• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

    Updated: 2011-09-30 17:45:13
    The final trailer for the final movie. It's going to be hard to meet expectations but the trailer looks pretty awesome.

  • The History of Science Fiction

    Updated: 2011-09-30 17:45:13
    : Upgrade to a better browser , . please ADVANCED SEARCH Books Books by Award Book Lists Featured Novel Blackout Connie Willis Hugo 2011 Winner Hugo Award Nebula Award BSFA Award Locus SF Award Locus Fantasy Award Campbell Award BFS Award World Fantasy Award PKD Award Clarke Award 2011 Awards All Award Winners SF F Series Classics of Science Fiction Guardian : The Best SF and Fantasy Novels Baen Military SF List ISFDB Top 100 Pringle Best 100 SF Masterworks Fantasy Masterworks SF Mistressworks Award Winning Books by Women Authors Locus Best SF WWEnd Top Nominated Banned SF Fantasy Books NPR : Top 100 SF F Authors Authors Interviews Featured Author Philip K . Dick New PKD Blog Series Top Authors All Authors Author Videos Lauren Beukes Kay Kenyon Lois McMaster Bujold Peter F . Hamilton Ben

  • Most IEET Readers Expect Smarter-Than-Human AI Before Mid-Century

    Updated: 2011-09-30 17:45:02
    Some say it’s already here!

  • Kyle Debates Human Enhancement Over at Slate

    Updated: 2011-09-30 17:45:02
    IEET’s Kyle Munkittrick debated human enhancement with Brad Allenby, author of The Techno-Human Condition, and Nick Agar, author of Humanity’s End: Why We Should Reject Radical Life Enhancement, over at Slate. Check out the fascinating results.

  • What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?

    Updated: 2011-09-30 17:45:02
    A time-lapse video taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries, and landmarks include (in order): Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix; multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico; Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, El Salvador; lightning over the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon.

  • The Ethics of Creating Conscious Beings

    Updated: 2011-09-30 17:45:02
    Blog Events Multimedia About Purpose Programs Publications Staff Contact Join Login Register Support the IEET The IEET is a 501(c 3 non-profit , tax-exempt organization registered in the State of Connecticut in the United States . Please give as you are able , and help support our work for a brighter . future Via PayPal Subscribe to : Technoprogressive BioConservative Huh Quick overview of biopolitical points of view The Ethics of Creating Conscious Beings Pirate Party captures big victory in Berlin , Germany Andy Miah RE:wire Conference 2011 Emerging Technologies and Sustainability : What’s risk got to do with it Most IEET Readers Expect Smarter-Than-Human AI Before Mid-Century Class War” and the Lessons of History What Do We Do With The Results of Unethical Experimentation Kyle Debates

  • Smartphone Apps for the Smart Cryonicist

    Updated: 2011-09-27 03:33:11
    Arts Living Cryonics Death Health Neuroscience Personal Genomics Rejuvenation Science Society Depressed Metabolism The Science of Personal Survival Subscribe Subscribe by email About Authors What is cryonics Sitemap Smartphone Apps for the Smart Cryonicist By Chana de Wolf on September 26th , 2011 As every modern consumer knows , smartphones are today’s go-to portable technology . Everything from GPS navigation to finding a good deal on your next meal or haircut right NOW to a wide variety of games and applications may be had at the touch of a button . But developers of smartphone applications i.e , apps” are only just beginning to realize the true capabilities of having so much computing power in the palm of your hand . Indeed , the possibilities for health monitoring applications in

  • Personalized Cryonics

    Updated: 2011-09-21 23:38:24
    Arts Living Cryonics Death Health Neuroscience Personal Genomics Rejuvenation Science Society Depressed Metabolism The Science of Personal Survival Subscribe Subscribe by email About Authors What is cryonics Sitemap Personalized Cryonics By Aschwin de Wolf on September 21st , 2011 Personalized Cryonics is an approach to cryonics that emphasizes the use of individual health information to optimize a person’s cryopreservation circumstances and . outcomes To exchange information and empower individuals , a moderated discussion list was created by the Institute for Evidence Based Cryonics It is a discussion list for members of existing cryonics organizations who seek to understand and change their personal circumstances to optimize their own survival and potential . cryopreservation Typical

  • Interview with New Singularity Institute Research Fellow Luke Muehlhauser: September 2011

    Updated: 2011-09-15 11:17:50
    Section One: Background and Core Ideas Q1. What is your personal background? Q2. Why should we care about artificial intelligence? Q3. Why do you think smarter-than-human artificial intelligence is possible? Q4. The mission of the Singularity Institute is to “to ensure that the creation of smarter-than- human intelligence benefits society”. How is your research contributing to that mission? Q5. How [...]

  • Singularity Institute Update January — August 2011

    Updated: 2011-09-15 10:24:17
    Noteworthy happenings in the world of SIAI Overview 2011 has been a busy year for Singularity Institute. We held two small conferences in Salt Lake City, conducted a week-long Rationality Minicamp and nine week Rationality Boot Camp in Berkeley, established the Research Associates program, have given presentations at over a dozen meetings and conferences, published an accessible [...]

  • Singularity Institute Now Accepting Applications

    Updated: 2011-09-15 09:03:27
    Singularity Institute is now accepting job applications for four positions: Executive Assistant, Communications Director, Grants Manager, and Research Fellow. We are also accepting applications to our Visiting Fellows program, which has previously hosted over 50 graduate students and other visiting researchers.

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