Starliner update?

https://www.space.com/nasa-boeing-starliner-crew-flight-test-45-day-limit-extension

Chinese rocket mishap

 https://spacenews.com/chinese-rocket-static-fire-test-results-in-unintended-launch-and-huge-explosion

Russian spy satellite reportedly continues suspicious maneuvers - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/russian-spy-satellite-reportedly-continues-suspicious-maneuvers/ 

Canned water made from air and sunlight to hit US stores in September: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437672-canned-water-made-from-air-and-sunlight-to-hit-us-stores-in-september/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

ESA’s LEGO Space Bricks: From Meteorites to Moon Bases: https://scitechdaily.com/esas-lego-space-bricks-from-meteorites-to-moon-bases

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Discover the unsettling advancements in creepy robot technology, the revolutionary use of synthetic amber for DNA storage, and why multivitamins won't help you live longer. Dive into the latest scientific breakthroughs and their implications in this eye-opening video. Don't miss out – subscribe and stay informed

In this conversation, Tony and Brian discuss various topics including a science fiction novel by China Mieville and Keanu Reeves, a robot with a smiling face made from living human skin, the comfort of the vastness of space, and China's lunar probe mission. They explore the ethical implications of using human skin on robots, the fear and fascination with the vastness of space, and the achievements and challenges in space exploration. The conversation touches on the future of space technology and the emerging space race. In this conversation, Bryan and Tony discuss various topics including spaceports, DNA storage, multivitamins, water harvesting, time on the moon, and AI design. They explore the implications and potential applications of these subjects, highlighting the importance of technological advancements and the need for further research.

00:00

Introduction and Science Fiction Novel

01:26

Living Human Skin on Robots

10:32

The Creepy Smiley Face in the Movie Moon

13:20

Finding Comfort in the Vastness of Space

23:04

China's Lunar Probe Mission

25:07

The Emerging Space Race

27:05

The Future of Space Technology

27:12

The Changing Landscape of Spaceports

34:11

DNA Storage: Preserving Data for Generations

38:36

The Controversy Surrounding Multivitamins

43:47

Water Harvesting: A Solution to Water Scarcity

50:24

Time on the Moon: A Minute Difference

53:23

AI Design: Unlocking New Possibilities

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Later, Bryan and I chat about the Fold 5 smartphone, a screenless laptop, a new weather satellite, and the Starlink Mini. Bryan loves his Fold 5, praising its versatility, despite the screen crease and weight. The screenless laptop, which uses a projector and smart glasses, sounds like a game-changer for productivity and space-saving. The NORAD GOES-U satellite aims to enhance weather and space weather forecasts, which is crucial for understanding climate change. Finally, we discuss the Starlink Mini, a portable satellite internet device perfect for remote areas, considering its applications and affordability.

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Boeing’s Starliner Stuck at Space Station: Unraveling Helium Leaks and Thruster Troubles: https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/nasa-indefinitely-delays-return-of-starliner-to-review-propulsion-data/  https://scitechdaily.com/boeings-starliner-stuck-at-space-station-unraveling-helium-leaks-and-thruster-troubles/

Can we artificially cool the planet? A major environmental group is spending millions to find out: https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/11/24176006/solar-geoengineering-envrionmental-defense-fund

Earth's Inner Core Really Is Slowing Down: https://www.sciencealert.com/its-official-the-rotation-of-earths-inner-core-really-is-slowing-down

Smart Glasses https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-reality-labs-reorg-ray-ban-smart-glasses/

Screen-less laptop https://www.zdnet.com/article/remember-the-ar-laptop-with-no-screen-its-now-better-and-cheaper-than-

Weather Forecasting Will Never Be the Same: https://scitechdaily.com/weather-forecasting-will-never-be-the-same-noaa-goes-u-satellite-ready-to-launch/

NASA Is Launching an 'Artificial Star' Into Orbit Around Earth. Here's Why: https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-is-launching-an-artificial-star-into-orbit-around-earth-heres-whygf

Starlink Mini brings space internet to backpackers: https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/21/24182970/starlink-mini-usb-power-specs-pric

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Fish in Space Confused, AI Steve Chat Bot Running for Parliament and Wardrobe Malfunction in Space

