- An open-source path-integral quantum Monte-Carlo package for studying graphene and other nanoscale systems was highlighted (ASU’s PIMC project, wiki and code links shared).  
- A critique of the Wikipedia “transhumanism” article was drafted and iteratively refined in-channel, arguing that the term conflates a technical/engineering discipline (“transhumanology” or “transhuman engineering”) with a socio-political movement (“transhumanism”), and that fears of a “genetic divide” ignore existing enhancement technologies like cars, computers, and modern medicine.  
- Charles Simonyi’s 1986 remark that “a lot of dumb ideas have to die first” for computing progress was quoted as a lens on why entrenched paradigms slow technological advance.  
- Discussion of Non-24-hour sleep-wake syndrome surfaced as an example of circadian-rhythm disorders relevant to human enhancement and health tracking.  
- A live transcript of a neuroscience lecture on induced-pluripotent-stem (iPS) cells and their role in regenerative medicine was shared.  
- The Human Variome Project and large-scale DNA-sequencing initiatives were cited as practical routes to democratize genetic knowledge and mitigate inequality.  
- Neal Stephenson’s “The Diamond Age” was debated for its depiction of post-national racial enclaves, with skepticism voiced about the plausibility or desirability of such social reorganization.  
- Brief networking notes pointed to Michael Anissimov (Imminst.org, nootropics advocacy) and other materials-science contacts as potential collaborators.