- The first baby conceived with polygenic screening (Aurea) was announced on the 40th anniversary of the first U.S. IVF birth, sparking debate over whether embryo selection is an inefficient stop-gap compared to direct gene editing.  
- Participants argued that gene editing is politically viable: it lowers barriers for the poor (appealing to egalitarians) and increases successful pregnancies (appealing to pro-natalists), while professional bioethicists’ protectionism should be disregarded.  
- Counter-arguments held that early high costs will let the rich extend their lead and that offering the tech to the poor could be framed as social control or “cattle-like” manipulation.  
- Kerbal Space Program was critiqued as non-competitive and launch-centric; suggestions included automation mods (MechJeb) and KSP2-style macro-management of asteroid mining and colonization programs.  
- High Frontier board game was mentioned as an orbital-mechanics-heavy alternative for simulating space industrialization.  
- Mars vs. asteroid-belt colonization was debated: Mars offers accessible water, nitrogen, and easier tech porting, while the belt provides lower ΔV, metal richness, and zero-g opportunities, though bootstrapping trade routes would take years.  
- Zero-g experience was called limited—EVA crews spend ~40 % of time on foot restraints—and centrifuges for artificial gravity were deemed unavailable in practice.  
- OSIRIS-REx’s TAGSAM device was highlighted as a “major win,” demonstrating elegant regolith collection from asteroid Bennu using nitrogen-gas puffs and filtered chambers.