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Fish on Board China's Space Station Are Doing Swimmingly, Confused as Hell https://futurism.com/the-byte/fish-china-space-station

Evidence of Earth's First Rains Found Trapped Within Primordial Crystals: https://www.sciencealert.com/evidence-of-earths-first-rains-found-trapped-within-primordial-crystals

Japanese Company Plans to Build a Tower Into Space by 2050 https://www.sciencealert.com/japanese-company-plans-to-build-a-tower-into-space-by-2050

NASA’s X-59 Quesst: Overturning the 50-Year-Old Supersonic Speed Limit: https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-x-59-quesst-overturning-the-50-year-old-supersonic-

AI candidates are running for office: https://www.popsci.com/technology/ai-running-for-office/

We could detect a malfunctioning warp drive on an alien starship:https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434417-we-could-detect-a-malfunctioning-warp-drive-on-an-alien-starship/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Scientists Discover Marine Fungus That Can Eat Plastic: https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-marine-fungus-that-can-eat-plastic/

Wardrobe Malfunction in Space: NASA Postpones Spacewalk Due to Spacesuit Discomfort Issue: https://scitechdaily.com/wardrobe-malfunction-in-space-nasa-postpones-spacewalk-due-to-spacesuit-discomfort-issue/

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Three space triumphs!

SpaceX Boeing Flights.

• https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/after-a-drama-filled-day-boeings-starliner-finally-finds-its-way/ 
• ISS https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/boeing-starliner-spacecraft-issues-space-station-rcna155862 

-SpaceX

• https://wccftech.com/spacex-shares-unseen-clip-of-starship-boosters-soft-landing-tower-catch-in-flight-5-says-musk/ 

->Change’e-6 https://youtu.be/qnonHQ_s1p8?si=XwCyWIEdFjr3EG5P 

Also SpaceX, the giant spaceship factory: https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-one-a-day-starfactory 

Water frost on Mars: https://www.space.com/mars-water-frost-equator-exomars-tharsis-olympus-mons 

Apple WWDC: https://www.space.com/mars-water-frost-equator-exomars-tharsis-olympus-mons 

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/06/introducing-apple-intelligence-for-iphone-ipad-and-mac/ 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/10/24175405/wwdc-apple-ai-news-features-ios-18-macos-15-iphone-ipad-mac?utm_source=tldrai 

Intelligence (“AI”, har har): https://www.apple.com/apple-intelligence/ 

Optional call to ChatGPT

Genmojis https://youtu.be/VT6CLxbJZWc?si=mn-20-oId2XBnWca (images, not unicode)

AI-created art

“Writing Tools”

Musk isn’t happy: https://deadline.com/2024/06/elon-musk-apple-feud-open-ai-1235969590/ 

Fish on Board China's Space Station Are Doing Swimmingly, Confused as Hell https://futurism.com/the-byte/fish-china-space-station 

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The Wooden Spaceships by Bob Shaw: https://amzn.to/3yPuajF

Cemetery solar: Spain turns cemeteries into solar powerhouses, aims 440,000 kW by 2030 https://interestingengineering.com/energy/solar-panels-cemetery-spain

Strange Discovery Suggests Children Trust Robots Over Humans: Strange Discovery Suggests Children Trust Robots Over Humans : https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-discovery-suggests-children-trust-robots-over-humans

Starliner launch ahead! What is the latest?

Wearable computing fun: Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses will post Instagram stories for you - The Verge Magic Leap is Google’s new mystery partner for XR headsets - The Verge Blink and you missed it: Google has a new pair of prototype AR glasses - The Verge

Scientists Confirm The Planet Vulcan Doesn't Actually Exist After All. https://shorturl.at/8qdU9

There's a Hole on The Surface of Mars And Scientists Have No Idea What's Inside It: There's a Hole on The Surface of Mars And Scientists Have No Idea What's Inside It https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-hole-on-the-surface-of-mars-and-scientists-have-no-idea-whats-inside-it

A Tiny Satellite Made From Wood Is Actually Going Into Earth's Orbit: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-tiny-satellite-made-from-wood-is-actually-going-into-earths-orbitScienceAlertThe Wooden Spaceships

Google AI : check out Astra Google strikes back at OpenAI with “Project Astra” AI agent prototype | Ars Technica

Google Ai problems: Google Search Is Now a Giant Hallucination

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Dark Matter TV series is out! Thoughts Film “Atlas”

Starliner launch ahead! What is the latest?

