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Darwin's Robots | h+ Magazine - 0 views

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This experiment in swarm robotics shows both the coordination of multi-robot systems consisting of large numbers of simple physical robots and the evolution of collective communication behaviors. The study of artificial swarm intelligence as well as the biological studies of insects, ants, and other swarms in nature provides insight into the nature of intelligence in general, and offers an interesting perspective on the nature of Darwinian selection, competition, and cooperation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This experiment in swarm robotics shows both the coordination of multi-robot systems consisting of large numbers of simple physical robots and the evolution of collective communication behaviors. The study of artificial swarm intelligence as well as the biological studies of insects, ants, and other swarms in nature provides insight into the nature of intelligence in general, and offers an interesting perspective on the nature of Darwinian selection, competition, and cooperation.</div>

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Foreword from "Amusing Ourselves to Death" - 0 views

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This book is about the possibility that Huxley, not Orwell, was right.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This book is about the possibility that Huxley, not Orwell, was right.</div>

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The Neil Postman Information Page :: Books, Online Articles, Audio, Bibliography - 0 views

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Amusing Ourselves to Death by Stuart McMillen - cartoon Recombinant Records - 0 views

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THE AGE OF THE INFORMAVORE- A Talk with Frank Schirrmacher - 0 views

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We are apparently now in a situation where modern technology is changing the way people behave, people talk, people react, people think, and people remember. And you encounter this not only in a theoretical way, but when you meet people, when suddenly people start forgetting things, when suddenly people depend on their gadgets, and other stuff, to remember certain things. This is the beginning, its just an experience. But if you think about it and you think about your own behavior, you suddenly realize that something fundamental is going on. There is one comment on Edge which I love, which is in Daniel Dennett's response to the 2007 annual question, in which he said that we have a population explosion of ideas, but not enough brains to cover them.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We are apparently now in a situation where modern technology is changing the way people behave, people talk, people react, people think, and people remember. And you encounter this not only in a theoretical way, but when you meet people, when suddenly people start forgetting things, when suddenly people depend on their gadgets, and other stuff, to remember certain things. This is the beginning, its just an experience. But if you think about it and you think about your own behavior, you suddenly realize that something fundamental is going on. There is one comment on Edge which I love, which is in Daniel Dennett's response to the 2007 annual question, in which he said that we have a population explosion of ideas, but not enough brains to cover them.</div>

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PowerPoint Is Evil | Wired 11.09 - 0 views

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Microsoft PowerPoint has revolutionized the education process for corporations, conferences and educational establishments everywhere. So if you want to wow the participants in your next meeting, you might want to get to know PowerPoint like a power user. These advanced tips and tricks will enable you to make your PowerPoint presentation even more powerful. - Wired How-To Wiki

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Microsoft PowerPoint has revolutionized the education process for corporations, conferences and educational establishments everywhere. So if you want to wow the participants in your next meeting, you might want to get to know PowerPoint like a power user. These advanced tips and tricks will enable you to make your PowerPoint presentation even more powerful. - Wired How-To Wiki</div>

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According to some thinkers technology is what makes us human. Others argue that new technologies threaten human dignity and our very existence.

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Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.</div>

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Nanomaterials Under Study by the E.P.A. - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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The Environmental Protection Agencydetailed its plans on Tuesday for research into the possible health and environmental risks of nanomaterials, tiny substances that are finding growing use in products like sunscreens and industrial adhesives.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Environmental Protection Agencydetailed its plans on Tuesday for research into the possible health and environmental risks of nanomaterials, tiny substances that are finding growing use in products like sunscreens and industrial adhesives.</div>

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Robot negotiates with mentally ill man who threatened White House - 0 views

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Rants & Raves on "Why the Future Doesn't Need Us" - 0 views

