Published in February 2nd, 2010
Published in January 28th, 2010
Spike TV’s John Papola and GMU economics professor Russell Roberts teamed up to create an exceptional and entertaining “rap video” pitting John Maynard Keynes against F. A. Hayek. If you ever wondered what would happen if the two famous economists went out drinking together, here’s one answer. Now, this is a great use [...]
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Published in August 17th, 2009
This is an interesting story from the NYT.
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Published in August 3rd, 2009
Congratulations to Alex! As a board member, I am certain that he is going to make an excellent exec director and really take H+ to the next level.
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Published in July 10th, 2009
Anyone who seriously follows new technologies and cutting edge science knows that Singularity University officially launched this week. Here is an uplifting welcome message from Vice-Chancellor and Chairman Peter Diamandis and below is a thoughtful video featuring a Q&A with Chancellor Ray Kurzweil (he discusses the key goal of our species, FDA risk assessment, [...]
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Published in June 22nd, 2009
This video, recorded at the World Science festival, shows Nobel Prize winner Paul Nurse telling his fascinating family history. How is it that a brilliant scientist grew up in a family where no one else went to school past 15 years old? Watch it and find out.
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Published in June 3rd, 2009
From the Singularity hub:
“Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have created a prototype device that is capable of detecting viruses and bacterium within the body in a matter of minutes rather than the week or two that is commonplace nowadays. The technique was first used to detect the Herpes Simplex Virus [...]
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Published in April 10th, 2009
This new movie based on Ray Kurzweil’s work opens in NYC April 28th. Really looking forward to seeing it!
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Published in April 2nd, 2009
From the New Scientist:
“Yeast cells feeding on the glucose in human blood might one day power implants such as pacemakers. A living source of power that is able to regenerate itself would eliminate the need for regular operations to replace batteries.”
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Published in March 24th, 2009
From rdmag:
Researchers at the UT Dallas Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute have demonstrated a fundamentally new type of artificial muscle, which can operate at extreme temperatures where no other artificial muscle can be used—from below the temperature of liquid nitrogen (-196°C) to above the melting point of iron (1538°C).
The discovery is reported in the March [...]
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Published in March 5th, 2009
Video of the story here. Hat tip to Slashdot for the story.
“”A man who lost his sight 30 years ago says he can now see flashes of light after being fitted with a bionic eye. Ron, 73, had the experimental surgery seven months ago at London’s Moorfield’s eye hospital. He says he can now [...]
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Published in February 2nd, 2009
I’ve been involved with SU since the beginning and am an associate founder of the venture. Read more about it in this News.com article.
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Published in December 18th, 2008
Cnet reports that “Engineers at Kansas State University have developed a radio with sensors and microprocessors that can transmit data and is self-sufficient when it comes to power. The device, called by the engineers an “energy-harvesting radio,” is essentially a wireless sensor with microprocessor and radio that can transfer a flash of data gathered [...]
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Published in October 17th, 2008
A new magazine called H+ has launched and I have an article in its first edition (“Science Fiction Gets Funding”). It’s edited by cyberculture icon RU Sirius and is published by Humanity Plus (aka the World Transhumanist Association). Here’s some media coverage of the launch: Boing Boing, Kurzweil.net.
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Published in August 25th, 2008
It’s called deepglamour.net and she says: “With tart commentary and probing analysis, we’ll be examining glamour, allure, and the seductive images we find throughout media and culture.”
Great! Looking forward to reading it, Virginia!
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Published in August 23rd, 2008
Here is an article and video about Intel’s plan to deliver wireless power. Note that if we can charge a laptop using wireless tech, we can also charge robots etc.
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Published in August 15th, 2008
Researchers Peter Majewski and Chiu Ping ‘Candace’ Chan in South Australia “have discovered a simple way to remove bacteria and other contaminants from water using tiny particles of pure silica coated with an active nano-material.” Here’s the news story.
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Published in August 1st, 2008
“The 16-hour operation was carried out last Friday on a farm worker who lost both arms in an accident.” Read more here.
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Published in June 4th, 2008
This looks like it would have been a cool event. According to this report, “The discussion of aging was a closing event of the first World Science Festival, a five-day celebration of science for the public that brought together researchers ranging from biologists to quantum physicists. Participants included Nobel laureates, business leaders and philosophers.”
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Published in June 4th, 2008
This op-ed by Brian Greene makes the eloquent case that science is more than just details, facts, and figures. He says that it also helps explain why we are here, why the sky is blue, and other important questions perennially asked by humankind. Here’s a paragraph that I found relevant to what I’m [...]
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