Dyson Sphere!

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-objects-in-space-could-be-giant-dyson-spheres-scientists-say

Smelting Steel Without Fossil Fuels: Solar Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating: https://scitechdaily.com/smelting-steel-without-fossil-fuels-solar-power-shatters-the-1000c-barrier-for-industrial-heating

Has Scarlet got a price? OpenAI ‘Her’ : https://www.axios.com/2024/05/20/scarlet-johansson-openai-chatgpt-sam-altman

1,000 Times Smaller Than a Grain of Sand – Newest Optical Fiber Technology Could Supercharge Internet Speeds: https://scitechdaily.com/1000-times-smaller-than-a-grain-of-sand-newest-optical-fiber-technology-could-supercharge-internet-speeds/

Pin is done: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/humane-ai-pin-founders-run-for-the-exits-one-month-after-launch/

Synthetic Bones Designed by AI Set to Transform Orthopedic Surgery: https://scitechdaily.com/synthetic-bones-designed-by-ai-set-to-transform-orthopedic-surgery/

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1. Scientists Sequence Arabica Genome, Opening Doors to Climate-Resilient Coffee: https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-sequence-arabica-genome-opening-doors-to-climate-resilient-coffee/

1. SpaceX reveals new sleek spacesuits ahead of upcoming historic mission: https://www.popsci.com/science/spacex-eva-suits/

1. Did the Webb Telescope Find Alien Life on Exoplanet K2-18b? Here’s What We Know: https://scitechdaily.com/did-the-webb-telescope-find-alien-life-on-exoplanet-k2-18b-heres-what-we-know/

1. Cambridge’s Flexible Implants Promise New Hope for Paralysis Patients: https://scitechdaily.com/cambridges-flexible-implants-promise-new-hope-for-paralysis-patients/

1. Microrobots Swarm the Seas, Capturing Microplastics and Bacteria: https://scitechdaily.com/microrobots-swarm-the-seas-capturing-microplastics-and-bacteria-video/

1. On the Radar: Can We Detect Doomsday Asteroids in Time? https://scitechdaily.com/on-the-radar-can-we-detect-doomsday-asteroids-in-time/

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Open AI video announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQacCB9tDaw&ab_channel=OpenAI

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Chinese robot https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/chinese-robot-shows-human-like-spee

Mars Express Discovers Mysterious Martian “Spiders”

https://scitechdaily.com/mars-express-discovers-mysterious-martian-spiders/

Photons Frozen in Time by Innovative Crystal Designs: https://scitechdaily.com/photons-frozen-in-time-by-innovative-crystal-designs/ Slowing do light… slowing do time

Green Revolution 2.0: Scientists Use AI To Create Carbon-Capturing Plants

 (Silent Running film)

https://scitechdaily.com/green-revolution-2-0-scientists-use-ai-to-create-carbon-capturing-plants/

NASA Unveils Game-Changing Electric Propulsion Technology for Future Space Missions

https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-unveils-game-changing-electric-propulsion-technology-for-future-space-missions/

Starliner launch ahead! https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-nasa-astronaut-crew-flight-test-launch-press-conference 

Crafted Cuisine: How Genetic Engineering Is Changing What We Eat

https://scitechdaily.com/crispr-crafted-cuisine-how-genetic-engineering-is-changing-what-we-eat/

William Shatner is 94. Are we getting older?

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Topics covered

How One Author Pushed the Limits of Ai Copyright: https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-copyright-office-loosens-up-a-little-on-ai/#:~:text=In%20February%202023%2C%20author%20Kris,on%20the%20specific%20images%20themselves.

