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"Modafinil is just the first of a wave of new lifestyle drugs that promise to do for sleep what the contraceptive pill did for sex - unshackle it from nature." Hell yes - I'll buy all you caOrion's Arm
Post Singularity game/community in developmentAn uplifting evening with James Hughes
Debating the ethics of animal uplift.'Mind over matter' no longer science fiction
That 'use-your-mind-to-type' device is back in the news again. Still a good story, though.God and the Singularity, the Survey
Put forward your views on religion and the technological singularity - Phil 'Speculist' Bowermaster needs your data!Has the Singularity arrived yet?
Hint : check the source code.Declaration of Singularity Revisited
The Speculist crew request your allegience to the civilisation of the future! I have signed up, naturally. :)Mormon Transhumanist Association
"We seek the spiritual and physical exaltation of individuals and their anatomies, as well as communities and their environments, according to their wills, desires and laws, to the extent they arMatrioshka Brain Home Page
What's a Matrioshka Brain? It's like a Dyson Sphere, just less anthropocentric; an idea that has been mined by a fair few SF authors, and will no doubt obsess me for weeks to follow. w00t!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 agThis is your brain on Google
"We already know we can trigger neurons mechanically ... You can interact directly with the brain without implanted electrodes. Then the next step is being able to think something and have it hapAccelerando reviews
Not one, not two, but THREE negative reviews of Stross's 'Accelerando'; guess the World Transhumanist Association award votes weren't unanimous, thenSynthetic Biology - Best Not to Ignore the Risks
"If I am knowledgeable about biology and have the tools to create new organisms from scratch, then it would be entirely plausible I could certainly construct something that poses a threat to allJolting Your Neurons to Life: Boosting Verbal and Creative Skills and Memory in the Frankenstein Tradition
"...once this method is improved and the technology refined, would unobtrusive electrodes be able to pass microcurrents through our heads whenever we need enhanced memory during the day?"Hard Takeoff not Incompatible with Some Continuity
"So what cognitive and practical advantages would a human-similar AI have over a human actor?" More singularity theory from Anissimov.Laughable forecasting
"Someone might want to chat with Professor Curry about a career change, staying away from technological forecasting, or at the very least learning more about accelerating change." DebunkingSuperhumanism?
"After people accept that “natural” does not equal “good”, and begin to get enthusiastic about human modification, the need to be encouraged to contemplate the results of aggressive iterative selAndart: Warning Signs for Tomorrow
"All the truly cool transhuman technologies are going to require warning signs." These are a work of sublime genius.No Solution To Cancer: Have Our Genes Evolved To Turn Against Us?
"We are cell colonies developed for propagating our genes from one generation to the next. [...] The entire human genome is therefore probably developed to give us a limited lifespan...” TranshumGrow Your Own Limbs
"Prosthetics are getting better all the time, but they will never be as good as the limbs we were born with. So two teams of scientists at 10 institutions across the country are competing to regrYou Snooze, You Lose
"This emerging breed of “wakefulness” pills promises to keep the workers of tomorrow not just awake, but alert, on-task and feeling fine through the night and well into the next day. Remember the
