Don’t miss anything important, by reading today’s Grail news briefs…
- Rare woolly rhino mummies emerge from the permafrost, confirming the existence of a feature previously only seen in cave art.
- Earth had rings like Saturn millions of years ago, study suggests.
- Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine.
- Related: Modern Prometheus – this researcher has cracked the bioelectric code of the body and learned to reprogram it.
- A passing rogue star may have kicked the solar system’s weirdest moons into place.
- Groundbreaking study provides experimental evidence for ‘quantum consciousness’.
- A common diabetes drug could be a fountain of youth for our brains.
- Self-tuning brain implants reduce Parkinson’s symptoms by 50% in new study.
- Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior in the public, says billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. Guys, I’m starting to think these billionaire types might be massive assholes…
- Is accidentally stumbling across the unknown a key part of science? A new book argues that our ignorance is so large, lucky discoveries are inevitable.
- Seven famous fossil hoaxes.
- SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew has returned to Earth after five days in orbit.
- Problem-solving matter: life is starting to look a lot less like an outcome of chemistry and physics, and more like a computational process.
- What is the dead internet conspiracy theory?
- At least 11 dead, and thousands injured, as pagers in Lebanon explode simultaneously. All our dystopian tech future nightmares continue to become reality…
Quote of the Day:
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
Bertrand Russell
