- A Medium post listing “some 2016 books” was shared as a reading resource for futurists and technologists.  
- Discussion referenced an old Nanorex animation depicting atomically-precise manufacturing of a billion-core computer, highlighting ongoing interest in advanced APM scenarios.  
- Participants debated scoring methods for circulating-tumor-cell (CTC) isolation/enrichment but concluded no clearly superior alternative metric is yet known.  
- Two low-cost thermocyclers were spotlighted for open-source biology work: the MJ Research MiniCycler and the OpenPCR-derived “OMN-E PCR Machine,” both sold via The ODIN.  
- Sci-Hub links were circulated for the paper “Fluorine in psychedelic phenethylamines,” underscoring research interest in fluorinated psychoactive compounds.  
- Wikipedia and Shulgin’s PiHKAL were cited for 4-fluoroamphetamine (4-FA), a stimulant/entactogen positioned between amphetamine and MDMA.  
- A PMC article on “Intracellular acidification is required for full activation of the sweet taste receptor by miraculin” was shared, linking taste-modifying proteins to intracellular pH control.  
- Easychems.com, a research-chemical marketplace, was noted (without endorsement) as a source for psychoactive compounds.