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    Image of Ray Kurzweil - bringing my dreams to real life in a virtual world
    Ray Kurzweil - bringing my dreams to real life in a virtual world
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    When I was much younger, I told my father I believed I would live forever. He asked how that would happen and gently reminded me that we all die sooner or later. I explained that I believed we would...

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    Image of Engineering the perfect human
    Engineering the perfect human
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Recently, Harvard University had a panel discussing the legacy of the Human Genome Project. Started in 1990, and with scientists from six countries and initial funding of $3 billion, the project publ...

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    Image of Do you want to live forever?
    Do you want to live forever?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The mystical Fountain of Youth so long sought after... What if it were real, and the key to life could be discovered in an 18-year old girl that, for all intents and purposes, is a baby? What if, in...

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    Image of The dangers of transhumanism
    The dangers of transhumanism
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    What does it mean to be human? Transhumanists want to use technology to enhance the human body. What are the ethical considerations for enhancing human biology with technology? Are we less human with...

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    Transhumanism
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    What do you all think about the development of the transhumanism movement? I am shocked to say that the reason the unibomber did what he did was to wake up the masses to this kind of technological de...

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    Image of The Inevitability of Eugenics: A Race of Self-Designing Tinker Toys
    The Inevitability of Eugenics: A Race of Self-Designing Tinker Toys
    lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in science
    Mention of eugenics inevitably results in whoops of horror, gnashing of hair, rending of teeth, and discussion of Hitler. Occasionally, however, matters of importance merit discussion even if they...

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    Image of Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man
    Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man
    waitbutwhy.com link posted by c_prompt in technology
    Chris Anderson, who runs TED Talks, calls Musk “the world’s most remarkable living entrepreneur.” Others know him as “the real life Iron Man,” and not for no reason—Jon Favreau actually...

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    Image of The Search for Exceptional Genomes. They walk among us. Natural experiments, living ordinary lives, unaware that their genes may hold the clue to the next superdrug.
    The Search for Exceptional Genomes. They walk among us. Natural experiments, living ordinary lives, unaware that their genes may hold the clue to the next superdrug.
    technologyreview.com link posted by digdug in science
    Ten years ago, scientists discovered that some people are naturally missing working copies of a gene known as PCSK9. The consequences of the mutation were extraordinary. These people, including a T...

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    Image of How a nerdy kid from nowhere self-published a best-seller and got noticed by Google CEO Larry Page and The Wall Street Journal
    How a nerdy kid from nowhere self-published a best-seller and got noticed by Google CEO Larry Page and The Wall Street Journal
    federicopistono.org link posted by c_prompt in teens
    Last week Larry Page, the CEO of one of the largest corporations in the world, and possibly one of the most powerful people on the planet, released an interview with the Financial Times endorsing m...

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    Image of Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Average High School Senior
    Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Average High School Senior
    blogs.wsj.com link posted by digdug in technology
    Artificial intelligence in Japan is getting closer to entering college. AI software scored higher on the English section of Japan’s standardized college entrance test than the average Japanes...

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    Image of Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek
    Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek
    editorial posted by b_independent in philosophy
    Stephen Fry once quipped that "most of human history and art can be expressed in Star Trek plots." So much about story-telling is presenting different philosophies in various contexts and describin...

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    Image of PostHuman: An Introduction To Transhumanism
    PostHuman: An Introduction To Transhumanism
    biops.co.uk link posted by c_prompt in health
    I love this subject, and this is a useful introductory video by the British Institute of Posthuman Studies if you're unfamiliar with transhumanism. It discusses super longevity, super intelligence...

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