Archive for the ‘futurism’ category: Page 1132
Nov 21, 2015
Why it matters that you realize you’re in a computer simulation
Posted by Odd Edges in categories: entertainment, futurism, philosophy, virtual reality
What if our universe is something like a computer simulation, or a virtual reality, or a video game? The proposition that the universe is actually a computer simulation was furthered in a big way during the 1970s, when John Conway famously proved that if you take a binary system, and subject that system to only a few rules (in the case of Conway’s experiment, four); then that system creates something rather peculiar.
New Tail lights from Audi.
What do you think of these new Tail lights from Audi? Will they become the next big thing?
Nov 18, 2015
Nick Bostrom: It would be a great tragedy if artificial superintelligence is never developed
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
Bostrom tells IBTimes UK that advanced AI creation is on the path to the ‘best possible future’.
Nov 17, 2015
‘Future Visions’ anthology brings together science fiction – and science fact
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: futurism
Nov 17, 2015
We’re Fast Approaching a World Where Nothing Is Scarce—Even Diamonds
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
What’s more scarce than perfect diamonds, right?
Wrong.
This week, a new company called Diamond Foundry announced that it is able to “grow” hundreds of perfect, “real” diamonds (up to nine carats) in just two weeks in a lab.
Nov 16, 2015
Lessons from the PC video game industry — By Chris Dixon | Medium
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, computing, economics, futurism, internet, media & arts
“The subtitle to this post is a variation of William Gibson’s famous remark: “The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.” An obvious follow up question is: if the future is already here, where can I find it?”
Nov 16, 2015
New Research Says Worry And Anxiety Are Linked To High IQ
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
If you’re like me, you think a little too much. Your thoughts and ideas swirl around so much in your mind that it can be hard to get much done, and it results in anxiety.
Nov 14, 2015
These Are the Droids We’re Looking For
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
Could the planet’s next catastrophe be averted by R2-D2? That’s the idea behind the DARPA Robotics Challenge, a robot Olympiad designed to create autonomous machines that can go where no man can or should go—nuclear disaster sites, minefields, Montauk over Labor Day weekend—and fix all the toxic messes we make. The stakes are $3.5 million. Oh, and possibly the future of mankind.
