Peter Rothman Can We Really Predict Accurately As We Approach The Singularity?

Will a singularity happen?  Will there be many?  Will there be none??

Moore's Law Explains Poor Education

Few people would debate that our educational system is flawed. Look in any newspaper, magazine, or blog that has an education section and you will find way too many articles which try to point out the problems and suggest how to fix them. According to these articles the problems range from anything and everything from poor teaching, to poor parenting, to not enough time in the classroom, to too much time in the classroom, to too much homework, to not enough homework, to poor curricula, etc. etc. etc. We are not here to debate any of this; only to give another perspective. It has become apparent to us that the best way to explain why our educational system is failing and is gradually getting worse is by looking at Moore's Law.
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GF 2045: Race For Inner Space: Seeing, Guiding, and Benefitting from Humanity's Faster, Smaller, Smarter, and Wealthier Future

Here is a transcription of John Smart's speech at the Global Future 2045 Conference  in Moscow.

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Nanotechnology: The Promise And The Peril

Nanotechnology is very intertwined with the future of all technology.  But can we disregard the potential dangers it might pose?
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Global 2045: Randal Koene: Whole Brain Emulation Within Our Lifetime 2

We conclude the transcription of Dr. Koene's lecture at the Global Future 2045 conference in Moscow.
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Global 2045: Randal Koene: Whole Brain Emulation Within Our Lifetime 1

We present here the text of a lecture delivered at the Global Future 2045 Conference in Moscow on February 17th 2012 by Dr. Randal Koene, of Halcyon Molecular.
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Global Future 2045: Kurzweil The Acceleration of Technology in the 21st Century 3

Here is the conclusion of Raymond Kurzweil's lecture on the acceleration of technology at the Global Future 2045 Conference in Moscow.
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Global Future 2045: Kurzweil The Acceleration of Technology in the 21st Century 2

We continue with Raymond Kurzweil's lecture at the Moscow International Conference 2045.
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Global Future 2045: Kurzweil The Acceleration of Technology in the 21st Century 1

Raymond Kurzweil delivers an address to the Moscow International Conference 2045.
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Global Future 2045 International Congress 2/17-20/2012 Part 1

In February 17-20, 2012 in Moscow the Eurasian Center for Big history & System Forecasting, in the Institute of Oriental Studies & the Russian Academy of Sciences will sponsor its first initiative dealing with Cognitive sciences, robotics and modeling of living systems.
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Does Technology Get In The Way In The Classroom? 2

Are teachers losing their students to technological distractions? (the middle school iPad experience)
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Reading And Writing Will Go... Wonderful! 3

It is time for us to leave reading and writing where it belongs. . . in the past, and lurch forward into our future.
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Reading and Writing Will Go... Wonderful! 2

Are reading and writing essential to culture?  Can we live without them as we now know them?
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Reading & Writing Will Go . . . Wonderful! 1

Are we headed to a world where reading and writing will fade as unimportant skills?  Some say yes and some say that this is good!
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The Myth Of "The Myth of the Paperless Office"

Will the office become paperless?  Yes!  In some areas it already is.

Book Review: Race Against The Machines

Are we on the verge of totally new social and economic paradigm brought about by the increasing power of computation in our machines?

Are Humans Ready to Undertake a Radical Evolution?

Are we close to a major transformation of humanity?  Are we going to change ourselves to the point that we would barely recognize ourselves?

ExtremeFuturistFest 12/16/2011 Los Angeles

"Picture an event where the bridge between the counterculture and academia is finally crossed. From live tech demonstrations to futuristic presentations to provocative performance art to live music we will take you off the grid as we explore a new kaleidoscopic wonderland."

Rachel Armstrong: Beyond Sustainability 25 Points 6

Here is the final segment of Dr. Rachel Armstrong's Twitter lecture titled, Beyond Sustainability, through the Swedish Twitter University.

Rachel Armstrong: Beyond Sustainability 25 Points 5

Yet again a continuation of Dr. Armstrong's Twitter University lecture titled, Beyond Sustainability, sponsored by the Swedish Twitter University.  We cover here points 17-20.