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Brain-Computer Interface and the Wireless Neurosociety
Future developments in brain computer interfacesAnnihilation omens
"Homo connectus will relegate the obsolete nation-state and its dysfunctional institutions to artifacts of history, quaint but useless." Where do I sign? ;) This sounds like a book worth reaInterstellar Conundrum: Is Stross Right?
Centauri Dreams replies to the recent Charlie Stross essay on space colonisation, and raises some good points. Lively discussion thread also.A Galaxy Alive with Civilizations
"The theorist speculates that ancient super-civilizations may well be out there, and perhaps detectable through an upgraded SETI effort. But his first task [...] is to silence the critics."Learning, Memory, And Progress Toward A Living Chip
"The ability to record information in a manmade network of neurons is a step toward a cyborg-like integration of living material into memory chips."Why We Can Be Confident of Turing Test Capability Within a Quarter Century
Ray Kurzweil steps up with a chapter from his recent book, 'The Singularity Is Near'. I really hope he's right - upload me now!The Danger This Time Isn’t Human
"The Singularity is the introduction of a nonhuman intelligence, the point where the dangers of the world stop emanating from human beings and start coming from somewhere new for once."Artificial General Intelligence and its Potential Role in the Singularity
Does what it says on the tin; a serious essay on a serious subject. Link via Advanced Nanotechnology.The Human Superiority Complex
"Let me just remark that reading no science fiction at all is definitely reading too little." I couldn't agree more ... but then I'm pro-Singularity already.This Discrete Universe: Time Exposed via Computational Omniscience
Physics and philosophical headf*ck weirdness at The Huge Entity - the universe as a computation.The End of Science Fiction: When Technological Extrapolation Hits A Wall Across the Future
"As our everyday lives become increasingly science fictional -- as the stuff of fiction becomes the stuff of mundane reality [...] -- what are the dangers we face?" Heavy essay by James JohnReprogramming Biology
Ray Kurzweil waxes lyrical about genetics, synthetic biology and the future of being human. Via Advanced Nanotechnology.Why, Singularity, We Scarcely Knew
"This Thursday evening [Vernor] Vinge will challenge his own idea for the first time: 'I have some plausible, non-singularity scenarios that get us into a human-scale world with long time horizonVernor Vinge speech
"In this keynote address from Accelerating Change 2005, Vernor Vinge discusses the potential for a technological singularity..." Thank you, SF Signal.Transhumanist Sects
"Transhumanism is unique because it is so diverse. That’s why it never makes sense to label us as a religion or unified conspiracy - besides being mostly unreligious, transhumanists can barely agReverse Engineering the Turing Test
"In theory, mind uploading is a pathway to immortality [...] I'm betting that not only will it happen, but that it's possible that the writers are going to get there first." Is David EdelmanEngines of Creation - K. Eric Drexler : Cover
Seminal nanotech/singularity text now available as a free online ebook! wh00t! Saves me having to buy it, or wait an aeon for the library to get a copy.Man vs. Machine
New book offers tips on surviving a robot uprisingSINGULARITY GAME ACTIVISION HOLY CRAP!!!
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