💡 Warp News #201
🥛 Milk production without cows. 🐳 AI could help us talk to animals. 📱 Internet use may lower dementia risk for older people. 🏙️ Tech leaders building a new city near Silicon Valley.
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🆙 Level up humanity
This is an idea that I believe I will devote the rest of my life to. It's massive, but if we succeed in realizing it, we will change the future of humanity.
The idea is to determine future levels for humanity. A goal for what we want to achieve. Similar to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, but broader and determined directly by us, the people.
I call it Warp Levels.
This would generate more ideas and discussions about the future. An awareness of the level humanity is at and what is required to reach the next one. When we level up, we should have a massive global celebration, signaling that we have made progress.
Seeing our progress and achieving new Warp Levels creates more optimism and motivation to continue making progress. This could create a positive feedback loop where progress leads to even more progress.
Please read the text where I expand on this idea. Afterward, I'd appreciate any feedback. Big or small. Short or long. What have I missed? What can be improved? Do you want to be involved and help develop the idea and the project? Please get in touch.
Mathias Sundin
The Angry Optimist
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📱 Internet use may lower dementia risk for older people
Regular older internet users had a 1.54 percent risk of developing dementia. In contrast, non-users faced a 10.45 percent risk.
🥛 Solar Foods to kickstart milk production without cows
The HYDROCOW project targets producing sustainable milk protein using CO2 and electricity and no cows are required.
🐳 AI could help us talk to animals
Scientists use artificial intelligence to study animal communication. AI can help identify the meaning and context of animal sounds. Project CETI uses AI and underwater technology to study sperm whale communication.
🏙️ Tech leaders building a new city near Silicon Valley
Eastern Solano County, close to Silicon Valley, identified for the ambitious project. Support from tech moguls like Marc Andreessen and Reid Hoffman. See illustrations of the city.
😈 Birth of 500th Tasmanian devil, at Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary
The breeding program started in 2011 with 44 disease-free devils from Tasmania. This milestone contributes to the survival of the endangered species.
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