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Scenario prompts 5 June 2025
The scenario prompt for today is consciousness. We are not thinking machines that feel. We are feeling bodies that think. That conclusion has huge consequences for AI, robotics and embodied AI. Think about it.
The other prompts are liquid batteries, circular 3D printing, innovation, bioprinting organs, emotional economics, magnetic ink, consciousness, market research, digital twins of the brain, AI not understanding a flower, human brains on a chip, and portable nuclear microreactors.
Consciousness Begins in the Body, Not the Mind, Groundbreaking Study Finds. Could That Save Countless Coma Patients?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a64701831/descartes-consciousness-theory-challenged/
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Liquid batteries store oxygen like blood to boost robot power by six times
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/liquid-batteries-boost-robot-power
Inspired by the human circulatory system, engineers have developed an advanced liquid energy storage and delivery system that could revolutionize robotics and chemical manufacturing.
New 3D printing method enables complex designs and creates less waste
https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-3d-printing-method-enables-complex-designs-creates-less-waste-0603
MIT engineers developed a technique for making intricate structures with supports that can be dissolved and reused instead of thrown away.
Can’t Innovate Without A Mandate
https://innov8rs.co/news/cant-innovate-without-a-mandate/
You need a clear sense of mission, a “mandate from above” that drove them forward with conviction and legitimacy.
Bioprinted organs ‘10–15 years away,’ says startup regenerating dog skin
https://thenextweb.com/news/bioprinting-human-organs-in-10-years
Vital3D has created the first bioprinted wound patch for pets — and plans to bring the tech to human organs
How emotional economics is reshaping alternative investments in Southeast Asia
Gen-Z investors represent a paradigm shift in how value is perceived, created, and captured. This generation isn’t making irrational decisions; they’re operating under a different rationality—one where emotional fulfilment is as important as, and sometimes more important than, pure financial returns.
Magnetic 3D Printed Pen Shows Promise for Parkinson’s Diagnosis
https://3dprinting.com/news/magnetic-3d-printed-pen-shows-promise-for-parkinsons-diagnosis/
Researchers have developed a 3D-printed pen containing magnetic ink that may help identify Parkinson’s disease through handwriting analysis. The device captures motion patterns that could indicate the presence of the neurodegenerative disorder.
Faster, Smarter, Cheaper: AI Is Reinventing Market Research
https://a16z.com/ai-market-research/
For decades, companies have poured billions of dollars into market research to better understand their customers, only to be constrained by slow surveys, biased panels, and lagging insights
Another Step Toward Digital Twins of the Brain
https://www.clouddatainsights.com/another-step-toward-digital-twins-of-the-brain/
Imagine being able to conduct experiments on the brain without the need for a living subject. In the near future, scientists may be able to do just that by using a digital version of the brain itself
Why AI can't understand a flower the way humans do
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-ai-humans.html
A large language model can't smell a rose, touch the petals of a daisy or walk through a field of wildflowers
Human Brain Cells on a Chip for Sale
https://spectrum.ieee.org/biological-computer-for-sale
Unlike conventional silicon-based systems, the hybrid platform uses live human neurons capable of adapting, learning, and responding to external inputs in real time.
World’s first mass-producible nuclear reactor set for testing by US startup
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-first-mass-produced-nuclear-reactor
Radiant, a startup based in California, has raised $165 million in Series C funding. This funding will help the US modernize its energy systems by developing portable nuclear microreactors using advanced nuclear technology.
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