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Dec 11, 2015
Here’s what the world will be like in 2045, according to DARPA’s top scientists
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: internet, military, robotics/AI, transportation
Launched in 1958, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is behind some of the biggest innovations in the military — many of which have crossed over to the civilian technology market. These include things like advanced robotics, global positioning systems, and the Internet.
So what’s going to happen in 2045?
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Dec 11, 2015
Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded
Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI
Its long-range goal will be to create an “artificial general intelligence,” a machine capable of performing any intellectual task that a human being can, according to Mr. Musk. He also stressed that the focus was on building technologies that augment rather than replace humans.
The investors — including Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman — said they planned to commit $1 billion to the project long term, but would initially spend only a small fraction of that amount in the first few years of the project. But, Mr. Musk said, “Everyone who is listed as a contributor has made a substantial commitment and this should be viewed as at least a billion-dollar project.”
The organization, to be named OpenAI, will be established as a nonprofit, and will be based in San Francisco.
Dec 11, 2015
Your Attitude About Aging May Impact How You Age
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience
In a new study, people who believed negative stereotypes about old age had higher risk of Alzheimer’s.
Dec 11, 2015
German plasma success raises nuclear fusion hopes
Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in categories: nuclear energy, particle physics
A German nuclear fusion experiment has produced a special super-hot gas which scientists hope will eventually lead to clean, cheap energy.
The helium plasma — a cloud of loose, charged particles — lasted just a tenth of a second and was about one million degrees Celsius.
It was hailed as a breakthrough for the Max Planck Institute’s stellarator — a chamber whose design differs from the tokamak fusion devices used elsewhere.
Dec 11, 2015
The ultimate window seat is a glass bubble on top of a plane
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
Dec 11, 2015
Gene therapies to reverse human aging – Interview with entrepreneur Elizabeth Parrish
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
This article is based on my skype conversation with Elizabeth Parrish, founder and CEO of BioViva. BioViva is a biotech company in the Seattle area focused on developing gene therapies to mitigate the diseases of aging. Liz is currently experimenting these therapies on herself. Her research was recently covered in a MIT Technology Review article and she did an AMA on Reddit you may want to check out.
Dec 11, 2015
Book Reviews: The State of the Future 2015–16 — By Linda MacDonald Glenn | h+ Magazine
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: futurism
Dec 11, 2015
Elon Musk Debuts the Tesla Powerwall
Posted by Lily Graca in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKORsrlN-2k
Tesla Powerwall Keynote by Elon Musk “The Missing Piece”
English and Spanish subtitles added, credit to Luis Gámez for transcribing and translating.
