We Are All Amazingly Stupid, But We Can Get Better

2012-09-23 00:00:00

Anders covers a wide variety of topics: his childhood and early passion for science fiction; his intellectual journey from science fiction to science and -- eventually - to ethics; the goals and benchmarks of his work; human enhancement, body modification and the risks of early adopters; the problem of finding the right priorities; the technological singularity and our chances of surviving it; other existential threats to humanity.



Anders covers a wide variety of topics: his childhood and early passion for science fiction; his intellectual journey from science fiction to science and -- eventually - to ethics; the goals and benchmarks of his work; human enhancement, body modification and the risks of early adopters; the problem of finding the right priorities; the technological singularity and our chances of surviving it; other existential threats to humanity.



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