Joe Rogan Experience #1470 - Elon Musk

"We're not testing people yet, but I think it won't be too long."

Elon Musk: Neuralink will do human brain implant in "less than a year"

Rogan Round Two

Entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk sat down with podcaster Joe Rogan to chat about the future of AI and its role in the symbiosis of man and machine.

Elon Musk: Neuralink Will Do Human Brain Implant in “Less Than a Year”

"We are already a cyborg to some degree."

"If it works, llama Winter deserves a statue."

Scientists say llama antibodies could be key to defeating COVID

Sci-Fi Visions

According to a new study by an international team of researchers, antibodies found in the blood of llamas were able to stave off coronavirus infections.

Scientists Say Llama Antibodies Could Be Key to Defeating COVID

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/science/llama-coronavirus-antibodies.html">Hoping Llamas Will Become Coronavirus Heroes</a> [The New York Times]

More on llamas: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/rent-goats-llamas-zoom-meetings">Sanctuary Rents Out Goats, Llamas to Spice Up Zoom Meetings</a>

"This is one of the first antibodies known to neutralize SARS-CoV-2."

"There must be hundreds of millions of black holes out there, but we know about only very few."

Astronomers find nearest black hole to Earth, and it's strange

Next Door Astronomically

Researchers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) claim to have spotted the closest black hole to Earth ever discovered.

Astronomers Find Nearest Black Hole to Earth, and It’s Strange

It's the "first stellar system with a black hole that can be seen with the unaided eye."

They discovered sediment deposits about 200 meters (656 feet) high, roughly twice the height of the White Cliffs of Dover.

Scientists find new evidence of ancient rivers on Mars

Lazy Martian River

A team of scientists have found new evidence of the earliest rivers that once flowed on Mars billions of years ago for around 100,000 Earth years.

Scientists Find New Evidence of Ancient Rivers on Mars

"This is one more piece of the puzzle in the search for ancient life on Mars."

Amazon VP quits over "chickenshit" firing of whistleblowers

Future Society

In a scathing letter, Amazon VP and Distinguished Engineer Tim Bray announced he's leaving the company over the company firing protesters.

Amazon VP Quits Over “Chickenshit” Firing of Whistleblowers

"It’s evidence of a vein of toxicity running through the company culture."

The call is coming from inside the galaxy.

Scientists detect powerful radio burst coming from our own galaxy

Hard Science

For the first time, astronomers just detected a fast radio burst (FRB), mysterious millisecond-wave bursts of radio waves, within our own galaxy.

Scientists Detect Powerful Radio Burst Coming From Our Own Galaxy

"Something like this has never been seen before."

It's like "being able to see a human on the Moon, or to distinguish a hair at a 10 km distance."

Beautiful images show planets starting to form

How is Planet Formed?

An team of astronomers has managed to take some extremely rare images of the process of planetary systems being born hundreds of light-years away.

Beautiful Images Show Planets Starting to Form

We've never seen a planet being formed in this much detail.

"I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house."

Elon Musk's weird tweets are sending Tesla stocks into a nosedive

Tour de Farce

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's latest unhinged tweetstorm is sending Tesla stocks into a nosedive. "Tesla stock price is too high imo," Musk tweeted.

Elon Musk’s Weird Tweets Are Sending Tesla Stocks Into a Nosedive

This is some serious self-sabotage.

During the pandemic, Portland strip club offers a drive-thru

"We’ve just been able to create this niche and it worked."

Strip clubs are offering "drive-thru" experiences during pandemic

America the Beautiful

A strip club in Oregon has created a drive-thru strip club experience to keep their business going during a worldwide pandemic.

Strip Clubs Are Offering “Drive-Thru” Experiences During Pandemic

Masked-and-gloved adult dancers? We've reached "Cyberpunk 2077" levels of neo-dystopia.

World's smallest liquid "clock" - programmable liquid circuits

"The design is much more maker friendly, it doesn't require any professional tools."

This engineer published scientific papers using a Lego microscope

Brick by Brick

IBM engineer Yuksel Temiz needed a new microscope for his microelectronics research, so he built his own out of store-bought Lego bricks.

This Engineer Published Scientific Papers Using a Lego Microscope

These papers ran in some of the world's most prestigious scientific journals.

SpaceX wins large NASA contract for Starship Moon missions

Landed

NASA announced today that it has awarded three contracts to develop lunar landing systems in an effort to return astronauts to the Moon as soon as 2024.

SpaceX Wins Large NASA Contract for Starship Moon Missions

"SpaceX is really good at flying and testing — and failing and fixing."

Here's why Elon Musk keeps complaining about quarantine

Temper Tantrum

Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a meltdown during a Wednesday call with analysts and investors following the company's quarterly earnings.

Here’s Why Elon Musk Keeps Complaining About Quarantine

Musk just had another meltdown. This one was illuminating.

