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30Aug/26

Silicon Valley is rebranding eugenics

August 30, 2026ScienceAndrew Conru, Applied genetics, Australia, Bioethics, Brian Armstrong, Designer baby, Einstein, Elon Musk, Emil Kirkegaard, Erik Ahrens, Eugenics, Fertility medicine, France, Genetic testing, Hope Not Hate, Human variability, In vitro fertilisation, Jonathan Anomaly, Malcolm Collins, Marius Turda, Matthew Frost, Medical genetics, New York City, Nucleus Genomics, Personalized medicine, Peter Thiel, Polygenic score, Sam Altman, Silicon Valley capital, Simone, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Scientific Racism’s Secret Backers: How Tech Wealth and Stolen Bio-Data Fuel a Discredited Pseudoscience

Sat Aug 29 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The contemporary landscape of reproductive medicine is witnessing the rapid commercialization of polygenic embryo screening (PES), a controversial technology that allows prospective parents to genotypically analyze and prioritize IVF-created embryos based on polygenic risk scores (PRSs). Driven by several well-funded US-based startups, this emerging industry offers to estimate the likelihood of chronic disease liabilities as well as quantitative, non-disease traits like eye color, height, and predicted intelligence. For instance, Orchid Biosciences markets whole-genome embryo sequencing at $2,500 per embryo to assess genetic predispositions to multi-gene health conditions like schizophrenia and cardiovascular diseases. In parallel, Nucleus Genomics has heavily marketed a $30,000 “IVF+” package to screen for over 2,000 traits, leveraging a high-profile New York City subway advertising campaign featuring slogans like “Have Your Best Baby” and “IQ is 50% Genetic”. The most controversial player in this market, Heliospect Genomics, charges wealthy couples up to $50,000 to screen up to 100 embryos for predicted intelligence and other behavioral traits using specialized algorithms. Continue reading →

30Mar/26

Are humans actually quantum wave functions

March 30, 2026TechnologyAction at a distance, Alexander Wendt, Complementarity, Determinism, Einstein, Enrique Dussel, Indra, Interpretations of quantum mechanics, Introduction to quantum mechanics, Martin Buber, Mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics, Matter, Quantum entanglement, Quantum measurement, Quantum mechanics, Quantum social science, Reality, von Neumannadmin

The Quantum Turn: How Subatomic Physics is Rewriting the Rules of Social Science and International Relations

March 30, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — There is a profound paradigm shift from classical, mechanistic, Newtonian physics toward quantum and relativistic models, and how this transition is fundamentally reshaping the social sciences, philosophy, ethics, and spirituality. Classical physics historically promoted a view of the universe as a machine composed of isolated parts, which fostered social and political models that emphasized radical individualism, rational self-interest, and conflict. In contrast, the principles of modern quantum mechanics—such as entanglement, non-locality, uncertainty, and complementarity—reveal a deeply interconnected universe. This has prompted scholars to propose a relational, holistic ontology for human society, moving away from deterministic views to recognize that human existence thrives on community and interdependence. Continue reading →

06Apr/23

Life: modern physics can’t explain it – but our new theory, which says time is fundamental, might

April 6, 2023ScienceArticles, Creative Commons, Darwin, Einstein, Isaac Newton, Matter, Natural sciences, Outline of physics, Philosophy of physics, Philosophy of space and time, Physical cosmology, Physical sciences, Physics, Quantum mechanics, Sara Imari Walker, SHUTTERSTOCK, Time in physics, Universeadmin

Sara Imari Walker, Arizona State University

Over the short span of just 300 years, since the invention of modern physics, we have gained a deeper understanding of how our universe works on both small and large scales. Yet, physics is still very young and when it comes to using it to explain life, physicists struggle.

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03Aug/22

The story behind ‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols’ iconic interracial kiss

August 3, 2022Televisionblack press, Creative Commons, Creative works, Dartmouth College, Einstein, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Rodenberry, Guion Bluford, Kirk, Kirk and Uhura's kiss, Kissing, Los Angeles, Mae Jemison, Martin Luther King Jr, Matthew Delmont, New York, Nichelle Nichols, Nyota Uhura, Sally Ride, Soft science fiction, Southern television, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series, Television, The Lorelei Signal, Turner, Uhura, United States, William Shatneradmin

Matthew Delmont, Dartmouth College

On a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” Nichelle Nichols, playing Lt. Uhura, locked lips with William Shatner’s Capt. Kirk in what’s widely thought to be first kiss between a Black woman and white man on American television.

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