Lifeboat News http://lifeboat.com/ The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards the Singularity. en-us 120 Copyright 2002-2026 Lifeboat Foundation Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:42:55 CDT lifeboatnews@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat News) webmaster@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat Webmaster) IMSU Longevity 2026 will be held June 24-25 at Imo State University, Nigeria. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_07_26_IMSU_Longevity_2026_will_be_held_June_24_25_at_Imo_State_University_Nigeria IMSU Longevity 2026 will be held June 24–25 at Imo State University, Nigeria.

Our Ojochogwu Abdul, Aubrey de Grey, Ósìnàkáchì Ákùmà Kálù, Stephen Oguji, Brenda Ramokopelwa, and Natasha Vita-More will be speaking/participating. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:42:55 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_07_26_IMSU_Longevity_2026_will_be_held_June_24_25_at_Imo_State_University_Nigeria Read "Neurite Outgrowth and Gene Expression Profile Correlate with Efficacy of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopamine Neuron Grafts", coauthored by our Jeanne F. Loring. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_04_26_Read_Neurite_Outgrowth_and_Gene_Expression_Profile_Correlate_with_Efficacy_of_Human_Induced_Pluripotent_Stem_Cell_Derived_Dopamine_Neuron_Grafts_coauthored_by_our_Jeanne_F_Loring Read "Neurite Outgrowth and Gene Expression Profile Correlate with Efficacy of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopamine Neuron Grafts", coauthored by our Jeanne F. Loring. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:27:46 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_04_26_Read_Neurite_Outgrowth_and_Gene_Expression_Profile_Correlate_with_Efficacy_of_Human_Induced_Pluripotent_Stem_Cell_Derived_Dopamine_Neuron_Grafts_coauthored_by_our_Jeanne_F_Loring Upenyu Machingambi, Founder of Mator Design, joins our Robotics/AI Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Upenyu_Machingambi_Founder_of_Mator_Design_joins_our_Robotics_AI_Board Upenyu Machingambi, Founder of Mator Design, joins our Robotics/AI Board. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:54:37 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Upenyu_Machingambi_Founder_of_Mator_Design_joins_our_Robotics_AI_Board Blaz Golob, Founding President of the Foresight Europe Network (FEN), joins our Futurists Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Blaz_Golob_Founding_President_of_the_Foresight_Europe_Network_FEN_joins_our_Futurists_Board Blaž Golob, Founding President of the Foresight Europe Network (FEN), joins our Futurists Board. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:40:40 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Blaz_Golob_Founding_President_of_the_Foresight_Europe_Network_FEN_joins_our_Futurists_Board Independent Cosmologist John Wsol joins our Cosmology Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Independent_Cosmologist_John_Wsol_joins_our_Cosmology_Board Independent Cosmologist John Wsol joins our Cosmology Board. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:43:13 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Independent_Cosmologist_John_Wsol_joins_our_Cosmology_Board Werner Grandl, author of "Industrializing the Earth-Moon System: A Conceptual Study for a Space Factory at Lagrange Point L5", joins our Space Settlement Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Werner_Grandl_author_of_Industrializing_the_Earth_Moon_System_A_Conceptual_Study_for_a_Space_Factory_at_Lagrange_Point_L5_joins_our_Space_Settlement_Board Werner Grandl, author of "Industrializing the Earth–Moon System: A Conceptual Study for a Space Factory at Lagrange Point L5", joins our Space Settlement Board. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:01:00 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Werner_Grandl_author_of_Industrializing_the_Earth_Moon_System_A_Conceptual_Study_for_a_Space_Factory_at_Lagrange_Point_L5_joins_our_Space_Settlement_Board Read "A Necessary Precaution: Anticipatory Governance and the Case for a United Nations Special Session on Artificial General Intelligence" by our Lydia Allison Fucsko. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_02_26_Read_A_Necessary_Precaution_Anticipatory_Governance_and_the_Case_for_a_United_Nations_Special_Session_on_Artificial_General_Intelligence_by_our_Lydia_Allison_Fucsko Read "A Necessary Precaution: Anticipatory Governance and the Case for a United Nations Special Session on Artificial General Intelligence" by our Lydia Allison Fucsko. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:08:04 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_02_26_Read_A_Necessary_Precaution_Anticipatory_Governance_and_the_Case_for_a_United_Nations_Special_Session_on_Artificial_General_Intelligence_by_our_Lydia_Allison_Fucsko Read "AIlien Minds: Advice about (and for) our natural, AI & hybrid heirs", by our David Brin. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_02_26_Read_AIlien_Minds_Advice_about_and_for_our_natural_AI_and_hybrid_heirs_by_our_David_Brin Read "AIlien Minds: Advice about (and for) our natural, AI and hybrid heirs", by our David Brin. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:11:18 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_02_26_Read_AIlien_Minds_Advice_about_and_for_our_natural_AI_and_hybrid_heirs_by_our_David_Brin Aleksandra Halchenko, Founder at Neurocomb25 Lab, joins our Neuroscience Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_01_26_Aleksandra_Halchenko_Founder_at_Neurocomb25_Lab_joins_our_Neuroscience_Board Aleksandra Halchenko, Founder at Neurocomb25 Lab, joins our Neuroscience Board. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:35:37 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_01_26_Aleksandra_Halchenko_Founder_at_Neurocomb25_Lab_joins_our_Neuroscience_Board The Space Renaissance International IV World Congress will be held June 30-July 4 in Cyberspace. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_31_26_The_Space_Renaissance_International_IV_World_Congress_will_be_held_June_30_July_4_in_Cyberspace The Space Renaissance International IV World Congress will be held June 30-July 4 in Cyberspace.

