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Dasha Nikolaeva
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Aug 26, 2021

A story about how we decided to nuke an asteroid.

Speaking out against humans, vodka fuel, fake democracy, sending prisoners on an asteroid, Martian pancakes, and much more. — Last August, my friend went through an amazing program and he encouraged me to apply for the next year. It’s organized every year by the Foundation for International Space Education(FISE). They’ve been doing this for over 20 years. Every time, 50 high school students from all over the world come…

Asteroids

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A story about how we decided to nuke an asteroid.
A story about how we decided to nuke an asteroid.
Asteroids

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Aug 16, 2021

Making mycelium at home.

I thought it would be fun to experiment with mushrooms/mycelium, the first step would (obviously) be growing mycelium. So I did. — While the packaged mycelium is on its way, I used the oyster mushrooms I had in the fridge. For other ingredients, I also used things I already had at home. Growing mycelium out of the ingredients you already have at home AKA cardboard mycelium cardboard hydrogen peroxide

Mushrooms

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Making mycelium at home.
Making mycelium at home.
Mushrooms

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Aug 15, 2021

Growing furniture, bacon, and leather out of mushrooms.

Did you know that we can grow houses, furniture, coffins? We know how to make those industries more sustainable with mycelium. So how might we turn fungi into bacon, bricks, leather? How did I? — In April, I watched a video about mycelium packaging and found the idea very exciting. So… I’m growing mycelium!!! What did I do as of now(1,5 months)? invaded logs with mushrooms, made cardboard mycelium,

Mushrooms

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Growing furniture, bacon, and leather out of mushrooms.
Growing furniture, bacon, and leather out of mushrooms.
Mushrooms

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May 24, 2021

Nanozyme: eliminating the leading cause of death worldwide.

Atherosclerosis is responsible for about 50% of deaths globally including ischemic strokes and heart disease. We are leveraging nanotechnology and gene editing to destroy the root cause of these deaths— plaques. — This article was written by Hung, Sualeha, Neha and me, Dasha. The headline might sound like clickbait, yet it’s not. We have the solution. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally.

Death

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Nanozyme: eliminating the leading cause of death worldwide.
Nanozyme: eliminating the leading cause of death worldwide.
Death

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May 23, 2021

Russian futurists of Clubhouse: building a bioreactor to grow the smallest vegetable on Earth🤯

With the food&climate crisis coming, innovations in how we grow our food will determine how many people we’ll be able to feed in the near future. — How I met top innovators on Clubhouse? Reading the title of the article, you’ve probably got questions. Like a hell of a lot of questions. Does this even make sense? Yep. I was casually chilling on Clubhouse when I saw a room called: “screwing with biotech🌱🧬🔬” or sth. In Russian, it sounds wayyy cooler. I…

Food

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Russian futurists of Clubhouse: building a bioreactor to grow the smallest vegetable on Earth🤯
Russian futurists of Clubhouse: building a bioreactor to grow the smallest vegetable on Earth🤯
Food

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May 23, 2021

I spent two months working on female empowerment for the UN: here’s what I learned.

I attend a unicorn-person accelerator aka-TKS. In late February, it was announced that we’ll be working with the United Nations. They gave us a task: to empower women in the digital economy. Figure it out! In less than a month! I made it sound so easy but we went through…

United Nations

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I spent two months working on female empowerment for the UN: here’s what I learned.
I spent two months working on female empowerment for the UN: here’s what I learned.
United Nations

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Apr 6, 2021

Hacking attention with Neurable!

The maximum attention span is 15 minutes. Now, remember how long your classes and work sessions are. 1–2–4–8 hours? Well, after 10–15 minutes in your performance decreases drastically because your brain starts getting distracted and tired. People can’t manage to stay focused in person when everyone is watching them…

Brain Computer Interface

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hacking attention
hacking attention
Brain Computer Interface

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Feb 21, 2021

What will come after smartphones? The next big revolution.

The major technical revolutions come every 10 years or so. Last time we got smartphones and now it’s impossible to imagine our lives without them, but what is waiting behind the corner to replace them? Something even bigger? — The Smartphone We see many trends come and go, but some trends stand out — we call them revolutions. They are adopted and used by the majority, and they most likely benefit the majority. The last time it happened was when Steve Jobs presented the first iPhone in 2007. It was a…

Neuroscience

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What will come after smartphones? The next big revolution.
What will come after smartphones? The next big revolution.
Neuroscience

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Jan 21, 2021

The Future of Education is… TikTok?!

Now, you might have a highly negative view on TikTok. You will change your mind by the end of this article. Turns out, TikTok can be quite useful. — In the following article, I will be reviewing the potential usage of the TikTok-styled technology in micro-learning(further on that). I will cover the history of TikTok, how it works, and — more importantly — why this is the next big thing in education. …

Tiktok App

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The Future of Education is… TikTok?!
The Future of Education is… TikTok?!
Tiktok App

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Dec 16, 2020

How Daylight Saving Time is killing people worldwide?!

From fantastic movies you know that when you mess with time, bad things happen. So what are the consequences of ‘saving an hour’ every year? It’s juicier than you could ever imagine. — But first, what is this ‘saved one hour’? The concept was proposed by some genius in 1916. The idea was simple — move the clock one hour forward in March, move it back in November. The time in between is called Daylight Saving Time, or Summer Time. The time from November to March is called Standard Time.

Daylight Savings

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Explained: Daylight Saving Time
Explained: Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Savings

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Dasha Nikolaeva

Dasha Nikolaeva

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