135 CCNT “Smart Monkey’s & Pig Brain Resurrection” - 04.18.2019
Flippy connects to the neural net, who also wrote a country song, Sony robot balls, 3d heart printing breakthrough, planet of the apes turns out to be a documentary, and pig brains are being resurrected! Go follow us on our new Twitch channel and stay tuned, as we will soon announce the date of our first live stream! And we know it’s not the best platform right now, but join us on Patreon to get MORE!
AGG for the WEEK of April 10th-17th
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Empathy Might Not Be the Antidote To Poisonous Political Polarization : NPR
FLIPPY’S FAM!
This robot can sort recycling by giving it a squeeze - MIT Technology Review
A robot has figured out how to use tools - MIT Technology Review
TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI! OH MY!
George Church Wants to Make Genetic Matchmaking a Reality | DiscoverMagazine.com
Can Robots Build a Moon Base Autonomously? Japan Hopes to Find Out. | Space
Walmart says its new robots will make human employees happier - Vox
The Smart Gun Doesn’t Exist Because of New Jersey and the NRA - Bloomberg
One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority - The New York Times
There’s an organization devoted to fighting for robot rights — Quartz
Sony's robot-themed art installation somehow felt like a cat cafe
Raves, robots and writhing bodies: how electronic music rewired the world | Music | The Guardian
NASA is Building Inflatable Robot Astronauts
Notre Dame: Robots will be tasked with restoring the damaged cathedral - The Washington Post
Facebook's AI can convert one singer's voice into another | VentureBeat
Women Will Face Disproportionately Negative Consequences from AI | The Nation
The Southern Baptist Convention’s statement of principles on artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence Can Now Generate Amazing Images -- What Does The Mean For Humans?
Elon Musk Reveals the One Question He Would Ask a Human-Level A.I. | Inverse
AI Robot paints its own moonscapes in traditional Chinese style - Reuters
Congress wants to protect you from biased algorithms, deepfakes, and other bad AI
An AI Invented a Weird Sport Called “Speedgate”
Google’s AI Experts Try to Automate Themselves | WIRED
The artificial intelligence field is too white and too male, researchers say - The Verge
Human brains could be connected to the internet in 'next few decades,' scientists predict | Fox News
THE NEW AGE AND OCCULT IN THE NEWS
Creepy: Netflix Employs Practicing Wiccans To Fact-Check 'Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina'
QUANTUM COMPUTING
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS!
YouTube banned Alex Jones. Logan Paul invited him back. - The Washington Post
Why conspiracy theories are getting more absurd - Vox
The internet is awash in Notre Dame fire cause conspiracies - CNN
The attorney general’s FBI conspiracy theory is all conspiracy and no theory - The Washington Post
As Ebola outbreak rages, vaccine is 97.5% effective, protecting over 90K people | Ars Technica
Anti-vax moms sue NYC as US heads toward record measles spread | Ars Technica
The New Conspiracism Is Conspiracy Theory Without Theory
U.S. charges Assange after London arrest ends seven years in Ecuador embassy - Reuters
James Dolan, Co-Creator of SecureDrop, Dead at 36
NYC orders mandatory vaccines for community or face $1,000 fine
BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM
23andMe Is Doing Extensive Genetic Research. Here's How That Knowledge Will Be Put To Use
CRISPR Research Moves Out Of Labs And Into Clinics Around The World
Behind the Buzz: How Ketamine Changes the Depressed Patient's Brain - Scientific American
DNA Study: Neanderthals and Woolly Mammoths Shared Genetic Material
Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders - BBC News
Researchers Want to Link Your Genes and Income—Should They? | WIRED
Chinese scientists added human brain genes to monkeys - Vox
Scientists crack the code to regenerate plant tissues | EurekAlert! Science News
Bioethicists Concerned over Japan's Chimera Embryo Regulations | The Scientist Magazine®
SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON
Facebook includes weird messages inside Oculus Touch controllers - Business Insider
Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account - CNET
Facebook Looks to Build Underwater Ring Around Africa - WSJ
Kids are punishing parents who embarrass them on social media
How to Stop Google’s Sensorvault From Sharing Your Location With Law Enforcement
Facebook investors to vote on proposal to oust Zuckerberg as chairman - Business Insider
15 Months of Fresh Hell Inside Facebook | WIRED
SPACE/ALIENS/ETs/UFOs
Alien Life Could Thrive On Four Earth-Like Planets Close To The Solar System, Says Study
Alien news: Why Brian Cox admitted he’s ‘TERRIFIED’ of extraterrestrial life
Pepsi considers space billboards to project logo across night sky using satellites | The Independent
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