# sex    

turning sexuality and cognition into digital vapor

Surprisingly, one of the topics Singularitarians don't bring up about the utopian virtual worlds to which we'll upload our minds is just how much sex there would be.
turning sexuality and cognition into digital vapor

# tech    

could we see a brand new kind of jail?

In the future, we might be putting far fewer people in jail and far more under constant surveillance. But will virtual prisons work?
could we see a brand new kind of jail?

# politics    

not dangerous, just poorly thought out…

Sometimes ideas advocated as dangerous and subversive are just poorly thought out notions in search of better marketing.
not dangerous, just poorly thought out…

# politics    

klinghoffer opens mouth, inserts foot yet again

The Discovery Institute needs a scapegoat for everything wrong with the world today. And surprise, surprise, it's always Darwin's fault.
klinghoffer opens mouth, inserts foot yet again

# science    

trying to predict the future, one stat at a time

Can we really crunch enough numbers to predict future trends, products, and people's behaviors?
trying to predict the future, one stat at a time

# tech    

when science fiction and computer science meet

Science fiction writers who really research AI can come away with some great insights.
when science fiction and computer science meet

# tech    

jaron lanier vs. history and the singularitarians

Jaron Lanier went from VR pioneer to Luddite afraid of transhumanists' supposed agenda of mass dehumanization.
jaron lanier vs. history and the singularitarians

# space    

when a few million years don't mean much…

Scientists issue a correction to the age of the Earth. What does this mean? Pretty much nothing...
when a few million years don't mean much…

# space    

the birth of a supermassive monster, revisited

While we still don't know how supermassive black holes get as heavy and large as they are, but we have a few ideas...
the birth of a supermassive monster, revisited

# politics    

he is the man who arranges the blocks…

UK musicians Pig With The Face Of A Boy put together a fantastic nod to Russian history.
he is the man who arranges the blocks…

# health    

how two scientists applied to be homeopaths

Two scientists submit the applications that an opening for a homeopathic doctor deserved...
how two scientists applied to be homeopaths

# tech    

international futurism: evolution and civilizations

While utopians dream of tomorrow's world, they often forget that we can't take anything for granted when it comes to humanity's future.
international futurism: evolution and civilizations

# tech    

the subtle love-hate relationship with ray kurzweil

Are public transhumanists pulling away from Kurzweil, citing him as a distraction from a much more sober and realistic community?
the subtle love-hate relationship with ray kurzweil

# astrobiology    

seti's search for alien artificial intelligence

SETI is thinking about how to detect and talk to alien computers instead of just alien beings. And that's a lot harder than it sounds.
seti's search for alien artificial intelligence

# tech    

the last invention we would ever need…

A superintelligent computer would be the last invention humanity could ever want. Figuratively and literally.
the last invention we would ever need…

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