“Matter, energy, and spacetime are all emergent constructs which arise out of the fundamental framework that is the vacuum energy state.”
— Read on patents.google.com/patent/US10144532B2/en
Yes, this 2018 active U.S. Navy patent in part represents the new era of deep space travel. What a perfect example of innovation acceleration, out of some necessity, as humanity should expand and explore the universe while cleaning up this planet.
Nikola Tesla is the originator of modern quantum vacuum engineering, which draws upon electrostatic and electromagnetic energy.
I highly recommend reading this patent article, as it clearly and beautifully explains concepts and craft.
And I don’t know about you, but this represents a couple of fantasies coming true for me:
And while I’m on the topic, here’s a system of quantum tunnels / wormholes I imagined:
Others are imagining and making the same or similar because these things are clearly coming into being.
In conclusion, the arts & sciences are fundamentally and inextricably connected, springing from the same source. Philosophy and numbers are both important. The material is made of the spiritual, and the patent paper does a great job of explaining that scientifically yet plainly.
This emergent combination is chemical engineering alongside computer science and data analysis, drawing on of course large databases.
Let’s put that Big Data to good use, right?
A set of algorithms would be coded for the specific Prop 65 testing purposes.
One notable company working on “anti-corruption” machine learning is giant Microsoft. Not that it would have be them spearheading, but tests of the necessary magnitude are on the horizon.
“Technology resources such as cloud computing, data visualization, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning provide powerful tools for governments and corporations to aggregate and analyze their enormous and complex datasets in the cloud, ferreting out corruption…”
Machine Learning in Computational Chemical and Materials Science — Hariti Institute, Boston University
Advancements in machine learning and AI are rippling across many fields, and new programs are emerging universities that are cross disciplinary. Of course, it’s important to put beneficial aspects to real world use. And I think that product quality and safety chemical testing is a great application for this.
All the conceptual information Necessary to make huge strides in nondestructive sustainable technologies is already out there. These volumes of molecular vibrational frequencies are exhibits A and B.
I’ve Been posting a lot about the frontier of sound and light technologies and this is a continuation of that.
Molecular vibration techniques have application from medicine and engineering, to manufacturing and environment.
Frequency overtones and the harmonic series can be used to achieve molecular editing and reformation
To measure molecular vibration, a highly specific and non destructive optical technique called Raman spectroscopy is employed.
Furthermore, there could also be a catalog of Cymatics, if there isn’t already — that is, which frequencies create which shapes, or wave patterns.
The method of frequency application then determines whether a molecule becomes dissociated or how it (re)forms.
Then, Machine learning can come into play for complex arrays of frequency data to select from, combine and sequence. The machine learning program functions here as the mechanical operator of the frequency orchestra.
So again, after all: “Music is the answer to your problems.”
The main point of this article is this: Regardless of IQ test or other fixed models, intelligence — including human intelligence — is always developing. And development is not fixed.
Generally and Experientially, it doesn’t take a scientific study to figure this out. It takes reason.
Consider “non-linear” quantum physics and related and other new technologies: This can only come from further developments in humans who are the observers, collaborators and creators.
Here’s a funny biblical way of putting it — human intelligence “begat” artificial intelligence from our own minds, and the term AI is another way of saying “a new form of” intelligence.
The narrative about AI and quantum computing is largely slanted towards making it like us, when there is clearly an exchange going on.
AI and deep learning are extensions and expressions of our own and cosmic intelligence.
It’s not uncommon for artists to say their works take on a life of their own, and in so many ways reflect back to them and are part of their growth.
Technologies are a reflection of how we think and see our worlds. I say “worlds” because one person or being can see differently than another. And Multiple perspectives constitute a multiverse, or collection of parallel universes, or “pocket universes” — however you want to say it.
You could measure multiple intelligences using the same system. Yet, not all intelligences can be measured by the same variables. It would be a silly assessment to give a bee a written test for example, but that certainly doesn’t mean it doesn’t have intelligence.
