http://lifeboat.com/ Learn how Lifeboat Foundation is helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards a technological singularity. en-us 120 Copyright 2002-2010 Lifeboat Foundation Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:05 PDT lifeboatnews@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat News) webmaster@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat Webmaster) http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_22_13_Vote_on_will_the_average_work_week_really_decline Vote on Will the average work week really decline significantly in our lifetimes? If you are not a member of this group, you can join for free by clicking the "Join Group" tab in the upper right of the page. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:05 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_22_13_Vote_on_will_the_average_work_week_really_decline http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_21_13_Ciaran_Healy_joins_our_blog_team Ciaran Healy joins our blog team with the post "Who Wants To Live Forever?" Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59:15 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_21_13_Ciaran_Healy_joins_our_blog_team http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_20_13_Long_Term_Enhancement_of_Brain_Function Read "Long-Term Enhancement of Brain Function and Cognition Using Cognitive Training and Brain Stimulation" coauthored by our Roi Cohen Kadosh. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:26:34 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_20_13_Long_Term_Enhancement_of_Brain_Function http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Screenmancer Quendrith Johnson, Executive Producer at Screenmancer, joins our Media and Arts Board. Sun, 19 May 2013 15:26:19 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Screenmancer http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Cylons_in_the_Original_Position David Roden, author of "Cylons in the Original Position: Limits of Posthuman Justice", joins our Philosophy Board. Sun, 19 May 2013 14:26:53 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Cylons_in_the_Original_Position http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Latvian_Transhumanist_Association Arets Paeglis, Founder and Managing Member at Latvian Transhumanist Association, joins our Futurists Board. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:37 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Latvian_Transhumanist_Association http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Open_Garden Stanislav Shalunov, CTO of Open Garden, joins our Information Sciences Board. Sun, 19 May 2013 09:32:16 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Open_Garden http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Avi_Roy_joins_our_blog_team Avi Roy joins our blog team with the post "If you want to live longer, do nothing". Sun, 19 May 2013 08:23:53 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_Avi_Roy_joins_our_blog_team http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_John_Fellows John Fellows, President of the Canada ISA Society International Space Agency, joins our Space Settlement Board. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:06:45 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_19_13_John_Fellows http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_Gaming_Counsel Stuart Hoegner, Managing Director at Gaming Counsel P.C., joins our Legal Board. Sat, 18 May 2013 16:26:34 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_Gaming_Counsel http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_The_Human_Race_to_the_Future_Facebook_group We have launched The Human Race to the Future Facebook group where you can interact with the book's author. Also Amazon has gone nuts in promoting our book and they are currently selling the paperback for only $7.48 so now would be a good time to buy extra copies as gifts for your friends! Sat, 18 May 2013 16:02:45 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_The_Human_Race_to_the_Future_Facebook_group http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_Hypervillage Learn about Hypervillage: A Model for Revitalizing Rural Life. Sat, 18 May 2013 13:12:14 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_Hypervillage http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_Memories_with_Maya Clyde DeSouza joins our Futurists Board. Clyde is author of "Memories with Maya" which is a fiction novel in the hard science/tech-noir genre. The story explores the impact Augmented Intelligence will have in personal relationships and in society. Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:03 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_Memories_with_Maya http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_DataPacRats_Warren Daniel Boese, who runs DataPacRat's Warren, joins our Ethics Board. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:05 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_18_13_DataPacRats_Warren http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_17_13_Authentic8 Brian McQueen, Senior DevOps at Authentic8, joins our Information Sciences Board. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:19 PDT http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#05_17_13_Authentic8