- A psychology paper on “Development of a measure of attitudes toward revenge” was shared, along with a synthetic-chemistry paper describing a modular route to C-nucleosides.  
- Nutrition research was highlighted: a link to Harriet Hall’s critique of Michael Greger and Greger’s annual video lecture summarizing the entire year’s nutrition literature were both posted.  
- George Church’s July 2015 CRISPR/Cas9 talk was circulated, alongside playlists on CPU architecture and a 2012 documentary on modern CPU manufacturing.  
- Discussion of open-source project-management tools included Taiga.io, Jira ($10 for ≤10 users), Redmine, and the Ruby-based OpenProject, with a preference for minimal setup.  
- A hardware-hacking meetup in Maryland on 9 Sept 2015 was announced, accompanied by a YouTube presentation link.  
- The feasibility of bench-top liquid-nitrogen generators integrated into dewars was debated; a Kelvinic M50 unit and fridge-sized ~$12 k roll-around models were cited.  
- Defcon experiences were briefly reviewed, emphasizing hallway-track socializing over badge talks.  
- A $2 k SENS conference cost-benefit discussion framed the trade-off between domain learning and existing social commitments.