Five and a Half Utopias
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg looks at several of the guises in which utopian thinking is likely to appear during the century ahead.
The Next Human: Brain and Body as Connected Devices
What if we fixed our genetic flaws, fortified our bodies with replacement organs and robotic limbs, and enhanced our minds with technology and drugs?
Therapies that Target the Aging Processes are in Human Trials Now
A number of therapies that directly target the aging processes are currently in human trials and could change medicine significantly in the next decade.
Is Sex for Reproduction About to Become Extinct?
Our ability and willingness to make genetic alterations to our future children will grow over time along with our knowledge and technological ability.
This technology allows paralysed people to communicate with the power of their mind
A brain-computer interface allows people with paralysis to directly operate an off-the-shelf tablet device just by thinking.
AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order – Summary
China is becoming an AI super power. The U.S. dominated in the age of expertise, but China stands to dominate in the age of implementation.
Genetic editing is like playing God – and what’s wrong with that?
There’s no grand plan and no reason why nature shouldn’t, like the rest of us, occasionally make terrible mistakes.
The Four Waves of A.I.
When it comes to AI, it's incumbent upon us to understand its monumental impact, widespread benefits, and serious challenges.
A Glimpse into a Possible Future
As with everything in life, our path forward requires balance: enabling the good, while mitigating the risk of unintended consequences.
The Growth of Knowledge
AI takes the knowledge explosion to its pinnacle. Combined with machines and biotechnology, it will alter what it means to be human.
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