Tag Archives: London Futurists

The case for Universal Basic Income

Posted on 15 February, 2015 by David Wood

Accelerating technological unemployment, with increasing numbers of people being displaced from the workforce by automation, is likely to cause growing social disruption and increased social inequality and alienation. These developments strengthen the case for a new social contract, with appropriate … Continue reading →

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London Futurists news, 13th Feb 2015

Posted on 13 February, 2015 by David Wood

Several people have replied to my previous newsletter, drawing my attention to important events and projects that I didn’t want to delay before sharing more widely… 1.) Computers and the brain – Lovelace Lecture at the BCS From http://academy.bcs.org/content/lovelace-lecture: 2015 Lovelace Lecture – … Continue reading →

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Singularity University Summit Spain preview

Posted on 13 February, 2015 by David Wood

This meeting, held in Campus London, previewed Singularity University Summit Spain, which takes place in Seville 12-14 March, http://singularitysummitspain.org/. The speakers were: Russell Buckley, serial angel investor and Singularitarian, Luis Rey, Managing Director of SU Summit Spain, Nick Chrissos, Collaboration … Continue reading →

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London Futurists news, 9th Feb 2015

Posted on 9 February, 2015 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, Please find below news of a few events or projects that may be of interest. In case any particular item doesn’t catch your attention, please just skip past it to the next one! 1.) Brain Hackathon 2015, 20-22 March … Continue reading →

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Blue Skies – the future of regenerative medicine, with Stephen Minger

Posted on 1 February, 2015 by David Wood

This video is a recording of the London Futurists event on 31s Jan 2015, “Blue Skies – the future of regenerative medicine”, featuring Chief Scientist of GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Dr Stephen Minger: Dr. Stephen Minger is one of the world’s leading … Continue reading →

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London Futurists news, 24th Jan 2015

Posted on 24 January, 2015 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, Here are a few items that have caught my eye recently. Thanks to everyone who has emailed me to say they enjoy reading these newsletters. 1.) Can Nanotechnology Save The World? Tomorrow morning (Sunday 25th January) at London’s Conway … Continue reading →

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Transvision review: the social angle to transhumanism

Posted on 7 December, 2014 by David Wood

This video is a recording of the London Futurists event on 6th Dec 2014, “Transvision review: the social angle to transhumanism”, featuring Chair of London Futurists, David Wood: Many of the world’s leading transhumanist and technoprogressive thinkers and critics gathered in Paris … Continue reading →

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The upcoming decentralization singularity

Posted on 18 November, 2014 by David Wood

This video is a recording of the London Futurists event on 8th Nov 2014, “The upcoming decentralization singularity”, featuring Ethereum CCO Stephan Tual: What are the wider consequences of the innovative technology that underpins the Bitcoin currency? This London Futurists recording … Continue reading →

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The new future of old age

Posted on 29 September, 2014 by David Wood

This video is a complete recording of the London Futurists event on 27th Sept 2014, “The new future of old age”, featuring William Bains, Michael Price, Alex Zhavoronkov, and Sebastian Sethe: Futurists, life extension advocates, transhumanists and others have been speaking … Continue reading →

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The proactionary imperative

Posted on 14 September, 2014 by David Wood

This video is a complete recording of the London Futurists event on 13th Sept 2014, “The proactionary principle”, featuring Steve Fuller and Veronika Lipinska: How should we approach the broad set of sweeping risks posed by fast-changing technologies with radically unpredictable … Continue reading →

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