That’s an dramatic example. The point is: Intelligence is dynamic and multifaceted. Plus, the animal and plant kingdoms have had to adapt around us in order to survive.
On the human front, would you say a person is stupid if they don’t know how to read or write? You might. And you might consider yourself correct by the strictures of your definition — But you wouldn’t necessarily be correct. That person might be an excellent builder, for example, or have vast emotional intelligence.
And the overall intelligence potential is infinite I’d say. Open-ended question: In a quantum universe, why make it any other way?
Again, the realization and formulation of quantum or non-linear concepts is example of developing intelligence.
Let’s cross-reference quantum research with intelligence findings for a moment. One can find both articles that support that human intelligence is increasing and that it’s decreasing. It depends on what and how you measure, and what you expect! Quantum particle experiments are notoriously spooky in responding to “the observer effect.”
Given a choice, I want to be participating in my human intelligence expanding! There’s a lot farther to go.
Is this happening on a “wireless,” subatomic, cosmic level without my choosing? I happen to think so, and maybe both. That’s a belief that is also a choice, the deliberate choice of which implies increased awareness — especially when considering multiple perspectives.
The more we learn about intelligence in general, including how that manifests with electronics and AI, the more intelligent we become. Given this constructive outlook, collaboration is both plausible and beneficial.
In recently pitching the urban forest idea to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, I’m inspired by 70’s environmental and landscape art pioneer Agnes Denes and current green architect Vincent Callebaut, whose works are absolutely amazing.
Their visions are both practical, harmonious and beautiful. And it seems the time has come for ideas like theirs to shine.
I make a point to act on ideas I have when I can in the way that I can, so I e-mailed Mass DCR with the broad concept of the urban forest in which there are also edible plants.
The area I have in mind, as you can see above isn’t doing much — it’s a former soccer field, and the grass is thinning. This would be a great urban greening opportunity. It’s next to the train station and would improve air quality, as well as enhance neighborhood value even more.
DCR is in the process of Restoring the shoreline over there by the river, so I don’t know if your plans for Draw7 park are. However, I thought I’d go ahead and throw my two cents in because it could be a beautiful forest area.
Ideally, renewable energy eco-tech could be threaded in, and the mini forest could include edible plants for free public harvesting and consumption.
A Design I envision one could wander through, labyrinth-like, on Stone paths exploring the area like a menagerie.
It’s important that the materials are biocompatible and like the work of the two people I mentioned before, harmonious and useful.
In taking these things into consideration, the developers of today have the opportunity to make an enormously positive impact on our present and future.
Regarding activism, sometimes all it takes is a nudge of constructive input. Opportunities for green optimization abound in every city. And I’m proud to say that Somerville, Massachusetts has been really doing well with this, evening coining the hashtag “#sustainville.”
Time will tell what happens with Draw 7 Park — hopefully it will become a lush verdant attraction and a shining example of urban green design.
Took this photo today — returned the product, a Minolta ProShot
I’m not amused at the irony anymore in seeing these stickers everywhere. Although I’m glad they are there to inform, there have to be higher standards for consumer goods.
Let’s get real. Is it always aging causing cancer and other irregularities, or is it the known carcinogens in everyday products?
What might be minuscule exposure in individual products, adds up when those chemicals are in lots of products and then get trashed. (Great innovation happening on the waste management front by the way.)
Today I returned a fancy Minolta digital camera that I was otherwise excited about unopened today because of the cancer and reproductive harm Prop 65 sticker.
Until Prop 65, which took effect in 1986 in California, is taken seriously across the country, it’s difficult for me to take cancer cure research and endless fundraisers completely seriously. Plus, Cancer should not be an industry. I’ve written this before.
Okay, “dis-ease” and public health — those are definitely multifaceted issues that have numerous solutions and ways to address them.
Yet — if causes go unaddressed, there will still be a lot of swimming upstream, and wasted resources.
