- ToonCrafter, a new diffusion-based model, can interpolate between hand-drawn keyframes to generate smooth, temporally-coherent anime-style video; demo and open-source weights are available on Hugging Face.  
- A debate on partial reprogramming for aging reversal surfaced: NewtonTrendy asked whether CRISPR-Cas9 deletion of OSKM factors in every cell could trigger a systemic “reset,” while L29Ah countered that current delivery tools cannot reach all cells and that preserving cell-specific epigenetic marks is essential to avoid cancer.  
- Concerns were raised that an “EA zealot” might stage a false-flag “AI-enabled” terrorist attack to force restrictive legislation, mirroring the post-9/11 Patriot Act; participants linked to Manifold prediction markets asking whether “AI-doomer terrorism” will occur in 2024.  
- The reliability and legality of prediction markets were dissected: Manifold’s play-money-only payouts and Polymarket’s real-money contracts were compared, with discussion of whether such markets could influence elections via wealth-weighted utility functions.  
- kanzure shared a policy paper on “Existential Risks and Global Governance Issues Around AI and Robotics” from the R Street Institute, alongside a Bitcoin-privacy proposal for “Anonymous Usage Tokens from Curve Trees (AUCT).”  
- Practical resources circulated: paywallreader.com for bypassing journal paywalls, PDB for scientifically accurate DNA molecular graphics, and magnesium glycinate or Epsom salt baths as low-cost interventions for phantom vibration syndrome.