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Are Apes Smarter than Humans?
I have argued often over the past 20 years that the central question of the 21st century is, What does it mean to be human? This question is pressed from three sides: The emerging world of AI Our growing understanding of other animals Our emerging capacity to clone humans and bring them to life without […]
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Emerging Realities: The VREE Economy
The Virtual Reality Experience Economy In my sessions on Human Capacity Optimization, I explore the progression from the Service Economy to-and-through >> the Experience Economy towards >> the Life Transformation Economy. As we continue this progression, we are seeing an interesting iteration of the Experience Economy, the Virtual Reality Experience Economy (VREE). The VREE […]
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The Red Dragon__Mars By 2018?
The Red Dragon missions are a collaboration between NASA and SpaceX. They aim “to land large payloads propulsively on Mars.” For now, the plan doesn’t include sending astronauts to the red planet. For now. Our species may be the only intelligent life in the universe. If so, perhaps we will be the ones to colonize […]
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What’s the Longest Humans Can Live? 115 Years, New Study Says – NYTimes.com
Do we as humans have a limit on our life spans? The scriptures tell us: “As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away.” (Psalm 90:10) I’ve written several […]
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The Martian
Just yesterday I went with my fam to watch The Martian. Loved it. I’ve loved this kind of science fiction from a very young age. I suspect that the future of our species is to be multi-planetary and enjoy reflecting on this. In this interactive interview, author Andy Weir talked to IEEE Spectrum Senior Editor […]
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Building a Society with a Robot demographic
Imagine demographic studies of urban areas in the future. Might they one day include robot populations in their data? Tokyo’s Robot Restaurant is a novelty eatery populated by robots. And, Henn-na Hotel, the world’s first hotel staffed by robots is open for business. And now, with the introduction of RoboCab, Japan is leading the world […]
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Scientist Declares the Discovery of Earth 2.0 is Bad News for God
We’ve recently discovered a planet that is very similar to Earth in orbit around a star very similar to our Sun. It’s truly exciting to imagine the possibility that somewhere in the universe there may be others who are both like and unlike us. A recent Huffington Post piece titled, Earth 2.0: Bad News for God, […]
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Smile: the humanizing power of technology
Recently, Listerine commissioned the creation of an app that allows the blind to “see” a smile. This is an example of how technology amplifies our humanity. And this is just the beginning. What might a future in which technology makes us more human look like?
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The Future of Getting Around
What if, rather than a dark and dystopian Bladerunner style urban future, the future were greener, healthier, brighter?
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Robot Therapist: Jobs in 2050
In the 20th century we called the Cable guy. In the 21st century, it will be the Robot Therapist. The Robot Therapist is the guy or gal who makes sure your domestic AI is feeling up to snuff. In the last 12 months, the IMN horizon scanners have “spotted” and introduced to you the “cutting […]
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