- A DIY tube-holder for vortex mixers was shared (cheapassscience.wordpress.com) as an example of ultra-low-cost lab hardware hacking.  
- A community member asked for a live culture of Bacillus stearothermophilus to validate a home autoclave, noting that the local university refused distribution for “IP reasons,” highlighting ongoing friction between open biohacking and institutional IP policies.  
- Make Magazine issue #29 (“DIY Superhuman”) was flagged as relevant reading for the channel.  
- MRI-guided control of magnetic nanoparticles for targeted surgery was proposed; kanzure supplied two papers showing that the MagA gene can make mammalian cells synthesize their own MRI-visible magnetic particles, potentially enabling non-invasive, image-guided interventions.  
- Discussion of group vs. individual personality effects in startup founders linked to a Hacker News thread (item 3490293).  
- India’s government was reported to have issued legal summons to social-networking sites, prompting concern that India is “becoming the second China” in terms of web censorship.  
- A Polish hard-sci-fi novel, “Perfekcyjna niedoskonałość,” was recommended; its premise involves exotic matter as currency for spacetime experiments and curiosity-driven post-human societies, but no English translation yet exists.  
- Singularity University’s founder offered channel-relevant perks—zero-g flight tickets and $1,200–$5,000 discounts on SU executive programs—via an X PRIZE mailing list announcement.