Liftoff! NASA’s Next-Generation Solar Sail Boom Technology Launched: https://scitechdaily.com/liftoff-nasas-next-generation-solar-sail-boom-technology-launched/ (in Netflix 3 Body)

Almost a Million People Could Suffer Lifelong Health Consequences – Drinking Water in U.S. Prisons May Have Dangerously High Levels of “Forever Chemicals” https://scitechdaily.com/almost-a-million-people-could-suffer-lifelong-health-consequences-drinking-water-in-u-s-prisons-may-have-dangerously-high-levels-of-forever-chemicals/

      The Next Frontier for Brain Implants Is Artificial Vision: https://www.wired.com/story/the-next-frontier-for-brain-implants-is-artificial-vision-neuralink-elon-musk/

Robot flamethrower dog! https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/ 

Another AI gadget: https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt 

High tech archaeology: https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/ 

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Science fiction product reviews: 3 Body Problem VR headset review: magical tech in need of more apps - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/24108802/3-body-problem-vr-headset-review

Phil Dick tech: World’s First Real-Time Wearable Human Emotion Recognition Technology Unveiledhttps://scitechdaily.com/worlds-first-real-time-wearable-human-emotion-recognition-technology-unveiled/

PockeTalk https://www.pocketalk.com/product/pocketalk-plus

How Do We Age? Breakthrough New Probe Sheds Light: https://scitechdaily.com/how-do-we-age-breakthrough-new-probe-sheds-light/

AI-generated voice: https://openai.com/blog/navigating-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-synthetic-voices

Prayer AI: https://archive.ph/SAGaZ

Robot fighter aircraft: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/04/19/us-air-force-stages-dogfights-with-ai-flown-fighter-jet/

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 News... 

• Scientists uncover evidence that microplastics are contaminating archaeological remains: https://rb.gy/ag2kud

Or more ancient: https://johnhawks.net/weblog/how-many-bathrooms-have-neandertals-in-the-tile/ 

Book example The Sheep Look Up John Brunner: https://amzn.to/3QcMWY9

• The Ai pin - Humane! Oh dear 
• I bought a Ai pin Limitless https://www.limitless.ai
• Pip-Boy - Fallout Pip-Boy review: a wearable fit for the wasteland - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/24126232/fallout-pip-boy-review
• Creepy new Boston Dynamics robot: https://bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas/ 

 Book, film, TV or author

Fallout TV Show https://youtu.be/V-mugKDQDlg?si=sz24_zX-M7jHtV27

Fly Me To The Moon https://youtu.be/lW7enw6mFxs?si=9GiLnzqtccR8nVoJ

Dark Matter — Official Trailer | Apple TV https://youtu.be/j6ucGt_Xp14?si=R0pLGNsxUuJuQbBb

Severance (Apple tv) EXTRA SHOW

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00:00 Introduction and Overview

08:04 Biometric Palm Reading and Privacy Concerns

14:45 Lessons from Science Fiction: 'Flowers for Algernon' and 'Brave New World'

41:23 The Possibilities of Generative AI

48:54 The Impact of AI on Employment

59:58 The Cultural Perspectives in the Adaptations

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Advancements in technology, such as the discovery of genes that cause depressive behavior and the use of biometric palm reading, raise ethical and societal questions.

The ability to suppress or manipulate certain genes could have significant implications for mental health and well-being.

The use of biometric data for identification and transactions raises concerns about privacy and data security.

Science fiction literature provides valuable insights into the potential consequences and implications of technological advancements.

The balance between convenience and privacy is a key consideration in the adoption of new technologies. Technology has the potential to impact various aspects of our lives, including privacy and human-computer interaction.

The future may involve a shift towards voice and gesture commands, reducing the need for screens and physical interfaces.

Advancements in AI and robotics present both challenges and opportunities, including potential changes in employment.

Science fiction literature and TV adaptations can provide insights into the possibilities and implications of future technologies.

In this conversation, Tony and Bryan discuss the intersection of technology and science fiction. They explore the implications of recent advancements, such as the discovery of a gene that causes depressive behavior and the use of biometric palm reading for checkout in Amazon stores. They delve into the potential benefits and drawbacks of these technologies, including the ability to alleviate mental health issues and the invasion of privacy. They also reference science fiction works like 'Flowers for Algernon' and 'Brave New World' to examine the ethical and societal implications of these advancements. The conversation explores the potential impact of technology on various aspects of our lives, including privacy, biometrics, and human-computer interaction. It delves into the possibilities of a future where we rely more on voice and gesture commands, and where robots and AI play significant roles. The discussion also touches on the challenges and opportunities presented by advancements in AI and robotics, and the potential impact on employment and society. The conversation references science fiction literature and TV adaptations, highlighting the role of science fiction in shaping our understanding and preparation for the future.

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