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and so the march towards cyborgs continues
Recently, an Italian man who lost his arm was able to do a lot more than just manipulate a robotic prosthesis by thought alone. Thanks to new advancements in medical technology, he was able to feel his mechanical arm being poked, bumped and prodded. ...
what if we reign in the grim reaper?
Imagine yourself in a future which allows you to live far beyond your normal lifespan. Since there’s technically no kill switch in your body, it’s hypothetically possible for scientists to slow down the aging process and as a result, exte...
the singularity, now with even more utopia
Yesterday was the big initiation of the first class to attend Ray Kurzweil’s Singularity University at Moffet Field where they’ll study the mysteries of transhumanism and the upcoming technological utopia as well as how his big ideas coul...
putting the caution in cautious optimism
Earlier this week, I wrote about some of the challenges involved with building a warp drive using some of the more conventional means that might be available to a fairly advanced alien civilization. Well, that is if you think of complex nuclear weapo...
why the roads aren’t buzzing with electric cars
It’s been about a century since internal combustion engines appeared and at the rate the we’re inventing new technologies today, you might wonder when we’ll have a replacement. Considering that today, geopolitics are centered around...
the singularity’s mysterious allure
Earlier this month, devoted Singularitarians, inquisitive observers and interested futurists convened in NYC for the Singularity Summit to hear the latest predictions about artificial intelligence, cyborg technology and biotech from theorists and of ...
what if cavemen had science fiction?
As a literary genre, science fiction is a fairly recent phenomena which came into the spotlight thanks to works by great writers such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. But surely there were science fiction stories before that, maybe even in the ancient ...
michael vassar vs. weird things, round three
And so, the final episode of my debate with Singularity Institute’s president Michael Vassar is finally here. This post builds up on the themes started in the first and second installments and tackles the issues of logistics, feasibility and co...
how far will cyborg technology really go?
In the sci-fi realm, cyborgs are the results of a military experiment or products of a society where being only human just isn’t enough. In the real world, the story of the first cyborgs is rather grim. The vast majority aren’t people try...
