Twitter Philanthropy Update
As our contribution to Twitter Philanthropy, Lifeboat Foundation is giving away $1,000 to one person who both retweets our tweet at https://twitter.com/LifeboatHQ/status/1...49425409 plus is following us. Deadline to retweet is Dec 31, 2019.
Guardian Award
The Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award is annually bestowed upon a
respected scientist or public figure who has warned of a future fraught
with dangers and encouraged measures to prevent them.
The 2019 Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award has been given to Jill
Tarter in recognition of her 40 years spent in the Search for
Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Jill’s goal is to learn if there
are any alien intelligences outside of our “fragile island of life”.
There are real dangers that could stop civilizations from moving forward
and the human race is not guaranteed to survive. As Jill says, “If
technologies don’t last and persist, we will not succeed.”
Learn more at
https://lifeboat.com/ex/press.releases....d.winner
2020 International Conference on Future Africa
The 2020 International Conference on Future Africa will be held April
21–23 at the University of Rwanda.
The theme of the conference is “Compliance to Global Sustainability” and
will be offering sessions regarding Climate Change, Renewable Energies,
Internet of Things, Futurism, Transhumanism, Neuroscience, Biotech,
International Politics, Digital Leadership/Business, and much more.
Our Didier Coeurnelle, Alejandro De la Parra Solomon, Ósìnàkáchì Ákùmà
Kálù, Anthony Kimery, Doris Ngozi Morah, Ira Pastor, and Ilia Stambler
will be participating/speaking. The Lifeboat Foundation is one of the
hosts of this event.
Learn more at https://conference2019.taffds.org/speakers/
Blog
Brent Ellman joins our blog team with the post “To Make Robots Perform
Better, Make Them Constantly Fear Death” at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/to-ma...ar-death
Jason Stone joins our blog team with the post “Scientists Are Contemplating a 1,000-Year Space Mission to Save Humanity”
at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/scien...humanity
Recent interesting blog posts include:
“$13.6 billion Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park rises from Dubai desert”
by Montie Adkins at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/13-6-...i-desert
“2020 is The Year of The $1 Trillion Space Economy”
by Klaus Baldauf at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/2020-...-economy
“7 Classic Books To Deepen Your Understanding of Artificial Intelligence”
by Müslüm Yildiz at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/7-cla...lligence
“AI-enabled weapons could wage war with a speed and complexity that is beyond human understanding” by
Vivek Jaiswal at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/ai-en...standing
“AI enables design of spray-on coating that can generate solar energy”
by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/ai-en...r-energy
“Apocalypse Then: When Y2K Didn’t Lead To The End Of Civilization”
by Derick Lee at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/apoca...lization
“Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, might be on the brink of explosion”
by Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/betel...xplosion
“Can The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?”
by Roger Dufur at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/can-t...aked-eye
“China dreams of becoming an AI utopia — here’s the reality”
by Derick Lee at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/china...-reality
“Chinese gene-editing scientist jailed for 3 years” by Brent Ellman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/chine...-3-years
“Chip-to-chip quantum teleportation and multi-photon entanglement in silicon”
by Shane Hinshaw at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/chip-...-silicon
“The complicated ethics of genetic engineering” by John Davies at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/the-c...ineering
“Digit v2: Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance” by Dan Kummer at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/digit...voidance
“Elon Musk details SpaceX progress on latest Starship spacecraft build and flight timelines”
by Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/elon-...imelines
“Europe draws up plans for plasma-based particle accelerators”
by Quinn Sena at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/europ...lerators
“The ‘Father of Artificial Intelligence’ Says Singularity Is 30 Years Away”
by Michael Lance at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/the-f...ars-away
“Finally, machine learning interprets gene regulation clearly”
