A good argument for mind uploading.
An exploration of the philosophical concept of metaphysical identity, using numerous variations on the infamous Ship of Theseus thought experiment.
Keith Wiley is the author of A Taxonomy and Metaphysics of Mind-Uploading, available on Amazon:
Mark Zuckerberg has announced Meta’s new VR headset that will cost around UDS 1,000.
While speaking to Joe Rogan in his podcast, Zuckerberg announced that the new headsets will be out this October.
Zuckerberg referred to the company’s Project Cambria, a higher-end VR and mixed-reality headset than the current Quest 2 that uses advanced eye-and facial-tracking features to more naturally represent the wearer’s expressions and body language.
An interesting (and futuristic) project being developed in Switzerland…
Much of Bangkok is being abandoned due to flooding.
Bangkok, with a population of over 12 million, has been sinking underwater for decades. By the early 2030s, it is facing a disaster of epic scale, with much of the city being abandoned.*.
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It is possible to make a brand new baby universe in the laboratory? How would we do it? And if we made one, what would we do with it?
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A nice introduction to the topic is this paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.01819 which also contains the 10kg bound that I mention.
0:00 Intro.
0:22 Where do we take all the stuff from?
1:54 How do we make it expand?
4:20 How much mass does one need?
5:33 What would we do with it?
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