- The open-access “ADHD-200” dataset was announced: 776 resting-state fMRI and anatomical scans from 8 imaging sites, plus full phenotypic data (diagnosis, ADHD symptom scores, age, sex, IQ, medication status) released without restriction at http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/adhd200/ via the Neuro Bureau.

- Aaron Swartz’s arrest for the JSTOR download spree led to the sudden disappearance of the “getarticles” Google Group that had been a popular paper-sharing hub; participants weighed the legal risks of restarting such a service.

- Dmitry Itskov’s “Project Immortality 2045” roadmap—humanoid avatar in 5–7 years, brain transplant into “body B” in 10–15, mind uploading in 20–25, and holographic bodies in 30–35—was ridiculed as wildly optimistic; channel members argued the timeline should be scaled by 5–10× to be credible.

- The SCALE tissue-clearing technique (published 30 Aug 2011) continued to generate buzz for making intact biological tissue optically transparent, enabling whole-organ imaging without sectioning.

- A domain-name note: rep.licators.org was observed to be newly available, hinting at possible future project branding.

- Participants asked for the specific paper describing stem-cell extraction or bone-marrow culture from peripheral blood, indicating ongoing interest in minimally invasive stem-cell sourcing.

- Reddit’s r/scholar was suggested as an alternative to the now-defunct getarticles group for crowdsourced access to paywalled academic literature.