by Shane Hinshaw at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/final...-clearly
“How Big Tech Manipulates Academia to Avoid Regulation”
by John Gallagher at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/how-b...gulation
“How to tell if a brain is awake” by Paul Battista at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/how-t...is-awake
“Information teleported between two computer chips for the first time”
by Tracy R. Atkins at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/infor...rst-time
“In leap for quantum computing, silicon quantum bits establish a long-distance relationship”
by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/in-le...tionship
“In the 2020s, human-level A.I. will arrive, and finally ace the Turing test”
by Dan Kummer at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/in-th...ing-test
“Killer Robots Aren’t Regulated. Yet” by Derick Lee at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/kille...ated-yet
“Laser R&D focuses on next-gen particle collider” by Quinn Sena at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/laser...collider
“Longevity escape velocity” by Tanvir Ahmed at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/longe...velocity
“Mars 2020 rover to seek ancient life, prepare human missions”
by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/mars-...missions
“Mystery effect speeds up the Universe — not dark energy, says study”
by Paul Battista at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/myste...ys-study
“NSA, Army Seek Quantum Computers Less Prone to Error” by Dan Kummer at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/nsa-a...to-error
“On This Day in Space! Dec. 30, 1930: 1st Photo of the Curvature of the Earth”
by Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/on-th...he-earth
“Parallel worlds exist and interact with our world, say physicists”
by Paul Battista at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/paral...ysicists
“Physicist Proposes Radical New ‘Stellar Engine’ That Could Move Our Entire Solar System”
by Brent Ellman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/physi...r-system
“Podcast #39: Quantum Computing, The State of The Art, featuring whurley” by
Mark Sackler at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/podca...-whurley
“Quantum Teleportation Reported in a Qutrit For The First Time”
by Shailesh Prasad at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/quant...rst-time
“The Race To Find A Cure For Aging” by John Davies at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/the-r...or-aging
“Research on Application of Artificial Intelligence in Computer Network Technology”
by Müslüm Yildiz at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/resea...chnology
“Samsung Launches ‘Artificial Human’ Called Neon” by Genevieve Klien at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/samsu...led-neon
“Say Goodbye to Banking as We Know It” by Brent Ellman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/say-g...-know-it
“Scientists recommend building a Martian settlement using bacteria”
by Brent Ellman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/scien...bacteria
“Secretary-General Says United Nations Must Embrace Blockchain”
by Brent Ellman at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/secre...ockchain
“Stangle: Impossible burgers are made of what?” by Tracy R. Atkins at
https://www.tsln.com/news/stangle-impos...of-what/
“Thieves are now using AI deepfakes to trick companies into sending them money”
by Joseph Barney at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/thiev...em-money
“Understanding Distant Dust In Other Solar Systems Is Key To Imaging Exo-Earths, Says NASA”
by Bruce Dorminey at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/under...ays-nasa
“Why Space Travels Faster Than Light” by Michael Lance at
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/12/why-s...an-light
Growing Membership
We now have over 3,300 donors!
Recent donations/pledges we have received since our last newsletter:
James Blodgett: $200,
Dave Davies: $200,
Michael Dickey: $85,
Kenneth P. Weiss: $85,
Bill Barbour: $75,
Rudi Hoffman: $50,
Venita Davis: $25,
Hedding Law Firm: $25,
Ron Hedding: $25,
Alexia Idoura: $25,
Matthew L. McGuirl: $25,
Anonymous: $20,
Richard Kane: $20,
Michael Livshits: $20,
BocaVitamin: $10,
Rebecca R. Cooper: $10,
Susan Cutforth: $10,
Anthony L. Haynor: $10,
Ipswich Plumbing: $10,
Alexander Macrae: $10,
Patrik Sandin: $10,
Roland Schiefer: $10,
David Shumaker: $10,
Power SEO: $8.50,
Car Detailing Surrey: $5,
Coffeeable: $5,
Commuting By Bicycle: $5,
Floor Repairs and Sanding Ellenbrook: $5,
Help! I’m Having Twins: $5,
Impact Chiropractic Marketing: $5,
Io3dprint.com: $5,
