02.27.09

h+ magazine – Is the future cancelled?

Posted in AI / Singularity, Anti-Aging, Human Enhancement, Nanotechnology, Online Publications, Technology, Transhumanism at 6:49 am by rheil

h+ magazine – Is the future cancelled?

02.14.09

Doping am Arbeitsplatz: DAK gibt Entwarnung

Posted in biotech, Deutschsprachige Seiten, Human Enhancement, Neuro, Nootropics, Transhumanism at 7:05 am by rheil

Doping am Arbeitsplatz: DAK gibt Entwarnung (telepolis, Jörg Auf dem Hövel13.02.2009)

„Seit einigen Jahren diskutiert die Fach- und Medienwelt das Gehirndoping. Gibt es Arzneimittel, so die Frage, die den Geist soweit auf Trab bringen, dass dieser mehr schaffen kann? Die kurze Antwort: Wohl eher nicht. Wie so üblich in der erregungssüchtigen Gesellschaft wird gleichwohl behauptet, dass eine Vielzahl von Menschen bereits zu diesen Mitteln greifen würde, um sich fit für den Arbeitsalltag zu halten. Die DAK wollte es genauer wissen und hat eine Studie vorgelegt, in der sie das Dopingverhalten der Deutschen unter die Lupe genommen hat.

Seit einem Tag titeln die Medien nun: “Hunderttausende dopen sich für den Job” (Tagesspiegel), “Jeder Fünfte ist für Doping am Arbeitsplatz” (Focus Online) oder “Wir sind voll gut drauf!” (TAZ). Eine genauere Analyse entwirft ein anderes Bild der Realität.“  [zum Originalartikel]

02.12.09

Singularly silly singularity

Posted in AI / Singularity, Critics, Transhumanism at 8:34 am by rheil

Singularly silly singularity (PZ Myers, Pharyngula, Feb. 09. 2009)

„Since I had the effrontery to critize futurism and especially Ray Kurzweil, here’s a repost of something I wrote on the subject a while back…and I’ll expand on it at the end.“ [read original article]

02.07.09

Ship of Fools: Why Transhumanism is the Best Bet to Prevent the Extinction of Civilization

Posted in Future, Texts about Transhumanism, Transhumanism at 7:26 am by rheil

Ship of Fools: Why Transhumanism is the Best Bet to Prevent the Extinction of Civilization (by Mark Walker, The Global Spiral Feb. 2009, Vol 9, Issue 9)

“I want to explore the objection that transhumanism is an ill-advised experiment because it puts us at unnecessary risk. My reply will be that creating posthumans is our best bet for avoiding harm. In a nutshell, the argument is that even though creating posthumans may be a very dangerous social experiment, it is even more dangerous not to attempt it.” [read original article]

True Transhumanism

Posted in Texts about Transhumanism, Transhumanism, What is Transhumanism? at 7:22 am by rheil

True Transhumanism (by Max More, The Global Spiral Feb. 2009, Vol 9, Issue 9)

“Transhumanists go beyond most of our traditional humanist predecessors in proposing fundamental alterations in human nature in pursuit of these improvements…Rather than accepting the undesirable aspects of the human condition, transhumanists of all stripes challenge natural and traditional limitations on our possibilities.” [read original article]

02.04.09

Singularity University to Study Accelerating Technologies, Launches at NASA Ames

Posted in AI / Singularity, biotech, Cryonic, Future, Nanotechnology, Neuro, Organisations, Politic, Technology, Transhumanism at 6:49 am by rheil

Singularity University to Study Accelerating Technologies, Launches at NASA Ames

KurzweilAI.net, Feb. 3, 2009

„With the support of NASA, Google and a broad range of technology thought leaders and entrepreneurs, a new university will launch in Silicon Valley this summer with the goal of preparing the next generation of leaders to address “humanity’s grand challenges.”

Singularity University (SU) (www.singularityu.org) will open its doors in June 2009 on the NASA Research Park campus with a nine-week graduate-level interdisciplinary curriculum designed to facilitate understanding, collaboration, and innovation across a broad range of carefully chosen scientific and technological disciplines whose developments are exponentially accelerating.“ [read original article]