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Investing in the Fountain of Youth

Posted by Features 12 Feb 2012

Source: CNBC.com. There’s no denying it: America is getting old. By 2030, the number of Americans older than 65 will have grown by 75 percent to 69 million, and 20 percent of the population will be older than 65 – compared with only 13 percent today. But what if “getting old” wasn’t really “getting old?” What if aging – at least the physical deteriorations that accompany it – was something that could be prevented?

The Awesome Meaning of This Century

Posted by Futurism 14 Dec 2011

The following is an excerpt from “The Meaning Of The 21st Century: A Vital Blueprint For Ensuring Our Future”, by James Martin (Copyright © 2006 by James Martin). Published by Eden Project Books. Reprinted here with permission. So, what is the meaning of the 21st century? Evolution on Earth has been in nature’s hands. Now, suddenly, it is largely in human hands. The extreme slowness of nature-based [...]

Q&A With Dr. Daniel Kraft, Director of FutureMed At Singularity University

Posted by Features, Futurism 4 Jan 2012

Source: Singularity Hub. Exponential growth in technology is par for the course at Singularity University, the future oriented institution founded by Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis located at NASA Ames in Silicon Valley. Few fields are developing as quickly as health and medicine, which is why in May of 2011 SU launched a specialized Executive Program called FutureMed. Focused on accelerating trends such as regenerative medicine, [...]

6 Big HealthTech Ideas That Will Change Medicine In 2012

Posted by Futurism, News, Top Stories 3 Jan 2012

Source: TechCrunch. “In the future we might not prescribe drugs all the time, we might prescribe apps.” Singularity University‘s executive director of FutureMed Daniel Kraft M.D. sat down with me to discuss the biggest emerging trends in HealthTech. Here we’ll look at how A.I, big data, 3D printing, social health networks and other new technologies will help you get better medical care. Kraft believes that by analyzing where the field is going, [...]

Existential Risk

Posted by Futurism 10 Dec 2011

Source: Lesswrong.com. On September 26, 1983, Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov saved the world. Three weeks earlier, Soviet interceptors had shot down a commercial jet, thinking it was on a spy mission. All 269 passengers were killed, including active U.S. senator Lawrence McDonald. President Reagan called the Soviet Union an “evil empire” in response. It was one of the most intense periods of the Cold War.

How technology is going to change everything

Posted by Futurism, News, Top Stories 31 Dec 2011

Source: Metro.co.uk. I’m at Tokyo’s Narita Airport sitting opposite arguably Britain’s most technologically astute author. So I’m surprised to find Mark Stevenson doesn’t edit his own Wikipedia page and is therefore checking it for errors. Stevenson’s critically acclaimed debut, An Optimist’s Tour Of The Future, is a world voyage of technology with the power to change the planet, and the solutions could come sooner than you think.

Q&A with Filmmaker Jason Silva as He Preaches the Philosophy of the Singularity

Posted by Features, Futurism 31 Dec 2011

Source: Singularity Hub. There are many futurists and techno-optimists in the world, but there is only one Jason Silva. The former host of Current TV, and fledgling documentary filmmaker is a force of personality and energy that is storming through the Singularity community. He recently spoke at this year’s Singularity Summit in New York, and is popping up all over the media world with appearances in the Economist, Smart Planet, and PSFK.

Transforming Humanity: Fantasty? Dream? Nightmare?

Posted by Futurism 14 Dec 2011

Source: Council for Secular Humanism. Through drugs and implanted medical devices, we can now enhance the capacities of humans. The changes brought about so far are still relatively minor (for example, using Ritalin to increase the ability to concentrate), but it’s highly likely that we will develop the means to modify an increasing variety of human traits within ten to twenty years. Were we able to perfect the [...]

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

Posted by Books, Editor's Choice, Futurism 14 Dec 2011

Excerpt from Ray Kurzweil’s “The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology”. Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future; he has received honours from three U.S. presidents. His intriguing new book envisions a future in which information technologies have advanced so far and fast that they enable humanity to transcend its biological limitations – transforming our lives in ways we can’t yet imagine.

The Next 50 Years: Why I’m Optimistic Because Everything Will Be Terrible

Posted by Features, Futurism 11 Dec 2011

Source: io9.com. With everything rolling towards the abyss, our only hope for a bright future seems to be the Singularity, a technological transformation of what it means to be human. But in a talk for TEDx Brussels, science fiction and horror writer John Shirley argues that there are really two Singularities – and yes, everything will be terrible in the short term. So why is he optimistic about the future of the human race?

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