# Key Points from IRC Log

• A discussion about non-invasive brain stimulation to facilitate insight, with a link to a PLoS ONE research article (http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0016655) showing potential cognitive enhancement techniques.

• The Whole Brain Catalog (YouTube channel) was shared, featuring new videos related to brain mapping and visualization.

• NASA's visit to Bigelow Aerospace facility was documented in a Flickr photoset, showing corporate art depicting Mars rising from one of its moons, highlighting private space industry developments.

• A discussion about the Chicago Bioscience initiative (http://chicagobioscience.wordpress.com/), an offshoot of DIYbio-Chicago, representing growth in community biohacking spaces.

• A conversation about the concept of "periodic tables" for simple machines and other domains, with participants searching for structured ways to organize mechanical principles for beginners.

• Brief mention of the GADA Prize being developed for open-source transhuman technology projects, with a requirement that submissions must be open source from the beginning, not just after winning.

• Discussion about H+ Magazine's content strategy and audience engagement, noting it receives 2,000-3,000 regular daily readers with spikes up to 10,000 unique visitors.