MacArthur $100 Million Grant
The MacArthur Foundation, the one that awards genius grants, has a new
initiative. Every three years they intend to award a $100,000,000 grant
to either a not-for-profit or a profit-making organization to fund a
single proposal that promises "real and measurable progress in solving a
critical problem of our time", and that promises "a feasible,
meaningful, and long-lasting solution."
We invite members to propose projects to be implemented through
Lifeboat. We also invite members to apply for project committees.
We will need to scramble to assemble teams by two deadlines. Registrations with MacArthur are due September 2 by 11 am Central time. Applications are due October 3 by 11 am Central time. DO NOT REGISTER A LIFEBOAT PROPOSAL WITH MACARTHUR UNTIL MEETING OUR CRITERIA AND RECEIVING AN OFFICIAL OKAY.
Send proposals to
The MacArthur initiative is described at https://www.100andchange.org
Learn more at http://lifeboat.com/ex/macarthur
Papers
Read the paper "Orbital Space Settlement Radiation Shielding" at http://space.alglobus.net/papers/Radiat...aper.pdf
Blog
Our blog has passed 10,000 educational posts!
Recent interesting blog posts include:
"Chemists create vitamin-driven battery" by Karen Hurst at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/chemis...-battery
"Crowdfunding Progress Towards a Universal Therapy for All Cancers: an
Interview with SENS Research Foundation Scientist Haroldo Silva" by
Steve Hill at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/crowdf...do-silva
"E-government a powerful tool to implement global sustainability goals,
UN survey finds" by Odette Gregory at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/e-gove...s-centre
"Effective Therapies to Extend Healthy Life May Well be Widely Available
for a Decade or More in Advance of Definitive Proof" by Montie Adkins at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/effect...ve-proof
"Elon Musk's OpenAI is turning warehouse bots into home helpers" by
Klaus Baldauf at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/elon-m...-helpers
"Elusive neutrinos and hypothetical 'dark sector' particles could hold
answers to cosmic mysteries" by Andreas Matt at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/elusiv...ysteries
"Facts About the Secret Laser Weapons Systems Russia is Developing" by
Karen Hurst at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/facts-...veloping
"FOREVER Identity: create your eternity" by Klaus Baldauf at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/foreve...eternity
"Function and Reduces Age-Related Loss of Tissue Elasticity" by Steve
Hill at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/removi...asticity
"Google is Developing 'Bioelectronic Medicines' to Try And Cure Chronic
Illnesses" by Shailesh Prasad at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/google...llnesses
"Google Quantum Computing Breakthrough" by Andreas Matt at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/google...kthrough
"Hackers could get inside your brain, warns experts" by Karen Hurst at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/hacker...-experts
"How Scientists Plan to Grow Cities Out of Living Organisms" by Sean
Brazell at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/how-sc...rganisms
"I stopped by the NYC office today and chatted with veteran science
writer John Horgan live on their Facebook page about transhumanism and
my campaign" by Zoltan Istvan at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/i-stop...campaign
"Liquid Fire Ants" by Bryan Gatton at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/liquid-fire-ants
"Navigating in deep space: The recipe to make Interstellar travel a
reality" by Klaus Baldauf at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/naviga...-reality
"New Disney Technology Takes 3D-Printing Up A Notch" by Lily Graca at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/new-di...-a-notch
"New microfluidic chip replicates muscle-nerve connection" by Shailesh
Prasad at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/new-mi...nnection
"OpenBCI and the Future of EEG Technology" by Dan Faggella at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/openbc...chnology
"Plastic brick houses" by Lily Graca at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/plasti...k-houses
"Programmable ions set the stage for general-purpose quantum computers"
by Andreas Matt at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/progra...omputers
"Russia's Nerekhta-2 Combat Robot to Be Presented in 2016" by Dan Kummer
at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/russia...-in-2016
"Scientists are one step closer to understanding nuclear fusion power"
by Sean Brazell at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/scient...on-power
"This startup uses machine learning and satellite imagery to predict
crop yields" by Odette Gregory at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/this-s...he-verge
"US Government gives go-ahead to research to grow part-animal part-human
organs for transplants" by Karen Hurst at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/us-gov...nsplants
"Welcome to DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge" by Roman Mednitzer at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/welcom...hallenge
"World's first human head transplant patient awaiting new information"
by Dan Kummer at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/08/worlds...ormation
Growing Membership
Recent donations/pledges we have received since our last newsletter:
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Sergio M.L. Tarrero: $85,
Philippe Van Nedervelde: $85,
Kenneth P. Weiss: $85,
Mrs Ausra Allsop in memory of Iris Brookes: $30,
Venita Davis: $25,
Nicholas MacDonald: $25,
Matthew L. McGuirl: $25,
Brent L. Reitze: $25,
Sean P. Magin: $20,
Peanut Rady: $20,
Frank W. Sudia: $20,
Anonymous: $10.08 (including 0.0001319 bitcoins),
Rebecca R. Cooper: $10,
Don Downey: $10,
Taurus Londono: $10,
Alexander Macrae: $10,
Philip Morehead: $10,
Roland Schiefer: $10,
Peter Smafield: $10,
Joel D. Ticknor: $10,
Jared Bennett Digital: $5,
Frank Jacobs: $5,
Mr. Garbage Disposal: $5,
Pagan & Stroleny, P.L.: $5,
Rentals Cars Near Me: $5,
Webgator SEO: $5,
Paint Impact: $5,
chappels.co.uk: $3,
Joshua LeRoy: $3,
Sweet Ice Cream Love: $3,
Top 10 Digital Agencies: $3,
TechiBest: $2,
Alberta SEO: $1,
AllThat3D: $1,
Aquarium Adviser: $1,
Brenda Priddy: $1,
Danica Barr: $1,
Iontophoresis Machine Reviews: $1,
Jug Dog: $1,
Music To Your Home: $1,
Penetric: $1,
Profit SEO: $1,
Social Fund: $1,
TechSpectacle.com: $1,
and YinOva Center: $1.
Our Join Us page at https://lifeboat.com/ex/join.us now allows you to
pay for your membership anywhere from monthly to every ten years.