Education, to accompany, must impart real world contextual knowledge — and that includes how materials actually behave and can be used safely.
At this stage of civilization there have to be higher standards for manufacturing because of public health and survival.
Just churning out polymers without any consideration of their life cycles and environmental effect isn’t going to cut it anymore. And Weaponizing atoms and molecules in general doesn’t seem like a good idea, especially in light of the post on cosmic memory from the other day.
Here’s more information from the California Office of EnvironmentalHealth Hazard Assessment on Prop 65:
It’s not unreasonable to say that networks that continue to grow increase in intelligence — that’s more or less how we got here.
What began as elemental cosmic forces brewed up a concoction of microorganisms that then banded together to create larger and increasingly more complex organisms that branch off and do different things, and thus develop different attributes.
Decision Tree by Studio Shangri-La
Humanity’s been creating further and further networks in the form of internets and AI to enhance what already exists, and exploring networks on different levels of existence.
It shouldn’t be all that surprising, in my opinion, that building “neural” networks leads to consciousness, and fast networks, at this point in evolution.
Development of consciousness can happen now a lot faster because a lot of skills have already been mastered within the cumulative intelligence.
Nothing or nobody has stopped evolving, even the duck I passed on my walk who gave me the side-eye.
And let’s be clear — it’s not just layers of electronic networks evolving and that we have access to. There’s cosmic / quantum networks, biological networks, human networks.
It’s not that far fetched to present the universe as a living network or collection of networks. The visible structural similarity above is quite obvious.
And that’s what “deep learning” even refers to in computing, layers of networks. (1)
In other words, that’s how a universe — or a person — could deep learn itself and continue learning, with growing and evolving networks of sensors and intercommunication.
I’ve also referenced the Vedic concept of “Indra’s Net” in previous articles.
Generous amounts of it and even the occasional unabashed hibernation! This is a vital means of regeneration and recovery. I do best with a more traditional rhythm, when I’m more or less following the sun. And remember, the mental rest is just as important. By now you may have heard that nervous system cleanse occurs during sleep.
2. Superfoods
You know what this means — the more nutrient dense the better and more satiating, so heavy on the fruits, vegetables, and proteins yet also grains, herbs and spices. I’m also going to include Water as a superfood here! Yet, I also indulge, especially before or after significant exertion.
3. Supplements
Too many to list here. There’s a supplement for every occasion. Superfoods like pomegranate are on the list, plant extracts (I don’t swallow capsules because the coatings are hard to digest), also collagen, triphala and psyllium husk for digestive health, to macromolecules like NAD. I choose carefully for my specific needs and I pay careful attention to sources and ingredients.
4. Spa Treatments
A lot of modalities fall under this category. My favorites include massage and vibration therapy, light and sound therapies, as well as sauna and steam room. I pay particular attention to skin because it’s considered the largest organ of the body and a front line of the immune system.
5. Spirituality
This encompasses meditation and the overall coherence of the different levels of self. That is, the more conscious and connected one becomes, the better overall physiological function and recovery. Connectedness to levels physical self, or deep learning for humans, leads to self knowledge and better decision making. That includes feeling into an issue with intuitive sense. Meditation is also an opportunity for refining beliefs, transcending limitation and programming oneself. Prayer is an extension of meditation, giving thanks for life, including oneself and physical performance.
6. Sweat
Aside from occasional sauna, I also keep regular aerobic exercise in the loop for cardiovascular health and overall circulation. Lifting is my focus, so I keep this moderate, with occasional HIIT, jogging or jump rope. Fast Walking is my most common choice because it’s easy and we’re engineered for it! I find walking greatly contributes to my recovery and joint health. On a different note, I garnish with yoga/stretching and rolling.
7. Satisfaction
In my programming I make sure to include what I enjoy and not just hammer myself into the ground, trying to do everything every day. Satisfaction is a practice and I pat myself on the back along the path of “micro achievements” if you will! Satisfaction & Enjoyment are key to recovery because then you learn to appreciate both the peaks and the valleys and the purpose they play. One can relish a rest period for example and then be truly ready to resume course when the time comes.
