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Should Transhumanist Abandon the Corporatist Capitalist model?
by Khannea Suntzu
May 20, 2013 • (4) Comments • PermalinkIn Khannea SunTzu remarkable new novel she’ll never write - The NeoProgressive’s New Deal - the leader character, Cassandra Assange (Daughter of Julian Assange, born in 2003), is the target of literal micro drone assassination attempts, a vicious media campaign and endless incapacitating litigation. She became a political activist like her father in the mid 2020s, and exemplified the new counter-cultural ideal. Militantly lesbian and technoprogressive she gave birth of a clone of her wife, and her wife gave birth to a clone of Cassandra in the late 2020s.
The Far Futures Project
by Rick Searle
May 20, 2013 • (3) Comments • PermalinkWhen I was a kid there was a series on Nostradamus narrated by an Orson Welles surrounded in cigar smoke and false gravitas. I had not seen The Man Who Saw Tomorrow for over 30 years, though thanks to the miracle of Youtube I was able to find it here. Amazingly enough, I still remember Part 9 of the series in which the blue- turbaned, Islamic, 3rd antichrist allied with the Soviet Union plunges the world into thermonuclear war. I also remember the ending- scenes of budding flowers and sunshine signaling the rebirth of nature and humanity, a period of peace and prosperity to last 1,000 years.
Mixed News from Space
by David Brin
May 18, 2013 • (0) Comments • PermalinkAmid fretful resignation, we learn of the likely loss of the magnificent Kepler mission...which discovered as many as three thousand planets beyond our solar system. (About 10% of them now confirmed.) Only two of the four gyro systems are still working, not enough for the probe to aim at more than a hundred thousand stars with uncanny accuracy, each day. While this will be a sad loss, the epoch introduced by the Kepler Mission bodes well for you understanding of the universe.
Here’s the Real Reason Why Virtual Reality Doesn’t Work Yet
by George Dvorsky
May 17, 2013 • (0) Comments • PermalinkIt's another blow for immersive virtual reality. University of California researchers have shown that even people with perfect eyesight navigate the world by relying on a lot more than what they see. Here's why VR won't really work until we go beyond visual cues and fancy treadmills.
Will the Catholic Bishops Decide How You Die?
by Valerie Tarico
May 17, 2013 • (23) Comments • PermalinkWhat happens when religious institutions get to manage public funds, absorb secular hospitals, and put theology above medical science and individual patient conscience?
Shame, Stigma and Angelina Jolie’s Breasts
by Kelly Hills
May 16, 2013 • (0) Comments • PermalinkAs reactions continue to race around the internet about Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery – the actual discussions, not the Monday-morning quarterbacking of her decision or the utterly vile “but what about her boobies” reaction from that particular subgroup of men who manage to amaze me by their continued ability to manage basic functions like breathing – I’ve been sent links.
Sagan beats Dawkins. In related news, education overcomes superstition
by Massimo Pigliucci
May 16, 2013 • (4) Comments • PermalinkI have been doing public outreach for science since I originally moved to Tennessee in 1996. It has been a fun ride, and I’m sure it will continue to be that way for many years to come. But two of the first things I learned when debating creationists and giving talks about the nature of science were: a) nastiness doesn’t get you anywhere; and b) just because you have reason and evidence on your side doesn’t mean you are going to carry the day.
Push-Button (3D Printing) Gunsmithing and the Long Arm of the Law
by Jamais Cascio
May 15, 2013 • (6) Comments • PermalinkCalifornia state Senator Leland Yee wants to stop people from being able to print out firearms with 3D printers. Like many other folks, Yee was startled by the work of Defense Distributed, a group working on designs for guns that can be produced by the 3D printers. A few months ago, Defense Distributed crafted a grip and lower receiver for an AR-15; more recently, they produced a fully-functional handgun.
Organ, tissue replacement could end aging by mid-2020s
by Dick Pelletier
May 14, 2013 • (0) Comments • PermalinkAs we trek through the next decade, older citizens might look in the mirror and wonder, “Who is that gorgeous creature?” Their reflection would reveal a body filled with enthusiasm, sporting a dazzling smile, wrinkle-free skin, perfect vision, natural hair color, real teeth, and an amazing sharp mind and memory.
Do these startling longevity studies mean your lifespan could double?
by George Dvorsky
May 13, 2013 • (5) Comments • PermalinkBiologists have successfully extended the life spans of some mice by as much as 70%, leading many to believe that ongoing experimentation on our mammalian cousins will eventually lead to life-extending therapies in humans. But how reliable are these studies? And do they really apply to humans? We asked the experts.
Why We Allow the Destruction of Our Planet
by David Swanson
May 13, 2013 • (17) Comments • PermalinkIt’s not enough to point out that our political system is completely corrupted by money, including money from coal and oil and nukes and gas. Of course it is. And if we had direct democracy, polls suggest we would be investing in green energy. But saying the right thing to a pollster on a phone or in a focus group is hardly the extent of what one ought sensibly to do when the fate of the world is at stake.
Transhuman Anarchy
by Ciaran Healy
May 12, 2013 • (6) Comments • PermalinkYears ago now, I remember reading The End Of History by Francis Fukuyama, and being blown away. The clarity and coherence of his vision, how radical it was, and how audacious.
Africa’s competitiveness mandate
by Lee-Roy Chetty
May 12, 2013 • (0) Comments • PermalinkIn total, Africa’s growth rate has averaged well above 5% in the past decade, after 20 difficult years of flat and often negative growth in several countries. The challenge for the continent in the coming years is whether Africa will be able to maintain these impressive growth rates, and whether future growth will be built on the types of productivity enhancements that are associated with rising living standards.
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