Bronze Age Sewn Boat

In March 2014 one of the oldest boats ever constructed was found at the bottom of Zambratija Cove, in Croatia. Marine archaeologist, Giulia Boetto discovered the Bronze Age sewn boat, which dated all the way back to 1,200 BC. The vessel was a type of wooden boat that was sewn together using rope, roots and willow branches. The relic measured 7 metres in length and 2.5 metres in width and was still in remarkable condition, with some stitching still visible. A remarkable achievement, especially considering it was over 3,000 years old!

Source: 4. Bronze Age Sewn Boat. Croatia | 20 Underwater Wonders of Our Blue Planet | EarthTripper| Page 1

The Big Bang is going down – Boing Boing

The theory which replaces the Big Bang will treat the universe as an information processor. The universe is made of information and uses that information to define itself. Quantum mechanics and relativity pertain to the interactions of information, and the theory which finally unifies them will be information-based.

The Big Bang doesn’t describe an information-processing universe. Information processors don’t blow up after one calculation. You don’t toss your smart phone after just one text. The real universe – a non-Big Bang universe – recycles itself in a series of little bangs, lighting up old, burned-out galaxies which function as memory as needed.

via The Big Bang is going down – Boing Boing.

NetAppVoice: Psychic Surgery: Banned For Good Reason [100 Words Into The Future] – Forbes

Certain things in her past she wants to forget. Needs to forget.

She’s tried everything else. At this point, she’ll do anything.

Some years earlier, psychic surgery was available legitimately. But now it’s illegal, her only option is the back-street.

Advanced cellular imaging lets a MediBot pinpoint neurons triggered when she recalls past times she wants “undone.” However, they haven’t perfected techniques to re-graft newer memories once their anchors are gone.

Waking alone in the cubicle, she feels uneasy.

She starts reciting her address, but doesn’t understand why she can’t remember where it is.

via NetAppVoice: Psychic Surgery: Banned For Good Reason [100 Words Into The Future] – Forbes.