Artificial intelligence is transforming our lives every day. Internet of Things devices now control building temperatures, humidity and lighting, and even know what each of us is doing. It’s all designed to optimise energy efficiency and minimise the carbon footprint. So, should we let Artificial Intelligence take over the job of fixing the climate?
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We’ve all seen sci-fi movies where astronauts go into deep sleep for long space journeys, but how close are we to making that a reality? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly team up with Ryan Sprenger, Senior Research Scientist at Fauna Bio, to explore a question straight out of science fiction: can humans hibernate in space like animals do on Earth?
Ryan breaks down the science of hibernation and torpor, explaining how animals like bears and ground squirrels lower their metabolic rates to survive harsh conditions.
Learn how with the help of the NAIC grant, Ryan and Fauna Bio team Ashley Hermans, Tobias Niederwieser, Mark Boettger, and Adam Kohler, are creating the Space Torpor for Advanced Space Habitats (STASH) program, which aims to take steps towards making human hibernation a possibility for long-term space travel. Could unlocking the secrets of these animals help humans avoid muscle atrophy, radiation damage, and resource scarcity in space?
Discover the metabolic superpowers of hibernating animals. Could hibernating ground squirrels be an answer to diabetes and obesity? We also learn how hibernating animals resist muscle wasting and radiation exposure, abilities that could be crucial for space travel. How many calories does an animal in torpor use? Plus, what happens to your body’s waste products if you don’t go to the bathroom for six months?
We tackle the practical questions: what would humans need to survive in hibernation? How would we wake up? How dangerous is waking up? Can gene therapy jump-start our journey into deep space slumber? Will we be using this on the eventual trip to Mars? Find out what’s possible, what’s still science fiction, and whether space travel might one day look like a long nap!
Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction: Hibernating in Space
02:20 – What is Torpor?
04:20 – Why Hibernate?
10:43 – Looking at Extreme Physiology
15:32 – Hibernating From Radiation
19:20 – Getting Humans to Hibernate to Mars
21:40 – Shutting Down the Body (And Staying Alive)
26:16 – How to Hibernate & How to Wake Up
34:18 – Combatting Muscle Atrophy
36:19 – What The Hibernation Pods Would Look Like
40:38 – Sending Hibernators to Space
42:48 – Closing Thoughts
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London’s clean air zone was meant to reduce car pollution but also had another effect: more active kids. “Instead of being chauffeured to school by their parents, the students started walking, biking, scootering, or taking public transit.̶
Source: kottke.org
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A huge thank you to Linus Sebastian and the team at Linus Tech Tips – check them out at @LinusTechTips
A massive thank you to Alexandre De Oliveira and Karsten Nohl making this demo possible.
A special thanks to Crofton Black, Cathal Mc Daid, and James Hobson at Hacksmith Industries.
00:00 I hacked Linus!
00:59 How Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak hacked the telephone network
02:22 Early history of the telephone
07:08 The kidnapping of Sheikha Latifa
08:41 How Signalling System No. 7 works
11:03 Why SS7 is vulnerable to hacking
12:15 How hackers gain access to phones
16:17 How I was able to spy on Linus’ phone
18:09 How hackers can intercept text messages
21:04 How your location can be tracked via SS7
29:03 How to protect your phone from hacking
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What is the oldest language in the world? This seems to be a simple and straightforward question. But it is not that simple at all. And before answering, it is necessary to know: what do you mean when you say “the oldest language”?
Link to my Patreon account: / julingo
Music used:
The quiet one by Taomito
After rain: Sunshine by Taomito
Unchartered by Taomito
Video used:
Khoisan click language by xurxo mariño
• Khoisan click language
#languages #linguistics #history
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