Curated Commons // Edition 146
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Lab-grown meat, soon on the table
“Cultivated Chicken” gets a go-ahead from the US Dept of Agriculture. The planet says a silent thank you. - Read here
Climate change is ‘out of control’
It was apparently the hottest week on record for the planet… :-( - Read here
People have gotten better at competitive eating. Really better.
Today in stories that make you take a step back and say, whoa! Hot dog contestants went from eating 10 in 10 minutes to 76 in 10 minutes! - Read here ($)
Civil disobedience against autonomous systems is here
A bunch of people in San Francisco have discovered that they can disorient Waymo/Cruise robotaxis by placing a traffic cone on the vehicle - Read here
Rural India is adding super rich faster than urban India
Interesting study showing the differing pace of growth of the super rich in India - Read here ($)
How AI will transform science
What are some of the ways in which AI can impact the future of science. Good piece from Eric Schmidt - Read here
Are we in a ‘golden age’ for medicine?
Lots of exciting developments including vaccines, new cancer drugs, obesity cures and more, each at varying stages of progress - Read here ($)
“I’ve been running my research lab for almost 30 years,” says Jennifer Doudna, a biochemist at the University of California, Berkeley. “And I can say that throughout that period of time, I’ve just never experienced what we’re seeing over just the last five years.”
Everthing is a ‘robot’ these days. Meet the ‘robotherapist’
I need to get a cup of coffee from my robovending machine now! - Read here
Meet the ‘desi’ spider-man
You learn something every day! Apparently there’s been a desi version of spider-man who has now made the leap from print to Hollywood. Live action up next - Read here ($)
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