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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Western Purple Martin: @geochurch · Please join me at ARDD 2026 Registration: http://agingpharma.org#ARDD2026 Harvard #AgingResearch #DrugDiscovery October 1–3, 2026 Th-Sat * How best to grow a #RealisticVirtualEarthForAgingResearch @WorldUnivAndSch, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForDrugDiscovery @WUaSPress? Think #GoogleStreetView w #GTimeSlider @ #GCell #GMolecule #GQubit levels & w #GPegman >#AvatarAgentEHR Network w @geochurch http://agingpharma.org? * * * World Pipe Band Championships Glasgow Scotland 9-15 August 2026 Attend virtually? How could a #RealisticVirtualEarth, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForPerformance + #ForMusicMaking help in future? https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Great_Highland_Bagpipe #WUaSpiping ~ * * * Who's Really #ShapingLibraryEbookPolicy? - Implications for @WorldUnivAndSch's 1) ~50 #USstates' & ~200 #WUaScountries' online #UniversityLibrariesWUaS



@geochurch · Please join me at ARDD 2026 Registration: http://agingpharma.org#ARDD2026 Harvard #AgingResearch #DrugDiscovery October 1–3, 2026 Th-Sat
 

How best to grow a #RealisticVirtualEarthForAgingResearch @WorldUnivAndSch, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForDrugDiscovery @WUaSPress? Think #GoogleStreetView w #GTimeSlider @ #GCell #GMolecule #GQubit levels & w #GPegman >#AvatarAgentEHR Network w @geochurch  http://agingpharma.org?

https://x.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/2085077777519390801




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How best to grow a #RealisticVirtualEarthForAgingResearch @WorldUnivAndSch, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForDrugDiscovery @WUaSPress? Think #GoogleStreetView w #GTimeSlider @ #GCell #GMolecule #GQubit levels & w #GPegman >#AvatarAgentEHR Network w http://agingpharma.org @geochurch?

https://x.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/2085078171108680142

https://x.com/WUaSPress/status/2085078666590158862



george church
@geochurch
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Please join me at ARDD 2026, the leading conference on Aging Research and Drug Discovery.  At the beautiful Harvard  Rubenstein Treehouse  October 1–3, 2026. Scientists, biotech pioneers, pharmaceutical executives, investors, and policymakers advancing longevity science. Registration: http://agingpharma.org#ARDD2026 #AgingResearch #DrugDiscovery

https://x.com/geochurch/status/2084958479148523537

 





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World Pipe Band Championships Glasgow Scotland 9-15 August 2026 Attend virtually? How could a #RealisticVirtualEarth, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForPerformance + #ForMusicMaking help in future? https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Great_Highland_Bagpipe #WUaSpiping ~


World Pipe Band Championships Glasgow Scotland 9-15 August 2026 
-https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-music-and-culture/world-pipe-band-championships/the-worlds-biggest-week-of-piping Attend virtually? How could a #RealisticVirtualEarth, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForPerformance + #ForMusicMaking help in future? https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Great_Highland_Bagpipe #WUaSpiping ~






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Who's Really #ShapingLibraryEbookPolicy? - Implications for @WorldUnivAndSch's 1) ~50 #USstates' & ~200 #WUaScountries' online #UniversityLibrariesWUaS


Who's Really #ShapingLibraryEbookPolicy? https://mailchi.mp/e73d3e3e632f/empowering-libraries-17008161?e=3002083275 > https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/moving-beyond-the-publisher-playbook-why-state-level-contract-law-is-essential-to-the-future-of-digital-library-rights Implications for @WorldUnivAndSch's 1) ~50 #USstates' & ~200 #WUaScountries' online #UniversityLibrariesWUaS 2) the @WUaSPress #WUaSAcademicPress in 7159 languages 3) its #WUaSbookstores? 










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Who's Really Shaping Library Ebook Policy?

Libraries spend millions renting ebooks they'll never own. If that frustrates you, you're not alone. A new op-ed from the eBook Study Group argues it's time to stop playing by the publisher playbook, asking why Penguin Random House sponsored a critique of stronger library ebook rights. If you care about the future of digital collections, the op-ed is essential reading.

Internet Archive to New York: Don’t Kill the Good Bots in the Fight Against Bad Bots

Internet Archive has joined with EFF and other civil society organizations in asking the Governor of New York to veto new legislation that aims to curb abusive AI scraping, but could unintentionally harm public-interest tools like the Wayback Machine. The proposed Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act risks lumping beneficial web crawlers into the same category as harmful AI bots. Internet Archive's senior policy counsel, Lila Baileyoutlines why we believe lawmakers can address abusive scraping without undermining the digital infrastructure that libraries, researchers, journalists, and the public rely on.

