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# oddities

welcome to your cyberpunk dystopia

If the world feels increasingly like it wasn't built with you in mind anymore, you're right. But for who is it being built? And what can you do about it?
welcome to your cyberpunk dystopia

# tech    

the bizarre do-nothing religion of earth's oligarchs

Your conspiracy-addicted friends were right. The world is being run by a small group of elites. And some of them fell for an incredibly stupid sci-fi pseudo-religion…
the bizarre do-nothing religion of earth's oligarchs

# tech    

why humans and machines may have no choice but to merge

With so many imagining a future where machines exist not just by our side but as parts of us, we may have made sure that we have no choice but to become part robot.
why humans and machines may have no choice but to merge

# tech    

wowt explains: what is transhumanism?

As we learn more about how we evolved and accelerate our technical know-how, some are wondering if we can use science and technology to overcome our limitations.
wowt explains: what is transhumanism?

# tech    

why we can't bring you back from the dead with a computer

A dive into the limitations of using an artificial neural network to reanimate yourself inside a computer.
why we can't bring you back from the dead with a computer

# tech    

one half of a debate

Neither Ray Kurzweil or Jaron Lanier seem to lack imagination as to what jobs computers could do. So why are they so uncreative when it comes to coming up with ideas for humans working alongside AI?
one half of a debate

# tech    

why we're just not ready for a hivemind

We evolved to be social animals that live in close-knit communities. But sharing minds via brain implants with our fellow humans may be far too much for us right now.
why we're just not ready for a hivemind

# tech    

why you shouldn't bet on digital immortality

People are trying to scan their brains into computers neuron by neuron to continue life as machines.
why you shouldn't bet on digital immortality

# science    

pop sci eugenics, now with good intentions

No matter how good the intentions, designing the babies of a future generations is simply not going to work in the long term.
pop sci eugenics, now with good intentions

# oddities    

when a mad genius takes on the singularity

Dr. Steel is all in for The Singularity in a promo for a new single by the same name.
when a mad genius takes on the singularity

# tech    

turning humans into digital vapor, revisited

Tron's human/computer gateway certainly seems cool, but it's going to be pretty much impossible to build, ever.
turning humans into digital vapor, revisited

# tech    

the singularity makes it to prime time tv. sort of.

While the Singularity Institute is celebrating their vision on a mainstream sitcom, it's actually become a punchline...
the singularity makes it to prime time tv. sort of.

# 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

# tech    

and we're back on the air by popular demand…

Didn't get enough Singularity debates on the air last time? George Dvorsky and I are back...
and we're back on the air by popular demand…

# tech    

in skeptical defense of transhumanism…

It's one thing to criticize junk science or lack of detail when it comes to transhumanism. It's something else to dismiss the entire concept based on glorified statism and fatalism.
in skeptical defense of transhumanism…

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