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Articles related to Futurism and Transhumanism.
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Transhumanism: Could we live forever?
What’s transhumanism? Could we live forever? In this Bullaki Science Podcast clips, Prof. Martin Rees explains the concept of transhumanism. Prof. Martin Rees is a leading cosmologist and astrophysicist. He has conducted influential work on galaxy formation, cosmic jets, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, and speculative aspects of cosmology. Prof. Rees is the Astronomer Royal and a Past President of the Royal Society. He is a prominent scientific spokesperson and author of popular science books. In 2012 he co-founded the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, which is a research Centre at the University of Cambridge intended to study possible extinction-level threats posed by present and future technology. In this…
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Friendly Shadow
Created by David James Armsby. https://www.facebook.com/davidarmsbya… “Hello, Citizens of Autodale!” “This Public Service Announcement is following ludicrous concerns and whispers we’ve been hearing as of late. Silly claims of monsters and other loathsome things living within our city walls!” “There are no monsters here, citizens. Not in Autodale!” This film follows a detective that Autodale’s public knows as the “Friendly Shadow”. Autodale makes an effort to keep the monstrous creatures that lurk outside their walls from entering the city but somehow, incursions and attacks are becoming more and more frequent as of late. It appears that one particular monster-breach got very violent very fast and the Friendly Shadow is sent…
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Model Citizen
Created by David James Armsby. https://www.facebook.com/davidarmsbya… “What is a Model Citizen? A Model Citizen is a providing father. A Model Citizen is a caring mother, all in service of a scrappy, young boy or girl. A Model Child raised by a Model Family, to become a Model Citizen of their own!” This brand-spanking-new installment of the Autodale series follows the lives of the Robinson family; Autodale’s perfect citizens. I’ve wanted to make an animated short film based around the life-cycle of an Autodale citizen/family for a very long time. We’ve only ever seen Autodale through the eyes of children. All of the other short films in the series focus on…
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Our Pandemic Dystopian Future
Masked Agenda is a dystopian sci-fi short film set after the Masks were introduced into society to prevent the spread of the virus. The vaccine has been found but is only successful on a few… Kain is a survivor after escaping being locked down in his cell, but the droids are tracking him and he is on the move to get out of the city… is this the end of the world ? or the start of the new one… A Mandatory Vaccine has been made for everyone worldwide, only a few are left who haven’t been forced to take it. Kain is getting out of the city, remembering how…
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Should We End Suffering Forever?
Transhumanism is a philosophical movement that advocates for transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available sophisticated technologies to greatly enhance human intellect and physiology. Many philosophers argue that transhumanism will lead to the abolition of pain and suffering in people due to these sophisticated technologies. In fact, David Pearce, a philosopher and founder of Humanity+ Inc., arguable the most influential transhumanist organization, has outlined how pharmacology, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and neurosurgery could converge to eliminate all forms of unpleasant experiences from human and non-human life, replacing suffering with “gradients of bliss.” In other words, we could live in some type of utopia where we never experience suffering…
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The Rise of Artificial General Intelligence
Artificial intelligence or A.I is vital in the 21st century global economy. The development of A.I algorithms have made automation critical in almost every field of technology. As we make technological progress, one day, we will eventually have the capacity to build a super intelligence or Artificial general intelligence commonly known as A.G.I. But before that day comes, we have to solve the A.I alignment problem. The development of autonomous weapons seems like a step backwards of that goal. Humanity has to solve the A.I control problem if we want to survive. An A.G.I might decide to exterminate us if it sees us as a threat to its existence. In…
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2020: Jumanji, a Dystopia or Just a Challenge?
Bushfires in Australia, World War III almost breaking out, a COVID-19 pandemic all over the world, murder hornets, riots… No doubt 2020 is a historical year. But is it a turning point or just the beginning of even worse calamities than what we have seen so far? It seems we are writing a documentary about what was science fiction until now. But will it turn out to be Jumanji or a dystopia? Who will be the hero to save the Earth now? Read our related article (and many other exciting topics in the magazine)! https://medicalfuturist.com/2020-juma… If you want to get more exclusive content, or just to support The Medical Futurist,…
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Why China is dominating the world in driverless cars
This video is about driverless cars and why China could be ahead of the world in self-driving car technology. We talk about how they are the biggest adopters of autonomous vehicles and how one-day Chinese companies could be giving us a future of true autonomous travel. We also look at the issues that may set China back. Let’s take a look at why. Subscribe for weekly videos on transhumanism tech: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5t… I’m Alyse Sue and this is the Transhumanism Tech channel. Connect with me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/alysesue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alysesue__ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alyse.sue1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alysesue Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To…
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink — The Dark Side
Elon Musk has recently unveiled his company’s first Neuralink device implanted in an experimental animal — a pig. To briefly describe the device for those without much technical knowledge, it is an invasive technology based on the concept of a neural lace, which is a mesh of perhaps hundreds of wires laced throughout the brain albeit with concentration of connections in certain areas. These either sample neural patterns or modify them. Needless to say, even the minor technical challenges are massive. For example, it involves brain surgery. Then we have bio-compatibility problems as typically implanted electrodes tend to cause the tissues around them to die back. Finally, actually transferring massive amounts…
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Is 2020 The Year Of The Transhuman?
This video is about the current state of transhumanism. Gartner declared the transhuman era officially began in 2018 and this is where we are at 2 years on in 2020. We talk about drugs and therapies to end death, parabiosis, gene editing, senolytics, NMN, brain implants, 3D organ printing, and bionics. Science and these technologies will help us achieve our transhumanism, posthumanism, cyborg future. Subscribe for weekly videos on transhumanism tech: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5t… I’m Alyse Sue and this is the Transhumanism Tech channel. Connect with me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/alysesue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alysesue__ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alyse.sue1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alysesue Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website.…
