Archive for the ‘singularity’ category: Page 79
Dec 15, 2015
What Was Your 1st Computer? — Computerphile
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, mobile phones, neuroscience, robotics/AI, singularity, space
Before each Computerphile interview we asked guests and regular contributors about their first computer.
Professor Uwe Aickelin: Missing Data: https://youtu.be/oCQbC818KKU
Professor Ross Anderson: Chip & PIN Fraud: https://youtu.be/Ks0SOn8hjG8
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Dec 2, 2015
PROTO — Sci-Fi Short Film (Full Length)
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI, singularity
A little bit of smile inducing, starry eyed optimism to balance out the post-apocalyptic horror-show version of the Singularity depicted in the other shot film I posted.
‘PROTO’ is a short film, produced by Eye Candy Film as an international co-production between Screen South based in the UK and Film Fyn based in Denmark.
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Dec 2, 2015
A Sci-Fi Short Film HD: “SINGULARITY” * — by The Bicycle Monarchy
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: entertainment, mobile phones, singularity
** This film starts over black so have your speakers up nice and loud! ** Check out this fantastic Sci-Fi short film directed by the talented Samuel Jorgensen, and Produced by Jeremy Pronk!
In the midst of a war between humans and sentient androids, a Delta Force team must battle a dangerous enemy to rescue the US President.
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Nov 25, 2015
Ray Kurzweil — The Future of Medicine
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, computing, health, life extension, nanotechnology, Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI, singularity, transhumanism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Ec7AvnufQ
Ray Kurzweil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil#Health_and_aging
Raymond “Ray” Kurzweil is an American author, computer scientist, inventor and futurist. Aside from futurology, he is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He has written books on health, artificial intelligence (AI), transhumanism, the technological singularity, and futurism. Kurzweil is a public advocate for the futurist and transhumanist movements, and gives public talks to share his optimistic outlook on life extension technologies and the future of nanotechnology, robotics, and biotechnology.
Nov 13, 2015
What Happens When Technology Zooms Off the Chart?: Singularity and its Meanings — By Alex Steffan | Whole Earth Catalog
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: singularity
Oct 31, 2015
Robots, Bioprinting, and the Future of Food [Video]
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: drones, energy, food, health, robotics/AI, singularity
Emerging technologies are shaking up how we grow food, distribute it, and even what we’re eating. We are seemingly on the cusp of a food revolution and undoubtedly, technologies including artificial intelligence will play a huge role in helping people grow healthier, more resilient food faster and with less energy than ever before.
Rob Nail, Singularity University’s CEO and Associate Founder, provides a few examples of how robotics, automation, and drones are transforming agriculture in this short video:
Oct 30, 2015
Germany is about to start up a monster machine that could revolutionize the way we use energy
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: nuclear energy, physics, singularity
This is the energy source that will power the Singularity.
And everything else, too.
Oct 24, 2015
Deus Ex Live Action Trailer
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: entertainment, singularity
An interesting look at the singularity gone awry. No other form of fiction (in any medium) even comes close to truly and honestly exploring our immediate future — be it for good OR for ill.
Fantastic game, too.
The political and moral struggle of Deus Ex: Human Revolution (http://www.lazygamer.net)
Oct 6, 2015
Nanobots could turn us into GODS
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: computing, internet, nanotechnology, neuroscience, Ray Kurzweil, singularity
Computer scientist Ray Kurzweil, founder of the California-based Singularity University, claims that by 2030s humans could be using nanobots to connect our brains to the cloud.