Check out the final three episodes of our special Vanishing Culture series on the Future Knowledge podcast, from Internet Archive and Authors Alliance:

Host Vida Vojić speaks with writer and researcher Helen Nde, founder of Mythological Africans, and folklorist Laura Gibbs about why preserving African folklore matters. Together they explore how folktales preserve culture, identity, and collective memory, and what we risk losing if these stories aren't passed on and preserved in the digital age. Listen now.
Vida speaks with Peter Scholing of Biblioteca Nacional Aruba and the Coleccion Aruba digital heritage platform about why preserving Papiamento matters. They discuss how Aruba's creole language carries culture, history, and identity, and what we lose when endangered languages disappear. Listen now.
What does it mean to preserve culture in an age of disappearing websites, platform-controlled media, and fragile digital memories? In the final episode of our Vanishing Culture series, Vida and producer Alice Bridgwood reflect on the conversations, ideas, and lessons that emerged throughout the series. Listen now.
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Open For Whom? Access to Knowledge in the Age of AI
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AI is reshaping access to knowledge, so who is “open” really for? Join a live discussion on the tensions between openness, AI & access.

Library infrastructure is under strain as large-scale data use accelerates. Publishers who once embraced openness are facing hard conversations with authors concerned about how their work is being used to train AI systems. At the same time, advocates of Open Educational Resources (OER) are navigating a paradox: wanting their materials to reach students widely, even as those same materials are absorbed by powerful commercial tools.

Join librarian Chris Bourg (MIT Libraries), educator Lisa Petrides (ISKME), and publisher Charles Watkinson (University of Michigan Press) for a timely, nuanced conversation about access to information in the digital age.
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Join the Internet Archive for a live performance by Negativland, the legendary sound collage collective whose groundbreaking work has challenged conventions around media, copyright, and culture for more than four decades. Over The Edge: Significantly Less Deceptive transforms our San Francisco headquarters into a live "theater of the mind," blending found sound, music, radio, humor, and sonic experimentation. Known for the landmark legal battle sparked by their infamous U2 parody, Negativland helped shape the conversation around fair use, artistic freedom, and who controls culture.
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Society, Information Technology, and the Global University, (forthcoming, Academic Press at World University and School, 2026) 

Scottish Small Piping album #2 - Honey Piobaireachd (2022)
Poetry! Order Book #5 Light, Float, Sit, Watsu ~ Virtually (2021, Academic Press at WUaS)

Scottish Small Piping album #1 Honey in the Bag ~ Out of the Air tune (2020)


Order Book #3 Winding Road Rainbow: Harbin, Wandering & the Poetry of Loving Bliss (2018,  Academic Press at WUaS)

Order Book #2 Haiku-ish and Other Loving Hippie Harbin Poetry (2017,  Academic Press at WUaS) 

Order Actual-Virtual Ethnographic Book #1: Naked Harbin Ethnography (2016, Academic Press at World University and School)


https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Nation_States (planning ~200 countries' WUaS world class universities in their main languages, per the Olympics, for free-to-students' WUaS degrees from home)

https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Languages (planning to be in all 7159 living languages, each as or with wiki schools for open people-to-people wiki-teaching and wiki-learning, e.g. from here - https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Subjects)

- Scott GK MacLeod  
Founder, President, CEO & Professor
at / of best STEAM CC licensed OCW, Wiki,
World University & School (WUaS)  
- USPS US Post Office, PO Box 132, General Delivery, Canyon, CA 94516

1) non-profit 501(c)(3) Public Charity
building on CC-4 licensed MIT OCW in 7 languages - 


2) for profit general stock company WUaS Corporation in CA - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/AcademicPress.html
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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Eriodictyon capitatum, the Lompoc yerba santa: Super: #QuantumEchoes incl. running simulations FWD & in reverse #ReversingTheArrowOfTime - How does #QuantumComputing help determine complex #GmolecularStructures? How to interoperate with #RealisticVirtualEarthForAgingReversal #RVEForDrugs #WUaSUnivs ? and the Google Quantum Computer at USCB * * * Giuseppe Verdi: #VerdiMessaDaRequiem https://youtube.com/shorts/57f078xzXdk #BerlinPhilharmonic To https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Symphony_Orchestra_at_World_University_and_School & https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Opera Play / sing w in #RealisticVirtualEarth? * * * HarbinBook @HarbinBook When were the #SutroBaths in NW SF most active & what were they like in #RVE? The Sutro Baths were most active from their grand opening in 1896 through the early 1900s https://share.gemini.google/LvVfhk2LG0SJ Into a #RealisticVirtualEarthForHistory & w #EthnoWikiVirtualWorldGraphy #WUaShistory ~

 



Super: #QuantumEchoes incl. running simulations FWD & in reverse #ReversingTheArrowOfTime


Super: #QuantumEchoes incl. running simulations FWD & in reverse #ReversingTheArrowOfTime 
How does #QuantumComputing help determine complex #GmolecularStructures? How to interoperate with #RealisticVirtualEarthForAgingReversal #RVEForDrugs #WUaSUnivs ?


