{"id":71047,"date":"2020-02-26T06:10:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71047"},"modified":"2020-02-23T13:17:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T18:17:32","slug":"bob-novella-skepticism-futurology-nanotechnology-the-singularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71047","title":{"rendered":"Bob Novella &#8211; Skepticism, Futurology, Nanotechnology &#038; the Singularity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Bob Novella embarks on a breakneck whirlwind tour of high impact futures &#8211; nanotech, transhumanism and the technological singularity and more \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Unm5cRoEa_A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bob Novella is a co-founder and Vice-President of the New England Skeptical Society. He co-hosts the Skeptics\u2019 Guide to the Universe podcast and blogs for SGU\u2019s Rogues Gallery. He has also written numerous articles that are widely published in sceptical literature. Bob\u2019s scientific interests lie in the extremes, from the gargantuan to the infinitesimal: astronomy and cosmology to particle physics and quantum mechanics. He is especially fascinated by the human capacity for self-deception and anticipated future technologies such as nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and human augmentation.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=-SqoYpXmMTzSG0JqyhzD3H7J3-t8MTU4MjU2NzYzNUAxNTgyNDgxMjM1&amp;v=Unm5cRoEa_A&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbobnovella&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bobnovella<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=-SqoYpXmMTzSG0JqyhzD3H7J3-t8MTU4MjU2NzYzNUAxNTgyNDgxMjM1&amp;v=Unm5cRoEa_A&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbobnovella&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobnovella<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Consider supporting SciFuture by:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">SciFuture YouTube channel:\u00a0 <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=TheRationalFuture\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/youtube.com\/subscription_cente&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Patreon: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=-SqoYpXmMTzSG0JqyhzD3H7J3-t8MTU4MjU2NzYzNUAxNTgyNDgxMjM1&amp;v=Unm5cRoEa_A&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fscifuture&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scifuture<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Novella embarks on a breakneck whirlwind tour of high impact futures &#8211; nanotech, transhumanism and the technological singularity and more \ud83d\ude42 Bob Novella is a co-founder and Vice-President of the New England Skeptical Society. He co-hosts the Skeptics\u2019 Guide to the Universe podcast and blogs for SGU\u2019s Rogues Gallery. He has also written numerous articles that are widely published in sceptical literature. Bob\u2019s scientific interests lie in the extremes, from the gargantuan to the infinitesimal: astronomy and cosmology to particle physics and quantum mechanics. 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