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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
CRISPR gene editing in human embryos causes chromosomal chaos
Three studies showing large DNA deletions and rearrangements increase concerns about safety regarding the editing of the inherited genome. A series of experiments using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool to modify …
the flesh machine
Eugenics aims to use science to improve the human race across generations by changing the composition of human populations – this is achieved by promoting the reproduction of certain kinds …
“artificial intelligence”: large language models in the age of “intellectual” enclosures
They can write poems and stories on their own, they can converse with a person with impressive naturalness, they have a particular knack for writing college assignments on behalf of …
LaMDA Scandal (do neural networks see nightmares?)
What is artificial intelligence? What is machine learning? Is it possible that the “average person” can be fooled by modern machines, considering them “humans”? In 1950, Alan Turing, one of …
Bill Gates’ radical menu for food systems: ultra-processed foods, patents, monocultures
If Bill Gates gets his way, food in the future will look very little like what exists on our plates today. Gates and his partners in the agricultural industry propose …
Bayer, Monsanto and Big Data: Who will control our food system in the era of digital agriculture and major mergers?
With the upcoming mega-merger between Bayer and Monsanto and the rise of digital agriculture and data-driven farming, our agricultural system is on the verge of a paradigm shift. According to …