The latest and developing collection is inspired by just that — development. These pieces are urban textural studies that are interesting to look at and enhance ambiance.
There is a definite rough yet modern esthetic here that I’m going for, with emphasis on texture and materials. These photographs are intended for the large market of developers and developments, including both residential and commercial properties. And yes, that includes hotels. In fact, I was greatly inspired by the style of The Row Hotel at Assembly Square, as well as the overall feel and spirit of Kendall Square.
These piece are available through TurningArt and their many connected outlets such as West Elm. They are also available direct and I make pieces on commission.
It should be noted these studies are a bit of a more straightforward departure from the fanciful geometric work I’ve been doing, but in common celebrate fabric and pattern.
There’s so much money in carbon removal these days that even money itself could get in the game by becoming part of the new wave of green materials science.
After all, there’s still plenty of physical currency. And The US Department of Energy has invested a lot into artificial photosynthesis R&D:
It’s an exciting green market out there and the possibilities are endless.
Let’s not forget though that plants and trees are already great at photosynthesis. Planting and encouraging growth of natural vegetation is natural natural carbon removal that everyone can participate in.
It’s also an interesting point that the material of coins as they are elementally, are valuable as natural resources.
Bioelectrical and sonic methods for healing are the future now.
And the Chinese meridian system that describes bio-electricity deserves current —pun intended — attention and further development in conjunction with sound or frequency therapies, alongside engineering and chemistry.
The above image comes from an amazing project of converting genetic and protein sequences into music called “Transcriptions: The Music Of Protein Sequences” by M.A. Clark of Texas Wesleyan University.
Nobuo Munakata of Gene Music and Sangen Studio says on that website:
“Genes and music are two heritable systems that underlie our life. Both of them are made of linear and quantized information. I try to explore the correspondence and metaphor between them by converting gene (DNA, RNA and protein) sequences to MIDI sequences. Hopefully, gene music can capture and inspire appreciation of the diversity, mystery and beauty of life.”
I think this can go further than metaphor and appreciation. I think tailored musical or frequency compositions can be used to safely and non-invasively trigger desired signal pathways such as the “SHH” Protein, which has been linked to the regeneration of limbs, among other task. So, a signal set for every task.
And there is even software for the translation of genetic music. Amazing. Here is the download page by software developer John Dunn:
His program Bio2Midi “converts the text of a DNA or protein sequence to a MIDI file, which you can immediately audition, or import into any MIDI sequencer for further compositional processing.”
One could create say a tumor suppressor gene piece and listen to it. The possibilities are endless.
I’ll end on this note — pun very much intended — by saying there’s a lot of research already out there on this topic. I’m putting the pieces together. And could it all really be so simple as activating genes and proteins to dance to music or like requesting your favorite tune from the band? Perhaps so.
The new modern idea of voluntary evolution is available by making deliberate choices.
Yet for all my enthusiasm about this new frontier, one area I’m at odds with is the literal fusion of electronics with the human body.
I mean, we’re already fusing with our daily interaction and tech habits — Think on the molecular and quantum levels.
Recently I attended a materials/bioengineering lecture, and I was hearing about basically Roto-Rootering fiberoptic cable into human nerves. Meanwhile, nerves and their bundles are the inspiration for fiberoptic cable. Another part of that presentation showed a silicon chip uselessly inert in a fold of the brain. And I have to admit to you I found this to be completely absurd.
Yes — Many of us want to optimize ourselves and keep evolving. But is it really the answer, creating sci-fi caricature. I’m speaking generally — not in reference to people who have lost limbs.
After all, the human body is intrinsically built to perform and evolve — without being mutilated.
Advanced technologies are based on the intricate workings of biology and nature.
