Transgenic Mice Humanized FoxP2 and the Timing of Habits
Schreiweis et al. have tested transgenic mice in which the mouse version of the language-related gene FoxP2 was replaced with the human version.
Category: Intelligence Augmentation
Video Friday: Magic Leap Fireside Chat
Rony Abovitz, Graeme Devine, and Neal Stephenson, of Magic Leap in a fireside chat with MIT Technology Review editor in chief Jason Pontin.
Biology is Technology — DARPA is Back in the Game With A Big Vision and It Is H+
DARPA, the Defense Research Projects Agency, is best known for its role as progenitor of the Internet. Now they want to revolutionize biotechnology.
Cybernetics, Art, and Ideas (1971) — Lost Transhumanist Classics
Cybernetics, Art, and Ideas (1971) by Jasia Reichardt is a lost and out of print masterwork of multimedia, interactive, and computer generated art that will be of interest to transhumanists.
The Dawn of the Neuro Age: OpenBCI Enables a DIY Revolution in Mind Controlled Devices
The project opens the door to a renaissance in DIY development of brain computer interface applications.
Brain Augmentation: What’s the Deal?
Technology is empowering us in ways we never before dreamed possible, and it’s time to start having the conversation about what might happen within our lifetimes today.
Intelligence Augmentation
Yesterday’s post argued for the moral and intellectual augmentation of human beings. I’d like to add to my thoughts on intellectual augmentation, saving the more controversial moral issues for later.
We Must Evolve
To make a better reality, humans need to be more intelligent and moral. They must evolve.
The Inertia of Culture
Recently the Pew Research group did a survey on public views on near future technologies.
The Technological Singularity @ LOSCON 39 with David Brin, Phil Osborn, Vernor Vinge, Mitch Wagner
This is a super panel discussion from last year featuring David Brin, Phil Osborn, Vernor Vinge, and Mitch Wagner. The panel discusses the technological singularity with a live audience at LOSCON 39. The panel drop some pretty interesting ideas and...