Register Christmas Lecture — Anders Sandberg on Transhumanism
Anders Sandberg of Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute taking us on a tour of transhumanism and human enhancement
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Longevity Drug Interactions
I take about a dozen different pills for longevity. There is some evidence behind each of them, but what we really don’t know is how they interact.
The Virtuous Circle of Fantasy
Logically, if progress is accelerating, and progress depends on unreasonable people who act as outliers, then we must have more and more unreasonable people over time.
About a bot: Interview with Katie Rose Pipkin
Taina Bucher interviews artist and bot maker Katie Rose Pipkin about her most popular Twitter bots, how they work and what they mean. Indeed, what are bots, who else is engaged in artistic bot making, and how will social media bots evolve?
Rise of the Robots: Disruptive Technologies, Artificial Intelligence & Exponential Growth
Professor Doctor Hugo De Garis, Doctor Ben Goertzel and Ivar Moesman discusses various aspects of exponential growth of technology, artificial intelligence, bitcoin and 3D printing
Computers Crack Life’s Secrets
Our group studies the immune system, with the goal of figuring out new therapies for cancer.
Don’t Worry About Designer Babies – gene editing won’t work on complex traits like intelligence
Despite the successes in gene discovery of the past 10 years, our knowledge of the combined contribution of all genetic variants is too limited for embryo editing.
Book Reviews: The State of the Future 2015-16
In The State of Future 2015-16 report the Millennium Project has provided a framework to assess our prospects, both locally and globally on the 15 Global Challenges.
Why treat gene editing differently in two types of human cells?
At the conclusion of the recent International Summit on Human Gene Editing in Washington, DC, its organizing committee released a much-anticipated statement recommending how human genetic engineering should be regulated.