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the quest to go really, really, really fast…

A team of engineers from the UK is trying to build a car capable of breaking the sound barrier, testing the limits of our strongest and most heat-resistant materials in the process.
the quest to go really, really, really fast…

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thou shalt not have sex with robots?

A look inside the secret plot to use porn to... help replace human women with sex bots because reasons?
thou shalt not have sex with robots?

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how far will cyborg technology really go?

Brain-machine interfaces are developing at a rapid pace. But don't expect to order implants on demand anytime soon.
how far will cyborg technology really go?

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michael vassar vs. weird things, round three

Michael Vassar is back for the third and final installment of the Weird Things Singularity debate.
michael vassar vs. weird things, round three

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shhh… the internet may be watching

MIT's experiment in capturing how the web views you shows the limitations of parsing through massive, unstructured, loosely related data sets.
shhh… the internet may be watching

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michael vassar vs. weird things, round two

Michael Vassar is back for the second round of our debate about Ray Kurzweil and The Technological Singularity.
michael vassar vs. weird things, round two

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michael vassar vs. weird things, round one

Michael Vassar of the Singularity Institute offers a rebuttal to Weird Things' coverage of the Singularity and its advocates.
michael vassar vs. weird things, round one

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artificial intelligence gets a reality check

Finally, there's a skeptical expert voice addressing the panic about our potential AI overlords.
artificial intelligence gets a reality check

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the singularity institute vs. weird things

The Singularity Institute has been reading Weird Things and they have some objections...
the singularity institute vs. weird things

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the people vs. killer robot #567-b?

UK academics want to know if a sufficiently advanced robot goes on a killing spree should also stand trial for its crimes.
the people vs. killer robot #567-b?

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just in case you missed it…

Would you pay $6,000 for advice from a doctor who claims he could help you live longer by making it up as he goes along?
just in case you missed it…

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your pricey ticket to immortality

The Gospel of the Singularity and its promise of digital immortality is now selling engineering and scientific snake oil and hope to believers.
your pricey ticket to immortality

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technology, ethics and video games

With every new generation of consoles and graphics, we get another dire warning about video game violence.
technology, ethics and video games

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the three step immortality program

Step one, live for a while. Step two, something. Step three, something else that should do the trick.
the three step immortality program

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oops, had this thing set to kill all humans…

We're inching closer and closer to armies of killer robots ready to do out bidding. Their code better be up to par.
oops, had this thing set to kill all humans…

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