- A PBS NOVA episode was highlighted that shows researchers using X-ray tomography to “digitally unwrap” a charcoal-burned Torah from an archaeological dig, demonstrating non-destructive recovery of ancient texts.  
- A Nature Materials paper (https://nature.com/articles/s41563-019-0550-x) was shared; participants clarified that the work concerns crystalline DNA-origami lattices rather than macroscopic 3-D printing of objects.  
- Discussion of “living concrete” was prompted by a New York Times article: bacteria-mediated mineralization can grow structural material on-site from small seed cultures, offering lower cost and environmental impact than conventional concrete, albeit with reduced strength.  
- A Trail of Bits blog post (https://blog.trailofbits.com/2020/01/16/exploiting-the-windows-cryptoapi-vulnerability/) was circulated, detailing a recently disclosed Windows CryptoAPI flaw and its exploitation.  
- A Phoronix article (https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-gen7-hit) was noted, reporting that Intel’s mitigation for CVE-2019-14615 slashes integrated-graphics performance on Gen7 GPUs.  
- Greg Egan’s Twitter account (https://twitter.com/gregeganSF) was recommended; participants praised his hard-science fiction, especially the novel “Permutation City,” for its rigorous treatment of consciousness uploading and simulated realities.  
- Dan Wang’s essay “How Technology Grows” (https://danwang.co/how-technology-grows/) was linked as a long-form analysis of technological progress and stagnation.