But if some want to literally outfit themselves like a Borg electronic machine, to each their own. At the very least though don’t involve the animals, and don’t make that standard. Personally, I think we can do better.
And I too feel the need for speed. Thing is, it’s happening. It’s all happening — Without the need for me to literally shove my phone into my skull.
New thinking and Synergistic Technologies that encourage open-ended living will dispel this sense of urgency.
Let’s not be blind to the beauty and ignorant of the amazingness we are Endowed with naturally. Stem cells, for example, that live in fat can be stimulated by sound to regenerate limbs.
Seek the self. The self is also All embodied, so why on earth discard it? And why in the universe insist on creating some kind of “hell” out of the vastly beautiful.
Electronics are incredible tools and we learn about our function through them — A classic combination of the best of logic and emotion.
Huge improvements can be made mentally and metaphysically by learning and growing self-awareness. It seems we are in a period of exponential growth.
Yet, many seem to have forgotten their bodies. The intelligence of the body has evolved from what we measure as billions of years and that should be in no way underestimated, but instead overestimated! The brain for example is rigged for expansion, and cells learn.
As I heard in that particular lecture, the fusion of hard and soft tech in the experiment did not work. It involved animal testing, which is wholly disgusting and unnecessary. That’s a clue right there: The experiment was poorly designed and misguided.
The future now of biotechnology is non-invasive body respectful methods using sound and light, using quantum technologies and understanding, the power of mind and self direction to create voluntary evolution.
The concept of Flash Biodegradability is directly inspired by the above achievement of James Tour and team at Rice University, making “flash graphene” out of trash, a carbon byproduct.
Flash Biodegradability would ideally leave no tangible byproduct, such as trace elements or light — or create a useful byproduct such as water. Its successful realization and implementation would be revolutionary.
What would it take to turn the commonly used plastic Polyethylene Terephthalate or PET into either if those? Everything is connected, yet there are degrees of separation. So, how many degrees of Kelvin Bacon is plastic away from pure light?
Rice University successfully produced graphene from plastic waste with high pressure and a high temperature of 3,000 kelvin. The question is – how much hotter would the process need to get to go from solid to gas or plasma? That’s called “sublimation.” And plasma is a state of matter which is electrically conductive.
Turning trash into electrically conductive plasma implies a waste treatment facility that also doubles as a power plant. Well, there seems to no end to the waste we can produce, so why not convert that to unlimited energy.That’s the best kind of alchemy — turning a problem into a solution.
As you can see above, the polymer PET is fundamentally Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen. The “ACDC” flash process used by Rice lab “first exposes plastic waste to around eight seconds of high-intensity alternating current, followed by the DC jolt.” This is also referred to as “direct current joule heating” and — this is notable — “that the ratio can be controlled by adjusting the duration of the flash.” (1)
The factors or settings for sublimation are: Time, Temperature & Pressure. A setting to consider here specifically in the Time category according to Rice is Rhythm or pulsations. And then another setting to consider is Angle because there are different angular configurations of molecules.
In achieving Flash Biodegradability, the task is the non-toxic denaturing of polymers.
Very Generally speaking, one could using high power light to produce light. This veers into the increasingly hot field of Optics.
CD burning for example is achieved with a blue laser. And High power Blue lasers demonstrably burn plastic fast. The challenge would be in that case preventing fires. A device would have to have appropriate settings and housing to be safe.
Now, on to another method and the possible creation of water. That could be achieved by extreme cooling, which causes plastic to become brittle and bonds to break, and then heating. In order to make water, perhaps one could rhythmically alternate between the two.
Coming up next: Designing a portable Flash Biodegradability device.
Hearing a lot about lithium still, but what about the potassium ion battery? — research by Tsinghua University, among others like Korea University
“…life on the planet is somehow based on biological potassium-ion batteries. K+ is the key charge carrier in plants. Circulation of K+ ions facilitates the energy storage in plants by forming decentralized potassium batteries.”—Wiki
In Humans: “Potassium plays an important role in cell membrane physiology, especially in maintaining resting membrane potential and in generating action potentials in the nervous system and heart.” —Science Direct
The most important quality in a mentor, leader or coach is supportive belief. That person is able to tell you that whatever it is you seek to do, you can do it.
