Links for 2021-10-02
$1B longevity fund launches to pursue 120+ lifespan https://www.longevity.technology/1b-longevity-fund-launches-to-pursue-120-lifespan/
New programmable gene editing proteins found outside of CRISPR systems https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/new-programmable-gene-editing-proteins-found-outside-crispr-systems
Deep Learning’s Diminishing Returns: The Cost of Improvement Is Becoming Unsustainable https://spectrum.ieee.org/deep-learning-computational-cost
The largest space telescope in history is about to blow our minds: The James Webb Space Telescope will be 100 times as powerful as the Hubble. It will change how we see the universe. https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22664709/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-date-december-science-hubble
"when fat-free masses are compared, men are 41% more massive and have 48–65% more muscle mass than women..humans show very high levels of sexual dimorphism in the parts of the postcranial musculoskeletal system that appear to be most important in fighting" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.12112
Astronomical suffering from slightly misaligned artificial intelligence https://reducing-suffering.org/near-miss/
Glow-in-the-Dark Plants Could Act as Passive Lighting in Public Spaces https://newatlas.com/science/glow-in-the-dark-plants-mit/
“Biden & Trump voters .. More than 70% of both sets of voters believe that some extreme media voices on the other side should be censored” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/01/new-poll-confirms-it-our-republic-is-gravely-sick/
"The tactic is by now obvious: 1. Make topic taboo. 2. Normal people shy away from it. 3. Topic mostly discussed by weirdos and edgy people. 4. Point out how suspicious it is that everybody who talks about topic is a weirdo or edgy." https://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/2021/08/the-hereditarians-bad-people-objection/
"Concerns about threats to [academic freedom] are widely felt, even if not widely voiced... A small and vociferous minority has cowed a liberal but risk-averse majority out of speaking its mind." https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2021/09/24/lessons-from-a-free-speech-victory-at-cambridge-uni/
How Hollywood Sold Out to China: A culture of acquiescing to Beijing’s censors is now the norm, and there’s little sign of it changing.” https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/09/how-hollywood-sold-out-to-china/620021