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2021-03-22 07:01:15 #reading_list

First complete model of the human embryo
Early in development, human embryos form a structure called the blastocyst. Two research groups have now generated human blastocyst-like structures from cells in a dish, providing a valuable model for advancing human embryology.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00581-3

Facebook is making a bracelet that lets you control computers with your brain
The device would let you interact with Facebook’s upcoming augmented-reality glasses just by thinking.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/18/1021021/facebook-augmented-reality-wristband/

Ultracold Quantum Collisions Have Been Achieved in Space for the First Time
Creating Bose-Einstein condensates—and crashing them together—in microgravity could lead to physics breakthroughs, better spacecraft navigation and more
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ultracold-quantum-collisions-have-been-achieved-in-space-for-the-first-time/

The Case for and Against Love Potions
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/22/the-case-for-and-against-love-potions

China is not just shackling Hong Kong, it is remaking it
And it does not think global finance will object
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2021-03-15 05:00:28 #reading_list

Artificial general intelligence: Are we close, and does it even make sense to try?
A machine that could think like a person has been the guiding vision of AI research since the earliest days—and remains its most divisive idea.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/15/1010461/artificial-general-intelligence-robots-ai-agi-deepmind-google-openai

CRISPR-based gene therapy dampens pain in mice
Targeted approach could lead to an opioid-free way of treating chronic pain.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00644-5

The world’s consumers are sitting on piles of cash. Will they spend it?
Households look set to power the economic recovery—especially in America
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/03/09/the-worlds-consumers-are-sitting-on-piles-of-cash-will-they-spend-it

Quantum Mechanics, the Chinese Room Experiment and the Limits of Understanding
All of us, even physicists, often process information without really knowing what we’re doing
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/quantum-mechanics-the-chinese-room-experiment-and-the-limits-of-understanding/

SpaceX flies Falcon 9 rocket booster for a record 9th time, delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks
https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/14/spacex-flies-falcon-9-rocket-booster-for-a-record-9th-time-delivers-3rd-batch-of-starlink-satellites-in-two-weeks/

The Shape of a Teardrop
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2021-03-12 12:00:40 #study_pack_verbal Открыть/Комментировать

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2021-03-08 06:41:36 #reading_list

Nuclear energy, ten years after Fukushima
Amid the urgent need to decarbonize, the industry that delivers one-tenth of global electricity must consult the public on reactor research, design, regulation, location and waste.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00580-4

“We’ll never have true AI without first understanding the brain”
Neuroscientist and tech entrepreneur Jeff Hawkins claims he’s figured out how intelligence works—and he wants every AI lab in the world to know about it.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/03/1020247/artificial-intelligence-brain-neuroscience-jeff-hawkins/

People Literally Don’t Know When to Shut Up—or Keep Talking—Science Confirms
We are really bad at navigating a key transition point during one of the most basic social interactions
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-literally-dont-know-when-to-shut-up-or-keep-talking-science-confirms/

Violence against women is a scourge on poor countries
But women’s campaigns are starting to have effect
https://www.economist.com/international/2021/03/07/violence-against-women-is-a-scourge-on-poor-countries

The Crooked House
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2021-02-28 21:22:00 #reading_list

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2021
This list marks 20 years since we began compiling an annual selection of the year’s most important technologies.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/24/1014369/10-breakthrough-technologies-2021/

The rules of the tech game are changing
A new phase in the global tech contest is under way
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/02/27/the-rules-of-the-tech-game-are-changing

Exercise generates immune cells in bone
A specialized type of bone-cell progenitor has been identified in the bone marrow, and shown to support the generation of immune cells called lymphocytes in response to movement.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00419-y

Inside Xinjiang’s Prison State
Survivors of China’s campaign of persecution reveal the scope of the devastation.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/china-xinjiang-prison-state-uighur-detention-camps-prisoner-testimony

Out of office: what the homeworking revolution means for our cities
Employees’ reluctance to return to full-time commuting after a year of Covid means change is afoot for companies
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