Our Alfred Anzaldua, Isaac Arthur, Adriano V. Autino, Gary Barnhard, Veronica Chiaravalli, Bernard Foing, Corrinne Graham, Michelle Hanlon, Susan Jewell, Robert Katz, Tom Matula, Haroon Oqab, Joe Pelton, Amalie Sinclair, Madhu Thangavelu, Rick Tumlinson, Paul Werbos, Frank White, Steve Wolfe, and Bob Zubrin will be speaking/participating. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:03:04 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_31_26_The_Space_Renaissance_International_IV_World_Congress_will_be_held_June_30_July_4_in_Cyberspace The 8th World Aging & Rejuvenation Conference will be held June 18-19 in Prague, Czech Republic. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_31_26_The_8th_World_Aging_and_Rejuvenation_Conference_will_be_held_June_18_19_in_Prague_Czech_Republic The 8th World Aging and Rejuvenation Conference will be held June 18–19 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Our Barry L. Bentley will be giving a keynote. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:59:10 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_31_26_The_8th_World_Aging_and_Rejuvenation_Conference_will_be_held_June_18_19_in_Prague_Czech_Republic Kateryna Ostrovska, Ukrainian Health Policy and Systems Strategist, Fulbright Scholar, and Member of the Association of Professional Futurists (APF), joins our Futurists Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_28_26_Kateryna_Ostrovska_Ukrainian_Health_Policy_and_Systems_Strategist_Fulbright_Scholar_and_Member_of_the_Association_of_Professional_Futurists_APF_joins_our_Futurists_Board Kateryna Ostrovska, Ukrainian Health Policy and Systems Strategist, Fulbright Scholar, and Member of the Association of Professional Futurists (APF), joins our Futurists Board. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:29:47 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_28_26_Kateryna_Ostrovska_Ukrainian_Health_Policy_and_Systems_Strategist_Fulbright_Scholar_and_Member_of_the_Association_of_Professional_Futurists_APF_joins_our_Futurists_Board Read "Transaction Denied: Big Finance's Power to Punish Speech", by our Rainey Reitman. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_28_26_Read_Transaction_Denied_Big_Finances_Power_to_Punish_Speech_by_our_Rainey_Reitman Read "Transaction Denied: Big Finance’s Power to Punish Speech", by our Rainey Reitman. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:58:12 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_28_26_Read_Transaction_Denied_Big_Finances_Power_to_Punish_Speech_by_our_Rainey_Reitman Read "Molecular Manufacturing: The Future of Nanomedicine", edited by our Frank Boehm. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_28_26_Read_Molecular_Manufacturing_The_Future_of_Nanomedicine_edited_by_our_Frank_Boehm Read "Molecular Manufacturing: The Future of Nanomedicine", edited by our Frank Boehm. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:49:46 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_28_26_Read_Molecular_Manufacturing_The_Future_of_Nanomedicine_edited_by_our_Frank_Boehm Read "100 Years to Extinction: The Tyranny of Technology and the Fight for a Better Future" by our Peter R. Solomon. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_28_26_Read_100_Years_to_Extinction_The_Tyranny_of_Technology_and_the_Fight_for_a_Better_Future_by_our_Peter_R_Solomon Read "100 Years to Extinction: The Tyranny of Technology and the Fight for a Better Future" by our Peter R. Solomon. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:34:40 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#03_28_26_Read_100_Years_to_Extinction_The_Tyranny_of_Technology_and_the_Fight_for_a_Better_Future_by_our_Peter_R_Solomon