- A neuromorphic e-dermis prosthesis that can perceive both touch and pain was highlighted in Science Robotics, sparking a discussion on whether prosthetic pain is morally acceptable; participants concluded that purposeful, controllable pain is useful while purposeless or uncontrollable pain is not.  
- A curated list of cutting-edge research links was shared, including: the discovery of new anti-CRISPR protein families that potently inhibit Cas9 in bacterial and human cells; a biorxiv preprint on efficient single-copy homology-directed repair using 5′-modified long dsDNA donors; and a Nature Communications paper on the diversity and evolution of the emerging Pandoraviridae viral family.  
- OpenAI released a retrospective on its first “retro” contest, and Ian Goodfellow’s slide deck “Defense Against the Dark Arts” summarizing adversarial-example defenses was circulated.  
- The channel debated compiling a “we-don’t-know-how-to-do-this” wish-list for genetic modifications; height and intelligence enhancements were mentioned as recurring personal goals, while wings were sarcastically flagged as the internet’s top request.  
- A participant is mapping existing longevity therapies and related services and asked for any additional information on BioViva’s product names and purchasing channels beyond previously obtained pricing.  
- Links to practical resources included PapersWithCode.com for machine-learning benchmarks, a review of recent advances in recurrent neural networks (arXiv:1801.01078), and a YouTube panel on “Roadmapping the future of Humanity” featuring David Eagleman, Arvind Gupta, and Lou Viquerat.