- The channel is exploring a potential $10k funding source from Todd Huffman to support open-source transhumanist projects.  
- Genehacker2 posted the X PRIZE Foundation’s new “Tuberculosis Diagnostics” challenge (http://www.xprize.org/future-x-prizes/tuberculosis-diagnostics) and brainstormed a low-cost detection workflow.  
- Discussion compared PCR-based TB detection vs. antibody or molecular-imprinted-polymer (MIP) approaches, weighing cost (<$5 per test), equipment needs, and ease of use in low-resource settings.  
- Drazak outlined a pulsed-field gel electrophoresis + PCR protocol, estimating reagent cost ≈ $4/test but noting equipment and training barriers; concluded that a well-written protocol plus practice could make it feasible for minimally trained users.  
- Genehacker2 advocated lab-on-chip or MIP sensors as simpler, cheaper alternatives to PCR for point-of-care TB screening.  
- Kanzure_ shared his personal “meetlog” (http://adl.serveftp.org/~bryan/meetlog.txt) documenting every person he meets, and discussed using the data to graph his rate of encountering new individuals while acknowledging selection bias.  
- Fenn and kanzure_ debated how the structure of such personal data should be driven by its intended use, noting that logging names may itself improve memory and that derivative trends (rate of new contacts) matter more than absolute counts.