- DIY genetic modification resource: kanzure shared the link http://diyhpl.us/wiki/genetic-modifications/ as a centralized collection of open-source protocols and notes for at-home genome editing experiments.  
- Bitcoin privacy & scalability: kanzure posted a Medium article explaining Taproot and Schnorr signature upgrades, highlighting how these changes improve both transaction privacy and network capacity for Bitcoin.  
- DIYbio community survey: superkuh circulated a SurveyMonkey link (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/diybio) to gather data on the global DIYbio movement; the survey is funded by Volkswagen and hosted by Sunway University in Malaysia.  
- Human cloning ethics: kanzure linked a YouTube talk by biologist Lee Silver titled “Human cloning: why is there a fuss?” that examines societal and ethical objections to human reproductive cloning.  
- Acquired savant syndrome: fenn recommended the documentary “The Boy With The Incredible Brain,” which profiles Daniel Tammet and explores cases where ordinary individuals develop extraordinary cognitive abilities after brain injury.