PPS
Google Quantum Echoes' Youtube video - 
and re 'reversing the arrow of time' ? 



What is #ReversingTheArrowOfTime in these #GQuantumEchoes - https://youtube.com/shorts/AFhuNsebOpA & how could these be developed to determine complex molecular structures for #AgingReversal & #ExtremeLongevity #GeneticDrugTherapies emerging?





What is Reversing The Arrow Of Time here in these Quantum Super Echoes - https://youtube.com/shorts/AFhuNsebOpA and how could this be developed to determine complex molecular structures for aging reversal and extreme longevity genetic drUg therapies emerging FDA approved and with the Google Quantum computer at UCSB for ex?


What is "Reversing the Arrow of Time" in Quantum Super Echoes?

In classical physics, entropy dictates that once a system scrambles—like a drop of ink dissolving in the ocean—it is practically impossible to perfectly undo [00:08]. However, in the quantum realm, Google Quantum AI's "Quantum Echoes" algorithm utilizes a time-reversal protocol that mimics rewinding the clock [00:15].

The mechanism works through Out-of-Time-Order Correlators (OTOCs) run on Google's 105-qubit Willow chip:

  1. Forward Evolution: A carefully crafted quantum signal is sent forward through the quantum processor, allowing qubits to interact and scramble information [00:34].
  2. Perturbation (The Tweak): A slight perturbation or "tweak" is applied to one of the qubits [00:34].
  3. Backward Evolution (The Rewind): The quantum system's evolution is precisely reversed [00:34].
  4. Constructive Interference: Because the quantum state is reversed, the signal "unscrambles" itself and constructive interference amplifies a return signal—the "Quantum Echo" [00:41].

This allows scientists to rescue complex, weak quantum signals that would normally be lost to noise or classical decay, acting essentially as a quantum microscope [01:45].

Developing This for Aging Reversal & Extreme Longevity Genetic Drug Therapies

To advance extreme longevity research and develop genetic drug therapies that can successfully clear FDA-approval pipelines, we must understand exactly how molecules interact at the atomic scale. Historically, Google Quantum AI's hardware research has been closely integrated with the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).

Using the Willow chip's verifiable quantum advantage—which completes in 2 hours what would take a classical supercomputer roughly 13,000 times longer [00:48]—this technology can be developed to accelerate drug discovery in several key ways:

1. A High-Precision "Molecular Ruler" for NMR

In proof-of-principle work with UC Berkeley, Google applied this algorithm to perform NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) spectroscopy on organic molecules [01:12]. NMR is the standard tool used by biochemists to determine molecular geometry. Quantum echoes allow NMR to act as a much "longer" molecular ruler, resolving atomic distances and 3D structures that conventional methods simply cannot reach.

2. Resolving Protein Folding in Aging Pathways

Many aging-related diseases and longevity targets involve complex, misfolded proteins or intricate epigenetic regulators. Quantum computing can simulate protein folding in their natural medium [01:31], bypassing classical computational bottlenecks. Scaling this technique to molecules with 50 to 60 spins will allow researchers to accurately model how longevity therapies fold and bind [01:26].

3. Mapping Exact Drug-Target Binding

Before an extreme-longevity genetic therapy or small molecule can win FDA approval, researchers must prove exactly how and where it binds to its target receptors to minimize off-target side effects. A quantum microscope powered by Willow can map these drug-target interfaces at unprecedented resolutions, dramatically shortening the pre-clinical trial design phase and optimizing drug efficacy.

To learn more about how Google is scaling this technology from theory to physical biochemistry, you can watch the full video on the Google Research YouTube Channel.





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And see re Google Quantum computer and 'reversing the arrow of time' too  - 


Santa Lucia Mesa Mint (Pogogyne clareana): Yoga greetings for the Restorative Yoga explorations on Saturday July 18 (and as we may live to 150 and well beyond:)

https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2026/07/santa-lucia-mesa-mint-pogogyne-clareana.html






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Giuseppe Verdi: #VerdiMessaDaRequiem https://youtube.com/shorts/57f078xzXdk #BerlinPhilharmonic To https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool. org/wiki/Symphony_Orchestra_at_World_University_and_School & https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool. org/wiki/Opera Play / sing w in #RealisticVirtualEarth?



