# Key Insights from #hplusroadmap Discussions

• Research on brain structure revealed that Einstein's brain contained significantly more glial cells in the left angular gyrus, with evidence suggesting that the ratio of glial cells to neurons correlates with intelligence across species and that human astroglial cells are 27 times larger than those in mice.

• Cryptocurrency security research by Lear Bahack challenged Bitcoin's claim about transaction reversal probability decreasing exponentially with block depth, particularly when considering difficulty adjustment algorithms.

• Participants analyzed advanced worm propagation strategies, including the "Warhol superworm" concept that pre-scans networks for vulnerable targets and theoretical coordinated worms that communicate between instances for optimal infection.

• The conversation explored distributed content sharing architectures, with critical analysis of systems like MaidSafe, Filecoin, and Storj, while discussing Freenet's philosophy where "nobody owns a full part of any file" as a potential approach offering plausible deniability.

• Discussions on interstellar economics debated whether meaningful economic exchange is possible across light-year distances without faster-than-light communication, highlighting fundamental challenges for cryptocurrency systems in space colonization scenarios.

• Lab automation platforms like Transcriptic were examined for their use of JSON-defined protocols, alongside discussions about the economics of research where experienced postdocs earn around $40k/year while automated systems cost approximately $2.38 per run.