The “artificial burgers,” made from “artificial meat,” have already reached the shelves of grocery stores: with the right processing, the right additives, the right flavorings, and, of course, the right …
15 minutes: instructions for the creative destruction of cities
It is presented as one of the ambitious (often monstrous) “solutions to the climate crisis”… But its advocates talk about anything else except the “climate crisis” and how this plan …
“green energy” save us!
As a miner for 40 years I have worked in various mines around the world. Gold, platinum, copper, coal, lead, zinc, oil and salt. I will tell you something, and …
Technological metaphysics (a note on “artificial intelligence”)
The ChatGPT app gained 100,000,000 (100 million) active users in just two months from its release: it is a world record for the speed at which a technological application has …
the monitoring of daily life
In recent years, a wide range of companies has begun to monitor people in almost every aspect of their lives. Behaviors, movements, social relationships, interests, disabilities, and most private moments …
the cells factory
catch the postman! On a cold April morning, dozens of investors gathered in the conference room of the Marriott hotel in Kendall Square, in the biotech hub of Cambridge, Massachusetts, …
Green carpets
…If we truly want to achieve climate neutrality, we must change our behavior in all these aspects of life. This is because the appropriate technologies that would allow us to …
GATTACA remains relevant 25 years later
Twenty-five years have passed since the release of the film GATTACA, a film that tells the story of a possible near future in which social inequalities, which were previously associated …
Social responsibility above all!
A study by the Associated Press found that COVID-19 accelerated and normalized state surveillance and tracking tools that are now used in criminal investigations and to harass marginalized communities. And …
hipster eugenics: better babies for billionaires
The techno-utopian beliefs known as “effective altruism” and “longtermism” have recently become widely known, judging from Google searches, news articles, and personal experience. Far less attention has been paid to …
Cells with horns
Excuse me: with antennas… Researchers never stop! The above, from MIT, built an antenna so microscopic (along with its equipment) that it fits inside a cell. And they boast: an …
babies on demand without the hassle of pregnancy! (yes, that’s right…)
At the beginning of December, “scientific communicator and video producer” Hashem Al-Ghaili published a video on his LinkedIn page and his YouTube channel titled:Introducing EctoLife, the world’s first artificial womb …