# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Participants discussed various methods for measuring metabolic rate, including whole body calorimetry, CO2 measurement, and tracking metrics like heart rate, body fat percentage, and skeletal muscle percentage, with scientific resources shared about using carbon dioxide output to calculate caloric consumption through Krebs cycle stoichiometry.

• A Microsoft research paper was highlighted showing that spelling errors in phishing emails counterintuitively increase success rates by filtering for more susceptible targets: http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/167719/WhyFromNigeria.pdf.

• Research on DNA nanotechnology was shared, specifically a paper on DNA Gridiron Nanostructures based on Four-Arm Junctions, with paperbot providing access to the full PDF.

• Concerns were raised about "dual use" arguments being employed to restrict scientific publication, with reference to a document from the Federation of American Scientists examining this issue: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/R42606.pdf.

• The conversation revealed ongoing development of academic paper sharing tools, including a patch for pdfparanoia (likely for removing identifying watermarks from PDFs) and demonstrations of paperbot retrieving papers from Nature, Springer, and Wiley journals.

• A biohacking meetup in San Francisco was discussed, with mentions of OpenBiotech.com and their open-source biological products, along with recommendations to visit innovation spaces like 3scan and Noisebridge hackerspace.