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Wired's fundamental mission is to be one such setting: a forum for new ideas and arguments, frequently celebrating the revolutions occurring in science and technology, but never afraid to explore any troubling implications as well. Obviously, we don't have all the answers, but we do know some of the best and most important questions. As the future rushes up to meet us, we intend to keep asking them. (Wired 8.07)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wired's fundamental mission is to be one such setting: a forum for new ideas and arguments, frequently celebrating the revolutions occurring in science and technology, but never afraid to explore any troubling implications as well. Obviously, we don't have all the answers, but we do know some of the best and most important questions. As the future rushes up to meet us, we intend to keep asking them. (Wired 8.07)</div>

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Toward an Epistemology of Wikipedia by Don Fallis - 0 views

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Bad News By RICHARD A. POSNER - 0 views

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Social Epistemology of Blogging - 0 views

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Clive Thompson on the New Literacy - 0 views

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Facebook encourages narcissistic blabbering, video and PowerPoint have replaced carefully crafted essays, and texting has dehydrated language into "bleak, bald, sad shorthand" (as University College of London English professor John Sutherland has moaned). An age of illiteracy is at hand, right?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Facebook encourages narcissistic blabbering, video and PowerPoint have replaced carefully crafted essays, and texting has dehydrated language into "bleak, bald, sad shorthand" (as University College of London English professor John Sutherland has moaned). An age of illiteracy is at hand, right?</div>

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Why the Future Still Needs Us a While Longer - 0 views

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Molecular biologist Lee Silver says that while in theory it would be possible to attack males via the Y-chromosome, it now seems we share too much DNA for all women or any one race to be at risk.
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In practice, scientists still haven't figured out how to get artificial nanostructures to self-clone.
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Response to Bill Joy

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A Response to Bill Joy and the Doom-and-Gloom Technofuturists - 0 views

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John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid

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AAAS Science and Technology Policy Yearbook 2001 - 0 views

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This edition of the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Yearbook
coincides with both the start of the new millennium and the 25th
Anniversary of the AAAS Colloquium on Science and Technology
Policy. In recognition of these events, it takes both a retrospective and prospective look at S&T policy, and examines the mutual impacts of technology and society.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This edition of the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Yearbook <br /> coincides with both the start of the new millennium and the 25th <br /> Anniversary of the AAAS Colloquium on Science and Technology <br /> Policy. In recognition of these events, it takes both a retrospective and prospective look at S&T policy, and examines the mutual impacts of technology and society.</div>

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This paper traces the cultural and philosophical roots of transhumanist thought and describes some of the influences and contributions that led to the development of contemporary transhumanism. JET 14(1) - April 2005 - Bostrom

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This paper traces the cultural and philosophical roots of transhumanist thought and describes some of the influences and contributions that led to the development of contemporary transhumanism. JET 14(1) - April 2005 - Bostrom</div>

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Darwin's Robots | h+ Magazine - 0 views

Foreword from "Amusing Ourselves to Death" - 0 views

The Neil Postman Information Page :: Books, Online Articles, Audio, Bibliography - 0 views

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Stuart McMillen - cartoon Recombinant Records - 0 views

THE AGE OF THE INFORMAVORE- A Talk with Frank Schirrmacher - 0 views

PowerPoint Is Evil | Wired 11.09 - 0 views

Become a PowerPoint Power User - 0 views

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The Singularity and Society - 0 views

Nanomaterials Under Study by the E.P.A. - NYTimes.com - 0 views

Robot negotiates with mentally ill man who threatened White House - 0 views

Rants & Raves on "Why the Future Doesn't Need Us" - 0 views

Toward an Epistemology of Wikipedia by Don Fallis - 0 views

Bad News By RICHARD A. POSNER - 0 views

Social Epistemology of Blogging - 0 views

Clive Thompson on the New Literacy - 0 views

Why the Future Still Needs Us a While Longer - 0 views

A Response to Bill Joy and the Doom-and-Gloom Technofuturists - 0 views

AAAS Science and Technology Policy Yearbook 2001 - 0 views

A History of Transhumanist Thought - 0 views

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