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Today’s topics to consider are nanotech biology, partially synthetic moss, perspective deficit, the one-person billion-dollar company, smart earrings, contradictions and paradoxes, GenZ and brain-computer interfaces.
Have a great weekend.
Beyond cells: Unveiling the potential of genetic circuits on single DNA molecules
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-cells-unveiling-potential-genetic-circuits.html?
Researchers have explored the construction of genetic circuits on single DNA molecules, as a guiding principle for dissipative nanodevices, offering insights into artificial cell design and nanobiotechnology applications.
Partially Synthetic Moss Paves the Way for Plants With Designer Genomes
A team in China redesigned part of a single chromosome in a type of moss. The resulting part-synthetic plant grew normally and produced spores, making it one of the first living things with multiple cells to carry a partially artificial chromosome.
Could AI Speak on Behalf of Future Humans?
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/ai-voice-collective-decision-making?
An enduring societal challenge the world over is a “perspective deficit” in collective decision-making.
The One-person Billion-dollar Company
https://every.to/napkin-math/the-one-person-billion-dollar-company?
Altman’s idea is that AI tools will soon reach the point where they can replicate the entire output of human employees.
Smart earrings monitor your temperature 24/7
https://www.futurity.org/smart-earrings-monitor-temperature-3176612/
The Thermal Earring outperformed a smartwatch at sensing skin temperature during periods of rest. It also showed promise for monitoring signs of stress, eating, exercise, and ovulation.
Turn contradiction into success with the 4 “paradoxical marketers
https://bigthink.com/business/turn-contradiction-into-success-with-the-4-paradoxical-marketers/?
Pedersen identifies four paradoxical roles for modern marketers: the Authentic Illusionist, the Conforming Rebel, the Empathetic Technologist, and the Artistic Scientist .
The mystery of Gen Z’s time online
https://socialwarming.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-gen-zs-time-online?
Gen Z is two generations, not one. In countries on every continent, an ideological gap has opened up between young men and women
Neuralink is less advanced than these 4 brain-computer devices. See Elon Musk’s competition.
https://www.businessinsider.com/neuralink-competition-elon-musk-bci-competitors-2024-2?
Blackrock, BrainGate, Synchron and several academic institutions around the globe
