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Jul 7, 2015
Hidden supermassive black holes revealed
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: cosmology, futurism, space
An artist’s illustration of a signs of a supermassive black hole actively feasting on its surroundings. The central black hole is hidden from direct view by a thick layer of encircling gas and dust. (credit: NASA/ESA)
Jul 7, 2015
Giant Battle Bots from Japan and the US Are Scheduled To Duel | TNW News
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: engineering, ethics, futurism, hardware, humor
Remember Pacific Rim? Giant battle droids kicking the hell out of monsters? Well, that’s (almost) becoming a reality: Giant bots built in Japan and America are set to go head-to-head in combat.
Jul 6, 2015
Construction Project of the Day: Dubai is 3D-Printing an Entire Building
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, futurism
We’ve seen 3D-printed cars and even 3D-printed body organs, but now the city of Dubai plans to use the technology to create an entire office building. Because they are always trying to one-up themselves. Dubai is known around the world for its over-the-top architecture, extreme stunts and attention-grabbing New Year’s Eve light shows.
Jul 4, 2015
These are the projects Elon Musk is funding to prevent killer AI
Posted by Lily Graca in categories: futurism, neuroscience, robotics/AI
Elon Musk has donated millions to the Future of Life Institute, and now the organization is putting that money to use by funding research into keeping artificial intelligence “robust and…
Jul 4, 2015
Ulterior States [IamSatoshi Documentary]
Posted by Matthew Holt in categories: bitcoin, futurism
I personally think that decentralised peer to peer cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have a very bright long term future. The linked documentary is well worth fifty minutes of your time in my honest opinion. As the film helps to show why cryptocurrencies are such a game changing paradigm shift and are actually vitally needed.
Jul 2, 2015
The case for transhumanism
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: futurism, transhumanism
I’m excited to see transhumanism getting this broadly out there in major media. This 4-minute interview is the Financial Times “Video of the Day”, and has also been picked up by AOL, MSN, Nasdaq news, and Toshiba news, among others:http://video.ft.com/4332303826001/The-case-for-transhumanism/world and http://www.ft.com/fastft/353931/firstft-mario-brothers-beats
Jun 30, 2015
‘Microswimmer’ robots to drill through blocked arteries within four years
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: biotech/medical, futurism, robotics/AI
Drexel’s microswimmer robots (bottom) are modeled, in form and motion, after spiral-shaped Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria (top), which cause Lyme Disease (credit: Drexel University)
Jun 30, 2015
Kurzweil Responds to ‘When Robots Are Everywhere, What Will Humans Be Good For?’ — By David J. Hill
Posted by Seb in categories: employment, futurism, human trajectories, posthumanism, robotics/AI
Lately, media around the web has been bracing for robots — not time-traveling robots per se, but robot workers. Specifically, the increased sophistication of artificial intelligence and improved engineering of robotics has spurred a growing concern about what people are going to do when all the regular jobs are done by robots.
A variety of solutions have been proposed to this potential technological unemployment (we even had an entire Future of Work series dealing with this topic in March), many of which suggest that there will still be things that humans can do that robots can’t, but what are they? Read more
