- A newly-published patent, “Processive template-independent DNA polymerase variants” (US20190360013A1), was highlighted as a potentially significant advance for synthetic-biology applications that need long, non-templated DNA synthesis.  
- Discussion of volumetric holography techniques included a speaker-driven “levitated bead + persistence-of-vision” display and an open question about other legitimate methods for rendering true 3-D images in free space.  
- A tweet by kanzure circulated asking when people last changed a strongly-held opinion because of a book; the informal poll suggested that long-form texts rarely shift entrenched views.  
- A forum excerpt was shared in which a self-described psychonaut (with only cannabis and DXM experience) expressed enthusiasm for building a “god helmet” after watching the Hellion web series, prompting the remark “we need more engineers” to ground consciousness-exploration hardware in rigorous design.  
- A brief critique was voiced of contemporary bioethicists who frame “new eugenics” as mere individual trait enhancement, questioning which ethicists actually qualify as “modern” in this discourse.