# Key Points from Transhumanist IRC Discussion

• Participants discussed DNA synthesis in relation to a plant project, though specific details were limited in the conversation.

• Sleep tracking data shared by a user revealed an unavoidable precession pattern related to non-24-hour sleep disorder, with detailed analytics available at fennetic.net/sleep.

• The group explored the potential use of microbes as nootropics (cognitive enhancers), including the innovative possibility of using bacterial strains with magnetic nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents for neuroimaging.

• Google Drive's OCR capabilities were highlighted as surprisingly effective for processing scanned documents, despite some limitations, during a technical exchange about document digitization technologies.

• A discussion about organizing transhumanist meetups in Osaka, Japan emphasized the value of project-oriented approaches over theoretical discussions like defining intelligence.

• Resources for virtual reality development were shared, including a reference to the W3C Augmented Reality Community Group (w3.org/community/ar/).

• Google's self-driving car reports (google.com/selfdrivingcar/reports/) were discussed, with the observation that most incidents involved other vehicles hitting the autonomous cars at low speeds.