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Apr 19, 2019
Florence Nsiah joins our blog team with the post Undersea Robot To Rescue The Great Barrier Reef.
Apr 14, 2019
Read the free paper
Human Brain/Cloud Interface by our
Amara D. Angelica,
Frank J. Boehm,
Robert A. Freitas Jr.,
Steven A. Garan,
Tad Hogg,
Nuno R. B. Martins,
Yuriy Svidinenko, and
Melanie Swan.
This paper describes how neuralnanorobotics may enable a B/CI with
controlled connectivity between neural activity and external data storage
and processing, via the direct monitoring of the brain’s
~86 × 109 neurons and ~2 × 1014 synapses.
Apr 12, 2019
Our
Barbara Marx Hubbard, beloved author and visionary, has
passed away.
She worked to the end of her life to “Safeguard Humanity”.
Read a
quote from her!
Buckminster Fuller said,
“There is no doubt in my mind that Barbara Marx Hubbard — who helped
introduce the concept of futurism to society — is the best informed human
now alive regarding futurism and the foresights it has produced.”
Apr 11, 2019
The
International Society for the
Study of Information Summit (IS4SI 2019) will be held June 2–6 at
Berkeley, California.
Our
Paul Saffo will be speaking. Our Mark Burgin
will be running a miniconference on
Theoretical Information Studies (TIS) at this
event.
Our
Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic
will also be running a miniconference on
Morphological & Unconventional Computing at this event.
Our
Raffaela Giovagnoli will be running a miniconference on
Habits and Rituals at this event as well.
This summit will discuss the theoretical, practical, and ethical challenges
posed by the growth of information technology.
The theme of the 2019 Summit will focus on what AI is, isn’t,
could be, and shouldn’t be, as well as to consider how it is
related to mental processes produced by brains and to the different
concepts of information.
Apr 6, 2019
Read issue #200 of Lifeboat News!
Apr 4, 2019
Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe joins our
Geology/Geophysics Board.
Francisca is a geoscientist specializing in palynology and sedimentology, with
the former including studies of pollen and other palynomorphs within
sediments and sedimentary rocks as a proxy for biostratigraphic,
palaeoecological, and palaeoclimatic reconstructions. She also
integrates palynofacies with organic geochemistry.
Apr 4, 2019
Jim Sevey, Director of Scientific Field Development at Titan Spine, joins our Biotech/Medical Board.
Apr 4, 2019
Vittorio Calabrese, coauthor of Nitric oxide in the central nervous system: Neuroprotection versus neurotoxicity, joins our Neuroscience Board.
Apr 4, 2019
Anand Rao, Global Artificial Intelligence Lead at PwC, joins our Robotics/AI Board.
Apr 4, 2019
Brian M. Delaney joins our Life Extension Board. Brian is the President of the Age Reversa Network, President of the Society for Age Reversal, and for more than 23 years, the President and the Founder of Calorie Restriction Society International.
Apr 4, 2019
Stala Kioupi, Medical Officer at the Cyprus Ministry of Health, joins our Biotech/Medical Board.
Apr 4, 2019
J. A. Hitchcock, author of Net Crimes & Misdemeanors: Outmaneuvering Web Spammers, Stalkers, and Con Artists, joins our Cybercrime/Malcode Board.
Apr 4, 2019
Wayne W. Alward, Jr., Founder of Alnilam Space, joins our Space Settlement Board.
Mar 31, 2019
EUROPT 2019
will be held June 28–29 in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
This workshop is the annual event of the EUROPT continuous optimization
working group of EURO (The Association of European Operational Research
Societies).
Our
Edmondo Minisci and
Massimiliano Vasile
will be speaking.
Learn more!
Mar 31, 2019
ISDC 2019 – International Space
Development Conference will be held June 6–9 in Arlington, Virginia.
This conference brings together leading managers, engineers, scientists,
educators, and business people from the civilian, military, commercial,
entrepreneurial, and grassroots advocacy space sectors to work toward a
common goal of developing a space-faring civilization.
Our Martine Rothblatt
and John Strickland Jr.
will
be speaking. Previous featured speakers included our
Buzz Aldrin and
Alan Stern.
Learn more!
