Links for 20210817
Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have removed a major obstacle that has stood in the way of quantum computers becoming a reality. https://phys.org/news/2021-08-critical-advance-quantum.html
“'As former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has correctly stated, we certainly do have satellite photos of airborne objects we can’t identify,' he told me. Obviously, such data is classified." https://thedebrief.org/ufos-shifting-the-narrative-from-threat-to-science/
New poo, new you? Fecal transplants reverse signs of brain aging in mice https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/new-poo-new-you-fecal-transplants-reverse-signs-brain-aging-mice
China Is Still the World's Factory—And It's Designing the Future With AI https://time.com/6084158/china-ai-factory-future/
China overtakes US in AI research https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Datawatch/China-overtakes-US-in-AI-research
‘We Don’t Need Another Michelangelo’: In Italy, It’s Robots’ Turn to Sculpt: Using the same marble found in Renaissance masterpieces, a team of robots is accepting commissions. Their owners say tech is essential to Italy’s artistic future. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722092030/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/11/world/europe/carrara-italy-robot-sculptures.html
Physicists Detect Strongest Evidence Yet of Matter Generated by Collisions of Light https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-claim-they-ve-finally-observed-matter-being-made-out-of-colliding-light
“While climate change is bad, we are to a large extent looking at a negative side effect of basically good trends…We’re wasting incredible amounts of energy and brainpower on contemplating worst-case scenarios.” https://www.slowboring.com/p/fake-crisis