Project Athena would dismantle the entire traditional aerospace industrial base to favor SpaceX. Boeing: As the prime contractor for the SLS Core Stage and Exploration Upper Stage (EUS), Boeing faces the total loss of its primary civil space production line. Lockheed Martin:

I've been editing this article about "brain mapping" and connectomics, and I'm just stunned by how quickly the cost estimates to map, say, a mouse brain have plummeted in just the last couple years. It actually seems feasible that we could map the entire human brain -- all 86

If you stand for a reason, be prepared to stand alone like a tree. and if you fall to the ground, fall like a seed— that grows back and fights again.

The Internet's Nervous System Exposed. The Global Brain: A Neural Explosion of Light. First Glimpse of the Planetary Hive Mind? Info: Partial map of the Internet. Each line is drawn between two nodes, representing two IP addresses. The length of the lines are indicative of

You won’t believe what the eye of a tiny lacewing looks like at 50× magnification – an iridescent gem straight out of a sci-fi movie! Thousands of tiny facets (ommatidia) create this shimmering mosaic that gives the insect nearly 360° vision. Pure nature color magic thanks to

For those that may have missed my earlier posts on humanoid bots, here's a compendium of some relevant posts... a 23 part thread... 1) A deflation machine 2) An economic reboot 3) Humanoid bot motto 4) Bot napkin math at massive scale 5) Bot market vs EV market 6) Humanoid bots

During #Artemis II, Orion will circle our planet twice before heading to the Moon. Once there, the spacecraft will go around the far side and head back to Earth. This will take nearly 10 days. #AroundTheMoon Learn more: https://t.co/mMOxHSBCqY

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Close-up on the third eye What looks like a sparkling gemstone is the median ocellus of a wild bee – one of three simple light sensors on its head. Unlike the large compound eyes that deliver images, ocelli only detect brightness and the polarization of light. They help the bee

Once, I conceived a metaphysical model. What if the Self (noumenon) is a shell or a sphere, which I term the thought ball, and the entire universe—including matter and experiences—resides within this shell (phenomenon)? Each thought ball hangs suspended in the emptiness of

Thanks @ShawnRyan762 for having me on the @ShawnRyanShow to share the stories of our heroes… https://t.co/pqO5uR4USc