Verdi Messa Da Requiem

The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a dramatic, operatic setting of the Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir, and orchestra. Composed in 1874 to honor the esteemed Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni, it is one of the most powerful and frequently performed choral works in the classical repertoire, lasting about 85–90 minutes. [1, 2]
Structure and Sections
The Requiem is divided into seven main sections that span the traditional Latin text: [1]
  1. Requiem et Kyrie: A serene, mournful opening pleading for eternal rest.
  2. Dies irae: The centerpiece of the piece. It is a fierce, terrifying depiction of the Day of Judgment, famous for the thunderous crashes of the bass drum and the blaring brass.
  3. Offertorio: A lyrical prayer featuring the four vocal soloists.
  4. Sanctus: A triumphant, fugal double chorus.
  5. Agnus Dei: A moving, bare-textured plea sung by the soprano and mezzo-soprano.
  6. Lux aeterna: A gentle, luminous ensemble.
  7. Libera me: The climax of the piece where the soprano fiercely pleads for deliverance from eternal death. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Origins and Style
Verdi originally composed the Libera me in 1869 as part of a collaborative requiem mass honoring Gioachino Rossini. When that project was abandoned, Verdi decided to write a full requiem of his own for Manzoni, combining his dramatic theatrical style with profound religious reverence. [1, 2]
You can find the full score and recordings to listen to on platforms like Spotify or read more about its detailed history and lyrics on the London Concert Choir site.
For a visually and audibly striking look at the intensity and power behind the famous "Dies Irae" movement, which captures the dramatic full scale of Verdi's masterpiece:








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HarbinBook
@HarbinBook

When were the #SutroBaths in NW SF most active & what were they like in #RVE?
The Sutro Baths were most active from their grand opening in 1896 through the early 1900s
https://share.gemini.google/LvVfhk2LG0SJ

Into a #RealisticVirtualEarthForHistory & w #EthnoWikiVirtualWorldGraphy #WUaShistory ~





HarbinBook
@HarbinBook
When were the Sutro Baths in Northwest San Francisco most active and what were they like?
The Sutro Baths were most active from their grand opening in 1896 through the early 1900s
https://share.gemini.google/LvVfhk2LG0SJ

Into a #RealisticVirtualEarthForHistory & w #EthnoWikiVirtualWorldGraphy ~



https://x.com/HarbinBook/status/2077556790578053459





Scott - sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org
@scottmacleod
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15h
When were the Sutro Baths in Northwest San Francisco most active and what were they like?
The Sutro Baths were most active from their grand opening in 1896 through the early 1900s
https://share.gemini.google/LvVfhk2LG0SJ

Into a #RealisticVirtualEarthForHistory & w #EthnoWikiVirtualWorldGraphy ~


https://x.com/scottmacleod/status/2077556791190360083




HarbinBook
@HarbinBook

When were the #SutroBaths in NW SF most active & what were they like in #RVE?
The Sutro Baths were most active from their grand opening in 1896 through the early 1900s
https://share.gemini.google/LvVfhk2LG0SJ

Into a #RealisticVirtualEarthForHistory & w #EthnoWikiVirtualWorldGraphy #WUaShistory ~

https://x.com/HarbinBook/status/2077542501666492467




the Open Band (Berkeley)
@TheOpenBand
When were the #SutroBaths in NW SF most active and what were they like?
The Sutro Baths were most active from their grand opening in 1896 through the early 1900s
https://share.gemini.google/LvVfhk2LG0SJ

Into a #RealisticVirtualEarthForHistory & w #EthnoWikiVirtualWorldGraphy #WUaShistory ~

https://x.com/TheOpenBand/status/2077541742350663848









When were the Sutro Baths in Northwest San Francisco most active and what were they like? 

The Sutro Baths were most active from their grand opening in 1896 through the early 1900s


The Sutro Baths were most active from their grand opening in 1896 through the early 1900s, drawing thousands of daily visitors before experiencing a slow decline leading up to the Great Depression.

Housed under a massive, three-acre vaulted glass pavilion, the facility was a spectacular, high-energy entertainment palace featuring six saltwater pools heated to various temperatures and one freshwater pool. The pools were filled directly by the ocean's high tides using an ingenious engineering system and were equipped with slides, trapezes, springboards, and high dives. Beyond swimming, the complex served as a massive cultural destination that featured a museum with eclectic artifacts like Egyptian mummies, international art galleries, restaurants, and an amphitheater hosting live concerts and talent shows.



Into a #RealisticVirtualEarthForHistory & with #EthnoWikiVirtualWorldGraphy ~












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