Vitamin D ~ To Take or Not To Take

Curious as it might seem, it was. He was a short guy, reminded me of Danny Devito ,   about four feet nine, with a balding head and thick grey side burns. You would think from his facial profile that he had just emerged from a movie set. His skin was a whiter shade of pale, powdered for effect and the stubble of the five-o-clock shadow stood out in stark relief. He carried a great set of laryngeal chords though. A certain boom in his voice more than made up for his height and pallor.

Monica Anderson: Syntience, Inc. & Holistic Artificial Intelligence 4

Here is the final installment of our coverage of Monica Anderson's Artificial Intuition (AN).

Monica Anderson: Syntience, Inc. & Holistic Artificial Intelligence 3

We continue our series on Monica Anderson's Syntience proposal for Holistic Artificial Intelligence.

A Christmas Carol For The World

Is the Scrooge story still relevant to our modern society?  What can we as a race learn from it?

Monica Anderson: Syntience, Inc., & Holistic Artificial Intelligence 2

We continue with our coverage of the efforts of Monica Anderson of Syntience to revolutionize artificial intelligence.

Monica Anderson: Syntience Inc., & Holistic Artificial Intelligence 1

Monica Anderson has started a company - Syntience Inc., which sees the difference between reasoning and understanding.

Book Review: The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, The Economy, And The World

Jeremy Rifkin presents us with his vision of a third industrial revolution that is totally unlike the previous two.

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?

The New Wave of Medical Products for Smart Phones

There are a wave of new products coming for your smartphones which allow you to monitor your health.  This is just the vanguard.

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.

Rachel Armstrong: Beyond Sustainability 25 Points 4

We continue with Dr. Armstrong's lecture, Beyond Sustainability, delivered at the Swedish Twitter University.

Rachel Armstrong: Beyond Sustainability 25 Points 3

Here is our next installment of the 25 points Rachel Armstrong made in her Twitter University lecture titled, Beyond Sustainability.

Rachel Armstrong: Beyond Sustainability 25 Points 2

We continue on with the Twitter University lecture delivered by Dr. Rachel Armstrong, titled, Beyond Sustainability.

Rachel Armstrong: Beyond Sustainability 25 Points

Sustainability?  Is that enough?  No states Rachel Armstrong in the World's first Twitter lecture, delivered through Twitter University.

A Twitter University? Yes! from Sweden but available to the World!

Yet another new use of Twitter to deliver mini-lectures to the Twitter community.  The first lecture will happen tomorrow at 8PM London time, by delivered by Rachel Armstrong.

Stephen Wolfram: Computation & The Future of Mankind 6 @Singularity Summit 2011

Here is the conclusion of the lecture delivered by Stephan Wolfram, titled, Computation & The Future of Mankind, delivered at the Singularity Summit 2011.

Demons in our midst

There are two things, which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion. Lord Acton

Stephen Wolfram: Computation & The Future of Mankind 5 @Singularity Summit 2011

We continue with the lecture given by Stephen Wolfram titled, Computation & The Future of Mankind delivered at the Singularity Summit 2011.

Stephen Wolfram: Computation & The Future of Mankind 4 @Singularity Summit 2011

This is a further continuation of Stephen Wolfram's lecture titled, Computation and the Future of Mankind, delivered at the Singularity Summit 2011.

Stephen Wolfram: Computation & The Future of Mankind 3 @Singularity Summit 2011

More of the Stephen Wolfram's lecture delivered at the Singularity Summit 2011 in his lecture titled, Computation And The Future of Mankind.

Stephen Wolfram: Computation & The Future of Mankind 2 @Singularity Summit 2011

We continue with the lecture delivered at the Singularity Summit 2011 in New York City, titled, Computation and The Future of Mankind by Stephen Wolfram.

Stephen Wolfram: Computation & The Future of Mankind 1 @Singularity Summit 2011

Stephen Wolfram presented a lecture on complexity, mathematics, and computer models.  It was in our opinion, probably the most interesting lecture of that day.