• Neural Turing Machines (NTMs) were briefly discussed as a possible route for converting imperative C code into neural-network form; participants concluded that directly translating procedural code into neural nets is “a bad idea.”

• ESA’s open-access journal Acta Futura was highlighted as a source of advanced-concept research; the current issue is distributed as a single PDF from http://open.esa.int/acta-futura/.

• VirScan, a $25 phage-display assay that profiles a person’s complete viral exposure history from a single drop of blood, was described; it uses ~100 k synthetic viral epitopes and has reportedly identified more antibody–peptide interactions than all prior viral-immunology studies combined, but is not yet commercially available (HHMI press release: https://www.hhmi.org/news/your-viral-infection-history-single-drop-blood).

• A MedicalXpress article on the anti-aging effects of pomegranate-derived urolithin A in human trials was shared (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-pomegranate-compound-anti-aging-effects-human.html).

• Boston Dynamics robot videos—both an official “robots fight back” demo and a satirical “Atlas swearing mod”—were circulated, prompting commentary on the cultural intersection of robotics and humor.