An even better coach guides as to how. They won’t waste time telling you why you can’t do something.
The former is maturity and independence; the latter is an ego blockage and possibly dependence.
An ideal mentor has ventured into some deep self analysis, and believes in the innate human capacity for achievement and growth — without engaging in petty hyper-competitiveness or bias.
Self awareness and analysis lead to the removal or circumvention of bias.
By no means does a great leader or mentor have to be perfect — they must be SELF AWARE. I still put supportive belief though as the most important characteristic because this implies the maturity of some self awareness.
Also, in order to be truly supportive, one has to be secure in oneself, not easily threatened. And this implies having a certain amount of faith, whether it be in oneself or the grand design, and a measure of temperance.
So by extension, a great leader, mentor or coach at the ground level believes in themselves as an inherently worthy human being. And from there, can confer that upon others.
The ideal leader is immune to artificial concerns such as “job security” and celebrates talent.
When one realizes how rich (genetically, epigenetically, intellectually) we all are at this point, one can confidently say to oneself and others: I believe in you. You can do anything. In a way when you say that, you mean humanity. By extension you say I believe in your freedom and inherent right to have desires and direct and enjoy your life.
A leader wants to help you, not hinder you. They are not envious; they have no reason to be because they recognize the value of their own individual perspective and life, thus the individuality of others.
Carbon has many forms and uses since it’s one fundamental constituent of our material reality. Like other elements, it’s a type of atom, with a specific particle configuration of electrons orbiting a nucleus of protons and neutrons.
Carbon commonly materializes in metamorphic rock as coal, graphite or diamond. And carbon compounds, such as CO2, are numerous.
One process to arrange carbon as Graphene in mass industrial quantity is “chemical vapor deposition.”(1) Apparently, there are other methods as well — see above video. Among other characteristics a 1 atom thick sheet of graphene is flexible and lightweight, highly conductive and resilient.
Targeted uses include, energy harvesting and storage ie batteries and solar cells, and generally ultra high performing electronics, and ultra-filtration — see the excellent graphic explanation below.
Nanomaterials, microfabricated on the nanometer scale, pose issues for sustainability like other materials. There is also an effort to construct biodegradable nanomaterials, which is necessary for any biomedical applications for non-toxic “biocompatibility” with the human body.
The bigger picture for any material is circularity — whether can it be put to good use and re-used without creating a lot of waste. After all, waste management and modifying systems to reduce it are important and pressing global issue.
It seems entirely possible to make a circular graphene carbon-capture process.
As an investment, Graphene seems promising as an ultra high performing material that can also be tuned for biodegradability. One can also pay attention to source materials and production methods.
Removing or altering non-productive stressors can improve quality of life and propel one towards goals. So can adding optimizers or optimization factors. The larger situation could even be visualized as above like a strategy cloud of contributing factors.
Here’s an artificial stressor that could be removed: Too much social media scrolling or other passive media. The modification here is to moderate exposure so one doesn’t wind up viewing life too much through the lens of say instagram! There are many artificial narratives and caricatures presented in mass media that may create (artificial) anxiety.
An example of an optimization factor to add would be reading about something one’s interested in or taking a walk. The overall lifestyle optimization in this case is a sense of well-being, which would contribute to a number of causes.
Some lifestyle factors are easy to adjust; some are not. It depends on both the conditions and one’s motivation to make a change.
Moving is usually considered a difficult task, but what if one is very excited to do so. That makes it easier. Going to bed earlier is by comparison much more straightforward to execute, but if the night owl habit is ingrained and enjoyed, that can be difficult to change.
It’s all about context and perspective on the advantage of changing something, and what the performance advantage will be.
