# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (May 18, 2016)

• A discussion about cryonics services included criticism of CI (Cryonics Institute), describing it as providing "amateur hour suspensions" with insufficient patient care funds and a tendency to comply with legal challenges rather than fight for preservation of bodies.

• Participants discussed selection effects in the context of intelligent life emergence, noting the asymmetry between the conjunctive nature of intelligence emergence (requiring multiple conditions) versus the disjunctive nature of explanations for silence of intelligent life.

• A paper on surface-only techniques for simulating incompressible liquids was shared, describing a novel approach using triangle mesh and Lagrangian velocity fields to simulate various liquid phenomena including waterbells and droplet collisions.

• A new scientific discovery regarding photon angular momentum was discussed, referencing a Science Advances paper titled "There are many ways to spin a photon: Half-quantization of a total optical angular momentum."

• A TechCrunch article was shared suggesting that space exploration will drive transhumanist development and help mitigate existential risks.

• A user inquired about the educational value of completing computational biology problems on Rosalind.info, seeking guidance on whether these exercises would be worthwhile for learning purposes.