"FREE AMERICA NOW" sure sounds a lot like "LIBERATE MICHIGAN."

Musk joins Trump in spreading misinformation about virus

Yikes Yikes Yikes

"FREE AMERICA NOW," billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted early this morning, echoing president Donald Trump's recent tweets about the lockdown.

Musk Joins Trump in Spreading Misinformation About Virus

Medical experts have rebuked what they say is Musk's poor understanding of the pandemic.

Doctors hope a cocktail of cloned antibodies can protect patients from the coronavirus.

Doctors are cloning COVID patients' antibodies for new treatment

Everyone Gets One!

Doctors have an unusual new plan to develop a treatment for COVID-19: take antibodies from the patients who already recovered and mass-produce them.

Doctors Are Cloning COVID Patients’ Antibodies For New Treatment

More on COVID-19 treatments: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/covid19-vaccine-ready-september">This COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Ready by September</a>

Rx/Medicines

Can a "pharmaceutical cocktail," made from the antibodies of a recovered patient, protect against the coronavirus? 

"How long are we going to put up with a world where some people can do things and others can't solely because of the accident of who got sick?"

Bioethicist: COVID-19 "immunity passports" are a bad idea

Lottery System

While "immunity passports" have been thrown around as a possible way to gradually reopen society, a bioethics expert argues that it would be ill-advised.

Bioethicist: COVID-19 “Immunity Passports” Are a Bad Idea

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/health/covid-19-immunity-certificates-what-could-go-wrong/">COVID-19 immunity certificates: What could go wrong?</a> [CNET]

More on immunity passports: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/us-government-considering-covid-19-immunity-cards">US Government Considering COVID-19 &#8220;Immunity Passports&#8221;</a>

Developments

"Sure, it's very attractive. But we don't know if there is immunity."

The CDC recommends that Americans wear cloth masks.

Trump: Wearing mask would "send the wrong message"

There He Goes Again

Trump has told his advisers that him wearing a mask would "send the wrong message," NBC News reports, arguing it'd be focusing on health not the reopening.

Trump: Wearing Mask Would “Send the Wrong Message”

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-tells-allies-his-wearing-mask-would-send-wrong-message-n1202001">Trump tells allies his wearing a mask would &#8216;send the wrong message&#8217;, make him look ridiculous</a> [NBC]

More on reopening: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/white-house-secretly-buried-cdc-guidelines-reopening">WHITE HOUSE SECRETLY BURIED CDC GUIDELINES ON REOPENING COUNTRY</a>

“It’s a vanity thing, I guess, with him.”

The White House is prioritizing political convenience over scientific evidence.

White House secretly buried CDC guidelines on reopening country

Silencing Experts

After CDC scientists developed a comprehensive guide for how to safely re-open restaurants and public spaces, the White House buried it.

White House Secretly Buried CDC Guidelines on Reopening Country

READ MORE: <a href="https://apnews.com/7a00d5fba3249e573d2ead4bd323a4d4">AP Exclusive: US shelves detailed guide to reopening country [The Associated Press]</a>

More on the White House: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/whistleblower-trump-repeatedly-ignored-coronavirus-warnings">Whistleblower: Trump Repeatedly Ignored Coronavirus Warnings</a>

The Trump administration told scientists their recommendations "would never see the light of day."

Bubble-like structures called "magnetic islands" can throw fusion reactions out of whack by triggering sudden releases of energy.

Physicists discover new trick to stabilize fusion reactors

Stabilizing

A team of research scientists at Princeton University may have found a new way to control fusion reactions.

Physicists Discover New Trick to Stabilize Fusion Reactors

Fusion reactors are extremely difficult to control. This could be the answer.

The test positions China to threaten the U.S. and Russia's dominance in crewed spaceflight.

China lands Moon-bound spaceship after 3-Day orbital joyride

Safe Landing

The experimental spacecraft China launched earlier this week successfully and safely landed Friday, paving the way for crewed space exploration.

China Lands Moon-Bound Spaceship After 3-Day Orbital Joyride

"We can say that China has now similar manned space capability of the US and Russia."

The team combine data from the observatory's 64 antennas into the equivalent of an eight kilometer wide dish.

Astronomers solve "X-galaxy" mystery with powerful new telescope

X Gonna Give It to Ya

A team of astronomers claim they have solved the mystery behind why some highly active galaxies have four jets of radio waves, forming an X.

Astronomers Solve “X-Galaxy” Mystery With Powerful New Telescope

These radio wave jets can extend millions of light-years into space.

"While we know Airbnb’s business will fully recover, the changes it will undergo are not temporary or short-lived."

The coronavirus is killing the gig economy

End of an Era

Recent earning reports from companies like Lyft, Uber, and Airbnb show that the coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on the sharing economy.