Landscaping Surrey BC: $5,
Naturaltts: $5,
Pearl Kings: $5,
Playa Vista Therapy: $5,
Property Management Waltham, MA: $5,
Brad Baker: $3,
Your Fit Bags: $3,
3DGuide: $2,
420 Coupon Codes: $2,
House Cleaning Casper Wyoming: $2,
Rogers Appliance Repair – Hoover: $2,
Accel Appliance Repair – Tacoma: $1,
Accolade Appliance Repair – Gresham: $1,
Acodez: $1,
Ally Appliance Repair – Huntington: $1,
Babich Wines: $1,
Babykamercompleet.nl: $1,
Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & McQuaid, P.A.: $1,
Beach Bum Poet: $1,
Bloomshower.com: $1,
Boyle Appliance Repair – Cape Coral, FL: $1,
Breadopedia.com: $1,
Brooklyn Asphalt: $1,
Brooklyn Painters: $1,
Buckner Appliance Repair – Brownsville: $1,
Buckner Appliance Repair – Edinburg: $1,
Buckner Appliance Repair – McAllen: $1,
Buckner Appliance Repair – Mission: $1,
Cain Appliance Repair – Santa Rosa, CA: $1,
Calhoun Appliance Repair – Midland: $1,
Calhoun Appliance Repair – Odessa: $1,
Cherry Appliance Repair – Hampton: $1,
Cherry Appliance Repair – Newport News: $1,
Chesterfield Tree Service: $1,
Coffman Legal: $1,
CPR Appliance Repair – Arlington Heights: $1,
CPR Appliance Repair – Elgin: $1,
CPR Appliance Repair – Schaumburg: $1,
Doolanee Saylan: $1,
Downers Grove Tree Services: $1,
Rachel Drude-Tomori, P.A.: $1,
Dunn Appliance Repair – Champaign: $1,
Dunn Appliance Repair – Decatur: $1,
Dunn Appliance Repair – Springfield: $1,
Electric Scooter Expert: $1,
Elroy Appliance Repair – Chattanooga, TN: $1,
Evans Appliance Repair – Newark: $1,
ExploRussia: $1,
Facebook: $1,
Finch Appliance Repair – Hemet: $1,
Finch Appliance Repair – Menifee: $1,
Finch Appliance Repair – Temecula: $1,
FishingsPoint: $1,
Foster Appliance Repair – Knoxville, TN: $1,
Gibson Appliance Repair – Topeka, KS: $1,
Giles Appliance Repair – Salinas, CA: $1,
Goff Appliance Repair – Fort Collins, CO: $1,
GotReviewed: Top Product Reviews: $1,
Guthrie Appliance Repair – Eugene: $1,
Guthrie Appliance Repair – Salem: $1,
Hall Appliance Repair – Vancouver, WA: $1,
Halo Appliance Repair – Clearwater: $1,
Halo Appliance Repair – Largo: $1,
Hawk Appliance Repair – Visalia: $1,
Heritage Appliance Repair – Elk Grove, CA: $1,
Home Inspections: $1,
Honolulu Yard and Lawn: $1,
Horizon Appliance Repair – Rio Rancho: $1,
Horizon Appliance Repair – Santa Fe, NM: $1,
Hot Shot Sports Equipment: $1,
Hub City Appliance Repair – Lafayette, LA: $1,
Jacobs Appliance Repair – Springfield, MA: $1,
Lakeland Dumpster Rental: $1,
Laminate Flooring Installation: $1,
Lane Appliance Repair – Kirkland: $1,
Lane Appliance Repair – Redmond: $1,
Lane Appliance Repair – Renton: $1,
Lazar Law: $1,
Life Coaching Honolulu: $1,
Locks Around the Clock: $1,
Long Appliance Repair – Winston-Salem: $1,
Macon Pool Cleaning: $1,
Mann Appliance Repair – Lauderhill: $1,
Mann Appliance Repair – Tamarac, FL: $1,
Mann Appliance Repair – Weston: $1,
McBride Appliance Repair – Cedar Rapids: $1,
McBride Appliance Repair – Davenport: $1,
McBride Appliance Repair – Iowa City: $1,
Midwest Appliance Repair – St Paul, MN: $1,
Miller Appliance Repair – Anchorage: $1,
Morris Appliance Repair – Lakewood: $1,
Oahu Bathroom Remodeling: $1,
Oahu Window Washing: $1,
Payne Appliance Repair – East Lansing: $1,
Payne Appliance Repair – Farmington Hills: $1,
PersonalMoneyService: $1,
Pierce Appliance Repair – Dallas: $1,
Pierce Appliance Repair – Mesquite: $1,
Prince Appliance Repair – Murfreesboro: $1,
Pro Painters Long Island: $1,
Queens Painters: $1,
Rhodes Appliance Repair – Cambridge: $1,
Rhodes Appliance Repair – Somerville: $1,
Rowe Appliance Repair – St Lucie, FL: $1,
Royal Air Duct Cleaning: $1,
Schaumburg Tree Services: $1,
Select Appliance Repair – Paradise: $1,
Shaw Appliance Repair – Brockton, MA: $1,
Shaw Appliance Repair – Taunton: $1,
Sims Appliance Repair – Jurupa Valley, CA: $1,
Sims Appliance Repair – Rialto: $1,
SLC Tree Pros: $1,
Smore: $1,
Speedy Appliance Repair – Melbourne: $1,
Spencer Appliance Repair – New Bedford: $1,
Spoken Designs: $1,
Stone Appliance Repair – Bloomington: $1,
Stone Appliance Repair – Peoria: $1,
St Petersburg Criminal Defense Attorney Sean K McQuaid: $1,
St Petersburg Personal Injury Attorneys: $1,
St Petersburg Real Estate Attorneys: $1,
Sullivan’s Appliance Repair – Frisco: $1,
Synvest Capital: $1,
Tate Appliance Repair – Vallejo: $1,
TechDevos: $1,
Trafik Intelligent Online: $1,
Tree Service Ladue: $1,
Tree Service Waukesha: $1,
Bruce L. Udolf, P.A.: $1,
Vance Appliance Repair – Waco: $1,
vpnAlert: $1,
Ware Appliance Repair – Mobile, AL: $1,
Warner Appliance Repair – Clarksville, TN: $1,
Watersurf Pro: $1,
Witt Appliance Repair – Savannah, GA: $1,
Yard and Garden Services Hamilton: $1,
Yates Appliance Repair – Tallahassee, FL: $1,
Yoshiro Digital: $1,
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