Archive for the ‘Technological Singularity’ Category
h+ Visalia (Visalia Skeptics) - First Meeting
Saturday, April 12th, 20087th Seminar of the Transhumanist/Life-Extensionist Club
Friday, April 11th, 2008Singularity Summit 2008
Monday, March 31st, 2008The Edges of Life Lecture Series - Ray Kurzweil
Monday, January 7th, 2008- The Edges of Life Lecture Series - Ray Kurzweil, via Teleportec Teleporter, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kurzweil Technologies
- "Life's Technological Edge: The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology"
- Centennial Hall, 1020 E University Blvd, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA | Google Maps | Campus Map
- Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at 7:00pm (free to public)
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Description:
As science and technology advance, fundamental issues central to the concept of life become harder to answer. Today, perspectives are changing on a wide range of issues including the origins of life, how life differentiates itself from its surroundings, what role self-awareness plays in maintaining life, and the discoveries regarding life that will emerge in the near future. UA's College of Science is proud to present six lectures that will probe these edges of life. Bringing together perspectives that include biology, communications, medicine, technology, and philosophy, these six speakers will help us engage and understand the limits of life, and what might lie beyond.