# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (August 28, 2013)

• A paper on cerebral organoids modeling human brain development and microcephaly was shared and discussed, with links to the original Nature publication (doi:10.1038/nature12517) and a BBC news article covering the breakthrough.

• Several Bitcoin investment and trading platforms were mentioned, including BTCT, Bitfunder, MPex, Havelock Investments, and ASICMINER-PT, suggesting interest in cryptocurrency investment within the transhumanist community.

• A discussion about DeathByCaptcha's Python API took place, with suggestions for improving its error handling and converting it to use the requests library instead of urllib.

• Several academic papers were retrieved through paperbot, including studies related to complex systems physics (from ScienceDirect), showing the channel's focus on scientific literature access.

• Members expressed frustration with academic publishing models, specifically criticizing ScienceDirect's "ShoppingCartURL" as an inappropriate metaphor for accessing scientific knowledge.