Category Archives: Discovery

Startling In Eleven Dimensions: Forever Restless Brain

Posted on 30 June, 2017 by alfin2101

The Blue Brain Project in Lausanne is opening a new window on the mammalian brain: Multi-dimensional algebraic topology. They are still in the early stages of using this tool, but their discoveries are already startling — in 11 dimensions! According … Continue reading →

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How Much Does an Entrepreneur Make in the US?

Posted on 29 April, 2016 by alfin2101

noun, plural entrepreneurs [ahn-truh-pruh-nurz, -noo rz; French ahn-truh-pruh-nœr] 1. a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. 2. an employer of productive labor; contractor. __ http://www.dictionary.com/browse/entrepreneur Note that entrepreneurs assume the … Continue reading →

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Making Government Unnecessary: Brew Your Own Drugs and Chemicals at Home

Posted on 12 December, 2015 by alfin2101

Automated Molecular Synthesis vs. Biosynthesis of Drugs The image above displays Martin Burke’s molecule-making machine. It is capable of automated chemical synthesis, sometimes described as a “3D Printer for Chemicals.” The machine is meant to facilitate the automated synthesis of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Printing, Creativity, Demographics, Discovery, Disruptive Technologies, Drug War, expansive future, Genetics and Gene Expression, Government, Making Government Unnecessary, Science, Technology | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Futurisms

Posted on 15 July, 2015 by alfin2101

The Seasteading Institute is moving ahead into the second phase of its project to build a working residential seastead: A coastal nation may be interested in offering to host a floating community in their territorial waters and allow substantial political … Continue reading →

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Golden Ages and Dynamic Stability of Civilisations

Posted on 7 January, 2015 by alfin2101

The golden age of Greece depended upon trade between far-flung colonies around the Mediterranean. The golden age of Islam relied upon wealth from trade among regions of conquest, and a hub-like cross-trade and knowledge cross-fertilisation between lands in the east … Continue reading →

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