- A revived “nematode upload project” at Singularity University resurrects the 2008 Eugen Leitl / Randal Koene effort archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20080520053440/http://minduploading.org/research.html, aiming to demonstrate whole-organism emulation as a stepping-stone to mind uploading.

- Dan Barry proposed a one-way space hospice business model in which elderly or disabled passengers are placed in cryostasis aboard outbound spacecraft, preserving bodies for later revival and potentially funding cryonics R&D.

- Participants sketched an open-hardware co-op that funds new kits via micro-grants (starting at $50 and doubling with each successful delivery) and sells finished kits through an affiliate storefront, debating whether inventors should receive ongoing royalties or fixed compensation without violating TAPR open-hardware licensing.

- Concrete DIY biology kits under discussion include microbial fuel cells, Arduino-based microscopes from Hackteria, STM tips, VLF weather receivers, and RepRap printers used as revenue engines to bootstrap further open projects.

- The SKDB hardware-package format (YAML metadata plus Python modules like screw.py for strength calculations) is being re-architected for web friendliness, with the team migrating from CherryPy to Django to auto-generate 3-D previews and part pages while retaining tight Python integration.

- Wet-lab microfluidics experiments explored Sharpie-based patterning and SU-8 photoresist on paper for low-cost PCR, comparing surface treatments such as Rain-X and piranha solution to withstand process temperatures.

- Historical transhumanist archives from 1991–1993 Extropians mailing lists were shared, containing early debates on smart drugs, gene therapy, nanomedicine, morphological freedom, and “cerebrosthesis” (brain prosthetics).

- Alcor cryonics membership was completed by AJollyLife, who received an emergency ID necklace/bracelet, underscoring the channel’s recurring theme that “don’t die” is the primary goal with cryonics as a backup plan.