Links for 20210814
Carbon-free fusion energy: No longer "30 years away and always will be.." Massachusetts Start-Up Hopes to Move a Step Closer to Commercial Fusion https://web.archive.org/web/20210810183829/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/technology/commonwealth-fusion-mit-reactor.html?smid=tw-share
Humanity can mimic what naturally occurred to turn a hothouse Earth 15C warmer than today into a -9C ice age https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/08/fix-hothouse-earth-just-like-last-time.html
AI Plays Dead (and Lives) Before Human Tries to Terminate it youtu.be/XUfos7jfbiE
"The location of semiconductor factories will be more important than that of oil." https://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/hightech/la-localisation-des-usines-de-semi-conducteurs-sera-plus-importante-que-celle-du-petrole-assure-le-patron-dintel-1327983
The Surprising Genius of 3D Printed Rockets: "3D printed rockets save on up front tooling, enable rapid iteration, decrease part count, and facilitate radically new designs."
Study of 160 Centenarians Points to the Gut as a Source of Healthy Longevity https://singularityhub.com/2021/08/10/study-of-160-centenarians-points-to-the-gut-as-a-source-of-healthy-longevity/
Book Review: The Beginning of Infinity https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FyRyECG7YxvAF2QTF/book-review-the-beginning-of-infinity
“We all know about lactase persistence in humans. Here, it seems there is a similar, selected LCT mutation in dogs, highest frequencies in Europe. Selection for a domestication package of diet, human and companion animal.” https://academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-article/doi/10.1093/molbev/msab214/6325030