# Summary of IRC Log from January 10, 2014

• A Japanese company called Suidobashi Heavy Industry was discussed, with links to their Kuratas project - a large rideable robot/mech that some users initially thought was a joke but appears to be a real product (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iZ0WuNvHr8).

• A research paper on psychedelics was shared: "The effects of psilocybin on the functional connectivity of the default mode network" (http://jop.sagepub.com/content/28/1/62.abstract).

• A Transhuman Visions 2.0 conference in East Bay was mentioned, with some skepticism expressed about the value of such futurology-focused events compared to more technical discussions.

• There was a brief critical discussion about "futurology" communities, with arguments that they tend to focus on superficial topics like social media rather than substantive technological developments like BSD userspace or open source GSM coprocessors.

• Users debated the value of IRC channels versus other platforms for discussing transhumanist topics, suggesting that real-time chat allows for deeper thinking and collaboration compared to karma-driven comment systems.