# Summary of ##hplusroadmap IRC Log (Dec 27, 2016)

* An article titled "In defence of METI" from Nature Physics was shared, discussing messaging to extraterrestrial intelligence.

* A critique of impact factors for evaluating research was shared, highlighting how Hodgkin and Huxley's groundbreaking 120-page paper defining electrophysiology (1952) would be difficult to publish today, as researchers now favor shorter papers in high-impact journals.

* Links to the 33rd Chaos Communication Congress (33C3) were shared, including the event schedule (Fahrplan) and livestreams, providing access to this major hacker conference.

* A discussion about Kriging (Gaussian process regression) took place, which is a statistical method of interpolation used in geostatistics.

* A VR implementation of "Fantastic Contraption" was discussed, with observations about spatial requirements and scale limitations when playing in small or obstructed rooms.

* A vague job advertisement seeking someone with CRISPR experience was critiqued for its lack of specificity.