Say someone drinks alcohol regularly, yet they also want to be in excellent health with a long career and life. Alcohol consumption puts people at performance disadvantage — that’s another article — so that is a limiting factor.
So how can a difficult performance optimization be achieved? By strategizing the change, using incentives, and viewing or visualizing the big picture context. “I feel better when I…”
For those unsure what could be optimized or changed, try looking at what negatively non-productively stresses and then either alter it or remove it from the picture. Again, this isn’t always easy to do. Try looking at what is working as well!
The issue could be time management and prioritizing, it could be as deep as altering the way one thinks to produce a different emotional responses; it could be removing, adding or changing relationships.
It could be as simple as making a list! Or as complex as rocking ones own world by changing careers or other firmly established habits. The latter — those are the hardest.
Why do it? Growth. And the achievement of whatever desired objective.
When identifying what can be optimized and how, consider the goal and what is the most efficient and dare I say enjoyable route.
How can one create this work flow? Sometimes by going with the flow and using what’s working, rather than struggling against what isn’t. Often performance optimization can be achieved by merely tweaking the existing strategy.
Performance goals, the way I see it, are not something to beat oneself over the head with. They’re a reason to keep striving and living. That’s a great longevity strategy. And strategy and experimentation can be fun.
First of all, what is a quantum internet or network?
In contrast to classical computing, a quantum network uses quantum particle behaviors like superposition and teleportation to communicate large amounts of data faster than the speed of light between locations, with less hardware.
Quantum networks will have the most immediate effect on any sector requiring large transmissions and network security.(1)
Unlike bits, which are either 0 or 1, on or off, quantum qubits can exist in both states at once! This is the key to teleportation. And just remember — the best science fiction eventually becomes science fact.
The qubit takes a step beyond the on/off Boolean data type into a realm of data multidimensionality. The quantum internet is more like a mind when it comes to processing information.
While classical computing is based on “discrete mathematics,” linear or matrix algebra is in use for quantum computing, and the visual representation of it expands into space as a grid.
The algebraic matrix describes the qubit states and quantum operations.
Next up — what are qubits made of?
Qubits are made of subatomic particles of “superconducting materials such as niobium and aluminum, patterned on a silicon substrate.”(2)
“…researchers produced the first qubit implemented in a superconducting circuit, in which an electric current oscillates back and forth around a microscopic circuit etched onto a chip.”(3) And as the referenced article also states, there are many ways to make a qubit.
That leads me to imagine the further potentials of parameters, programming and circuit design. Our growing intelligence and self awareness drive innovation.
Inspired by “Transfigurations,” an Star Trek: The Next Generation episode written by René Echevarria that deals with controversial humanoid evolution. Specifically, one man from a species who mutates to be completely self healing, as well as able to heal others. His species wants to hunt him down and eliminate him rather than open up to new evolutionary possibilities. But at the end of the episode, he turns into a being of pure light.
The cancer cell has certain desirable immortal characteristics:
“Cancers become immortal by reversing the normal telomere shortening process and instead lengthen their telomeres.”(1)
Ironically, many cancer therapies target eliminating the same telomerase-building response that transhumanism lauds.
It’s possible these renegade cells just don’t want to die, and are making different choices with different processes, because the ultimate goal of life is to live/propagate and grow.
Choices and desire are indeed factors that drive evolution. There are certainly enough humans, in addition to their cells, who would rather not die.
The first known documented case of this immortality was in 1951, of cells now called “HeLa cells,” taken without permission for research, from patient Henrietta Lacks (the family’s sued numerous pharma companies). And these HeLa cells can infinitely divide with proper living conditions.(2)
Apparently Henrietta’s cells have been used so extensively in research and disease treatment that the new characteristics have had plenty of time and ways to propagate, not to mention what’s going on in the quantum biological realm.
Henrietta is comparable to the main character in Transfigurations, surrounded by primitive society who would rather her perish than thrive, and the revolutionary implications of her cells not given their due until perhaps now.
