- Carp, a statically-typed Lisp without garbage collection aimed at high-performance applications, was shared as a promising language for systems-level biohacking and AI tooling.  
- A Hacker News post warning that “fMRI software bugs could upend years of research” was circulated, highlighting reproducibility concerns in neuroscience data.  
- Discussion of modafinil sourcing concluded that generic modafinil is chemically identical to brand-name Provigil and is always the more cost-effective choice, whether prescribed or not.  
- DIY hardware talk covered using aluminum T-slot extrusion instead of pegboard for an optical-table build and for converting a Dremel into a precision sliding saw.  
- Humic acids were presented as a low-cost feed additive that increased dairy-cow calcium output by 16 %, poultry weight by 30 %, improved oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells, and reduced stress hormones.  
- A face-to-face meet-up was arranged near SF MOMA for the following afternoon to discuss enzymatic DNA synthesis, CRISPR virology, Autodesk bio-CAD tools, and machine-learning audio transcription workflows.