- Private-industry “pre-production” censorship is argued to be more pervasive and less accountable than government censorship, with historical reference to the Hays Code and Catholic Legion of Decency shaping American cinema.  
- Discussion of modafinil analogues and pro-drugs (e.g., Hydrafinil) includes structural comparisons to Fmoc and questions about their relative efficacy versus caffeine or nicotine for circadian-rhythm adjustment.  
- A debate on COVID-19 policy frames Texas’s full reopening as a prisoner’s-dilemma defection: short-term economic gain versus potential prolongation of the pandemic and higher death toll.  
- Philosophical critique of harm-reduction ethics warns that an absolutist “minimize harm” stance can lead to pathological outcomes, illustrated by veterinarians’ high suicide rates tied to routine euthanasia.  
- Cost-benefit analyses compare pets (especially cats) and children, touching on toxoplasmosis, environmental damage, and the ethics of treating children as long-term “pseudo-pets.”  
- Kernel Flux, a 432-magnetometer whole-head optically pumped magnetometer system, is highlighted via a SPIE Photonics West presentation link.  
- The “molecular.tv” project proposes distributing nanopore sequencers disguised as gaming consoles to accelerate open-source biology, though participants note the site’s unclear value proposition.