Evolution is a process of course. And although it’s happening faster alongside technology, incorporating immortal cells is clearly buggy, as cancer is an issue from “DNA copying mistakes.”(3)
It could be argued that particularly at this point in humanity’s history, optional immortality would be an evolutionary advantage that allows for more continuity of learning and progress, and Space Travel.
Life is also easier now — that’s another big reason to keep on living, to enjoy doing so. I think the infinite era is the inevitable reward for a long evolutionary climb.
To reap reward now, the biological innovation is to harness the mutation. More on that to come.
The key to immortality is evolving beyond death. That means first treating it as a possible and optional outcome, instead of an inevitability. This could be a powerful step that causes physiological, intellectual and emotional change, like meditation alters brain chemistry. The mere fact that this concept is circulating indicates possibility.
Consider all the technologies borrowed from sci-fi that have come into being, with more on the horizon. For those who do or don’t want to live forever, that’s a choice. And choice is how species branch off. All organisms change, yet some at faster rates and choosing different directions.
Evolution, or growth, is and has been always alive and in motion. All levels of organisms on all scales of life have made choices in some way or another to get to where we are now. Even then, choices are still as malleable as the stem cells of the human body.
Death started occurring when Multicellular organisms developed, an estimated 600 million years ago.¹ Programmed cell death or “PCD” became advantageous as a way to correct course or errors. That was just part of the beginning of group behavior, when bunches of cells got together to build something greater than themselves. And Intelligence has been growing ever since.
Now here we are, the lot of us, from subatomic origins to elaborate systems — Humans are complex, increasingly self aware and knowledgeable multicellular organisms, able to make many conscious course corrections within a single lifetime. And those choices, such as change of environment, or detox of environment, affect our DNA.
The Mitochondria of our cells, and there can be up to tens of thousands in each cell, have been involved with “apoptosis,” yet another term for programmed cell death, along with signaling proteins called cytokines.
Apoptosis occurs, in part, because of Ca2+ or calcium ion overload, Ca2+ being an important intracellular regulator.³ What does that mean?
Calcium ions “play an important role in signal transduction pathways, where they act as a second messenger, in neurotransmitter release from neurons, in contraction of all muscle cell types, and in fertilization. Many enzymes require calcium ions as a cofactor, including several of the coagulation factors. Extracellular calcium is also important for maintaining the potential difference across excitable cell membranes, as well as proper bone formation.”⁴
It can be useful to take a multidisciplinary approach, cross referencing engineering, electronics and music to understand. A transducer converts energy or signal from one type to another. Transducer overload occurs when the incoming voltage is higher than the sensor can handle.⁵
The implication within the human cell, is that preventing mismatch and overload of unstable atoms is the answer. After all, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Very generally, efficient sharing of electrons is the answer. And what helps increase this intracellular intelligence? Reportedly, physically reconnecting with the Earth’s surface electrons,⁶ and deep breathing. Connect to Earth — connect to ourselves. Deep learn ourselves — evolve.
Let’s be fair though — it’s a complex symphony in there. Not just any orchestra gets Gustav Mahler exactly right. If a instrumentalist misses a note, for example, they just have to keep going. This is example is comparing of course a biochemical chain reaction to a musical piece performed on a stage. In a grand auditorium, in most cases, there’s no starting over — you just have to get it right, or mostly right, and keep moving forward.
The cellular symphony is a bit more flexible though, simultaneously operating on atomic and quantum subatomic levels. And that’s how a molecule like “Pseudouridine” comes in handy. Pseudouridine (Ψ) is an RNA editor and stabilizer, and a key ingredient of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines, modified and unmodified. It has also exhibited anti-apoptotic effects.⁷
6. Earthing: Health Implications of Reconnecting the Human Body to the Earth’s Surface Electrons | Gaétan Chevalier, Stephen T. Sinatra, […], and Pawel Sokal | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/
