# Summary of IRC Log from #hplusroadmap (September 9, 2014)

The IRC log contained minimal substantive discussion, but these key points emerged:

* The Palo Alto Longevity Prize was announced - a $1 million life science competition dedicated to ending aging by restoring the body's homeostatic capacity and promoting healthy lifespan extension.

* A research paper was shared about biologists delaying the aging process by "remote control," though specific details weren't discussed in the conversation.

* Project Ara, Google's modular open hardware phone project, was briefly mentioned, with some participants expressing skepticism about its "modified Linaro Android" software.

* A VEST (Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer) sensory substitution neuroscience project on Kickstarter was shared, related to synesthesia research.

* A paper on evolving spike-timing-dependent plasticity for single-trial learning in robots was shared, potentially relevant to neural computation research.

* The PROMED mailing list (International Society for Infectious Diseases) was recommended as an excellent resource for keeping up with epidemiology topics, noting it's used by medical professionals and referenced by publications like The Economist.