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What will happen when for the first time in ages different human species will inhabit the earth at the same time? The day may be upon us when people will argue less about whose Gospel holds the Greater Truth, and more about humanity’s different trajectories into the future. Human beings...
 
An interesting view presented by Dr. Susan Schneider, IEET fellow, assistant professor of...
From Wildcat
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Stanford Report, April 1, 2009 Molecules key to immune system also play role in brain BY BRUCE GOLDMAN Carla Shatz Molecules assumed to be in the exclusive employ of the immune system have been caught moonlighting in the brain—with a job description apparently quite distinct from their role in immunity. Carla Shatz, PhD, professor...
From gamma
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It gets rather interesting as he begins talking about genetic engineering, about a quarter of the...
From TheUndying
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Image courtesy of www.gigaom.com The image above is pretty self-explanatory. The...
From TheUndying
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Two realms of self-enhancement In three(ish) parts: Introduction The concrete realm The...
From Robokku
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Redefining human identity …. By August 3rd 2092, John B. Derrick will be 25 years old. He is...
From Spaceweaver
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"Ticking away inside almost all cells are tiny clocks composed of protein gears. Scientists have known that these molecular clocks govern the daily rhythms of life, from mealtimes and bedtimes to the rise and fall of hormone levels, body temperature and blood pressure. New research shows that circadian clocks, as the daily timekeepers are...
From gamma
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Our ability to think has long been considered central to what makes us human. Now research suggests that our bodies and their relationship with the environment govern even our most abstract thoughts. This includes thinking up random numbers or deciding whether to recount positive or negative experiences. Do you agree with the conclusion...
From gamma
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The following article is long and quite condensed; I have therefore divided it into five posts I...
From Spaceweaver
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Biology and social order Social organization is considered to be the platform of culture....
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Project:
The Total Library
 
Two realms of self-enhancement In three(ish) parts: Introduction The concrete realm The...
From Robokku
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Watch this amazing short document on CBS 60min about the first brain machine interfaces. Little...
From Spaceweaver
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California based NeuroSky is providing solutions to effectively interface bio-signal...
From Wildcat
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In aggregation I left the islands of leaving with nothing to say. Had I stayed to learn what...
From meika
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I have always been interested in human individuality and self-expression... The persons...
From First Dark
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Firstly; great way to make money. Secondly; the perfect slaves. Everyone benefits from...
From dragon
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A necessary watch
From Wildcat
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Time is an unsettled issue in PHYSICS. Existence of pretty much everything visible in cosmos is far...
From gamma
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Professor: "Don't do anything that affects anything. Unless it turns out you were supposed to do it, in which case for the love of God. Don't not do it!" Fry: "Got it." During time travel it is possibly best not to disturb anything. But is the prime directive a great loss to human experience? I couldn't think of...
From gamma
 
Following the last week announcement that Scientists have Put Exercise In A Pill This is a round...
From Wildcat
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(Okay so the image is way old - but you can't underestimate stupidity) Humanity exists within...
From dragon
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...I created thee as a being neither celestial nor earthly... so that thou shouldst be thy...
From Spaceweaver
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From jozhall
 
The singularity- an optimistic take So, are we or are we not Transhumanists? That is a very...
From Wildcat
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smoother Version 3.1, it has an ending now. New links on tech towards uploading Henry Jacob was...
From meika
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First the news: Oscar Pistorius has been given the OK, he's back on track for the Beijing...
From Wildcat
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Through 'Engineers find 'missing link' of electronics' I found a link to a letter to Nature, The...
From meika
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Two realms of self-enhancement In three parts: Introduction The concrete realm The...
From Robokku
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Two realms of self-enhancement In three parts: Introduction The concrete realm The...
From Robokku
 
From jozhall
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Living on a sad island, mountains sneak into my eyes, their rain drives me back to the...
From meika
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Richard Hayes over at the Washington post has a critique of Ronald Green (Ronald M. Green is a...
From Wildcat
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What happened to nature?
 
Apparently neuroaesthetics are the new black, and Professor Raymond Tallis thinks it's wrong....
From meika
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An interesting article has been presented in Nature, indicating that a portion of the scientific...
From James Dunlop
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A response to Wildcat's "My cranium, my castle?" Thank you Wildcat for the...
From Spaceweaver
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Over at Wired Mag, Clive Thompson, serves a fascinating piece of thought provoking words to incite...
From Wildcat
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Let's have a dream about the future... With the ongoing developments of sub-vocal comunication...
From James Dunlop
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From rene
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From meganmay
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One man's quest to save us from our worst enemy...ourselves. Written and directed by Joshua Taylor Sprinkling, Can Kadir Sucuoglu, and Giullermina Chiu. In association with Rene Daalder of Space Collective, and the Southern California Institute of Architecture.
From joshuas
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Rather than creating a series of toys and super-heros with weapons, we are interested in...
From First Dark
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I caught this wonderful documentary at this year's IDFA, 'Mechanical Love'. It is a...
From Counterform
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What happened to nature?
 
What is described by Bernard Huberman as an ‘ecology’ of information ‘characterized by...
From meika
 
Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off...
From Wildcat
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From jozhall
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The choice of responsibility “Natural selection won’t matter soon, not anywhere near as much...
From Spaceweaver
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