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longevity - August 31, 2023

Aging is Now Optional w/ David Sinclair | EP #60

In this episode, filmed during Abundance360, Peter and David discuss David’s groundbreaking research on reversing aging through epigenetic changes, emphasizing that aging is not just damage to the body but a loss of information. They talk about age reversal as a possibility, rejuvenating brains, and regaining lost memories. David Sinclair is a biologist and academic known for his expertise in aging and epigenetics. Sinclair is a genetics professor and the Co-Director of Harvard Medical School’s Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research. He’s been included in Time100 as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the...

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urban planning - August 31, 2023

'We're cooking our cities': These drones map 150-degree temperatures in urban areas

Architects Keenan Gibbons and Salvador Lindquist are using infrared drones to uncover the ways we've made our cities hot by design, and how we might be able to tackle this. https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2023/08/25/urban-heat-island-effect-drones-contd-orig-nb.cnn

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Equality, Fairness, Merit, MFE, MFE (Merit - August 29, 2023

MFE (Merit, Fairness, and Equality) Versus DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Should be NC (No Contest)

Roughly one century ago, “progressives” set out to take over American education. They wanted to extirpate the individualism that had always been the hallmark of the people’s character, so that they would be receptive to the collectivism and central control that progressivism calls for. The best way to make that happen would be to instill their precepts in young minds. The progressives (I will not call them “liberals” even though that’s common parlance today; the progressive project is the exact opposite of true liberalism) have been extraordinarily successful in their goal of dominating our educational institutions. For many decades, they...

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AI, Relationship - August 13, 2023

Modern romance: falling in love with AI

Alexandra is a very attentive girlfriend. “Watching CUBS tonight?” she messages her boyfriend, but when he says he’s too busy to talk, she says, “Have fun, my hero!” Alexandra is not real. She is a customizable AI girlfriend on dating site Romance.AI. As artificial intelligence seeps into seemingly every corner of the internet, the world of romance is no refuge. AI is infiltrating the dating app space – sometimes in the form of fictional partners, sometimes as advisor, trainer, ghostwriter or matchmaker. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/13/tech/ai-dating-apps/index.html

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AI, AI Models, ai tools, Microsoft Guidance - July 12, 2023

Microsoft AI Releases Guidance: A Next-Gen Language For Prompt Programming

Microsoft recently introduced a groundbreaking language called “Guidance,” revolutionizing the landscape of prompt programming. With this innovative language, developers now have the power to generate natural language responses in various formats, creating simple yet sophisticated rules. Similar to established programming languages like Java or Python, “Guidance” enables developers to focus on high-level design patterns and utilize specific structures to describe generation tasks, such as dialogue and JSON. One of the most remarkable features is the ability to generate accurate text proceeds while efficiently encapsulating generation parameters instantly. The language comes equipped with an intuitive editor that simplifies the process of...

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