here are some intriguing and surprising ways the game of kings has changed its shape over the past 150 years the history of chess dates back 1 500 years but it wasn t until the introduction of competitive chess in 1834 that the rules were solidified since that time players of all calibers have diligently worked to find new and better ways of winning read the entire article at io9 posted by george at 6 05 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest the white house supports a proposed ban on editing the human germline in the wake of news that scientists in china modified the dna of human embryos a number of scientists and bioethicists have called for a global moratorium on experiments that could alter the human germline the white house has come out in support of such a ban for now read the rest of the article at io9 posted by george at 6 05 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest animals are now sentient beings according to new zealand law earlier this month a change was made to new zealand s animal welfare amendment bill stating that animals like humans are sentient beings read the rest of the article at io9 posted by george at 6 05 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest an artificial intelligence is being taught to simulate anger data scientists from new zealand are teaching an ai to learn anger sounds crazy but the idea is to help companies deal with common customer complaints tech firm touchpoint group is using machine learning to help its ai system recognize and even simulate anger called radiant a name taken from isaac asimov s foundation series the purpose of the aud 500 000 project usd 404 000 is to develop an automated system that can defuse angry customer service calls once complete the system will be capable of generating over a hundred million angry interactions touchpoint s data scientists are hoping to build a system that can autonomously find the best response to typical customer complaints read the rest of the article at io9 posted by george at 6 05 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest may 8 2015 watch for me in an upcoming episode of al jazeera s fault lines as reported in al jazaeera america in the death of aging fault lines looks at what happens when for profit companies set their sights on helping humans live healthier longer the film airs on monday may 11 at 10 pm eastern time 7 pm pacific on al jazeera america they turned our interview into a nice little feature which you can find here posted by george at 5 08 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest this animated explanation of the fermi paradox is fantastic the great silence is a vexing problem we all love to speculate and argue about but it s not the most intuitive concept this wonderful animated video by kurz gesagt explains the problem that is the fermi paradox and why our apparent isolation in the galaxy is so damned weird https www youtube com watch v snhhvqgsmec posted by george at 5 08 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest china s manufacturers are shifting towards zero labor factories a company in south china s guangdong province is building the city s first zero labor factory it s an effort to address worker shortages and rising labor costs but the rise of semi autonomous smart factories could be a sign of things to come in china and elsewhere read more at io9 posted by george at 5 08 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest your doctor probably has a dnr here s why you should consider one too most patients receiving end of life care want to avoid aggressive attempts to prolong their life but medical culture and practices often contradict these wishes part of the problem is due to confusion surrounding do not resuscitate orders here s what patients really need to know about the no code read the rest of the article at io9 posted by george at 5 08 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest may 3 2015 9 bizarre jobs that will redefine our lives in the 2050s the fields of biotechnology and medicine are rapidly evolving and with them their associated employment opportunities here are nine biomedical professions to look for in the coming decades read the entire article at io9 posted by george at 5 03 2015 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom george dvorsky canadian futurist science writer and ethicist george dvorsky has written and spoken extensively about the impacts of cutting edge science and technology particularly as they pertain to the improvement of human performance and experience he is a contributing editor at io9 the chairman of the board at the institute for ethics and emerging technologies and is the program director for the rights of non human persons program full bio contact twitter donate to the ieet we come from the future feeds rss featured articles 10 futurist phrases and terms that are complete bullshit 10 mindblowingly futuristic technologies that will appear by the 2030s 10 of the weirdest 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