#transhumanism
# oddities
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?
# tech
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…
# tech
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.
# tech
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.
# tech
A dive into the limitations of using an artificial neural network to reanimate yourself inside a computer.
# tech
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?
# tech
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.
# tech
People are trying to scan their brains into computers neuron by neuron to continue life as machines.
# science
No matter how good the intentions, designing the babies of a future generations is simply not going to work in the long term.
# oddities
Dr. Steel is all in for The Singularity in a promo for a new single by the same name.
# tech
Tron's human/computer gateway certainly seems cool, but it's going to be pretty much impossible to build, ever.
# tech
While the Singularity Institute is celebrating their vision on a mainstream sitcom, it's actually become a punchline...
# tech
Are public transhumanists pulling away from Kurzweil, citing him as a distraction from a much more sober and realistic community?
# tech
Didn't get enough Singularity debates on the air last time? George Dvorsky and I are back...
# tech
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.