- A YouTube video titled “Is Human Hibernation Possible? Going to Sleep for Long-Duration Spaceflight” was shared, prompting discussion about natural hibernation mechanisms such as glycerol-based cryoprotectants in animal blood.  
- Participants debated the practicality and ethics of human torpor for space travel, with “tupperware mode” (torpor) floated as a shorthand for short-term metabolic suspension.  
- Concerns over unilateral geo-engineering or large-scale interventions were voiced; one quote argued that “unilateral implementation of any solution… would be ill-advised,” while others noted existing international treaties that require multilateral consensus for climate-engineering projects.  
- The American Chemical Society’s lawsuit against Sci-Hub was highlighted (ACS press-release link posted), with speculation that Sci-Hub’s proxy/URL-rewriting tactics were being mis-characterized as “spoofing” or impersonation in the legal filings.  
- A request for conference recommendations yielded a curated list of long, employer-funded events: SB8, SciPy 2017, Scaling Bitcoin 2017, Society for Neuroscience (SFN), Foresight Institute gatherings, SENS Foundation meetings, Real-World Crypto, Financial Crypto, and the upcoming SMBE 2017 in Austin.