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Tag Archives: Transhumanism
Fork In The Road
Dear Futurists, The first item in this newsletter is a copy of a manifesto created by three distinguished futurists: Gerd Leonhard, David Houle, and Glen Hiemstra. They call the manifesto “Fork in the Road”, and are inviting people to read … Continue reading
Moral Revolutions and Hacking Darwin
Dear Futurists, I’ve been struck that many of you have taken the time to write to me, expressing thanks for the string of recent online London Futurists events, and sharing your thoughts about potential future projects. Some of you have … Continue reading
Finding the best perspective
Dear Futurists, 1.) “Point of view is worth 80 IQ points” That’s one of the principles identified by distinguished computer science pioneer Alan Kay. For example, consider how much easier long multiplication and division becomes when you switch from Roman … Continue reading
London Futurists videos and events
Dear Futurists, 1.) “Meetings from home” One consequence of the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus is that everyone is thinking about cutting down on travel and on physical meetings. It’s no surprise that there’s lots of talk about “working from … Continue reading
London Futurists news, 16 Aug 2019
Dear Futurists, Please find below news of events and projects that may be of interest. 1.) A new series of London Futurists video interviews Look out for a number of London Futurists video interviews, under the general theme “The most … Continue reading
Posted in Newsletter
Tagged Audible, blockchain, Ethical AI, Funzing, Julian Snape, London Futurists, LonFut, Nichol Bradford, Nick Powell, politics, RAADfest, Steve Fuller, Stuart Russell, Superintelligence, Sustainable Superabundance, Tech Dives, technoprogressive, The Abolition of Aging, Transhumanism, TransTech
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The future of food… and lots more
Dear Futurists, 1.) Soylent and the future of food One of the draft Abundance goals for the UK for 2035 concerns the future of food. The goal: Consumption of meat from slaughtered animals will be cut by at least 90% The … Continue reading
London Futurists news, 17 June 2019
Dear Futurists, 1.) Full schedule for TransVision 2019 released It’s just 18 days until TransVision 2019, Humanity+ @ London. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been talking to the 22 speakers about the ideas they’ll each be sharing at the … Continue reading
London Futurists news, 30 Aug 2018
Dear Futurists, The future seems to be hotting up – I see more and more interest in serious discussions about how to anticipate and shape our future. Here’s a few things that have caught my attention. As usual, feel free … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, algorithms, Battle of Ideas, Carl Miller, Democracy, driverless cars, Education, GlobalNet21, Green GB Week, London Futurists, LonFut, Mark O'Connell, newsletter, Sugata Mitra, The AI Talks, The Death of the Gods, To Be A Machine, Transhumanism, Transvision
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Travelling to ExCeL – and, perhaps, to Brussels
Dear Futurists, This note mainly contains information for people planning to attend one of the London Futurists events at the London ExCeL Centre, tomorrow (Wed) and/or the day after (Thurs). But it also contains news about the TransVision 2017 event … Continue reading
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Tagged 5GWorld, AFT-Technoprog, Humanity+, London Futurists, LonFut, Transhumanism, Transvision
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