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Vote Zoltan for President and Live Forever?
A new story on GOOD magazine about transhumanism & my campaign:
The transhumanist presidential candidate on staying optimistic about technology in a cold, practical political world.

Google, NASA sign 7-year deal to test D-Wave quantum computers as artificial brains
The deal with D-Wave Systems will see a steady stream of D-Wave quantum chips used as the foundation of an artificial intelligence lab.

New hydrogel can keep stem cells alive for heart repair
A new hydrogel protects stem cells inside the body, making existing therapies a lot more effective.

Forget blades, the Skarp razor wants you to shave with lasers
The Skarp Laser Razor is a new type of product that’s supposed to use lasers to give a close shave with less irritation. And, since its blade lasts a long time, fewer razors end up in landfills.

Tomorrow’s Terrorist
So, too, can we expect that the terrorists of tomorrow will likely mix the best of what works today with a new generation of off-the-shelf weaponry and tactics that will empower them like never before. The result is that both terrorist and insurgent groups, be they the groups of today that fight on or new ones that emerge driven by new causes, as well as individual “lone wolves”—whether they are homegrown extremists like Dylann Storm Roof or inspired by abroad like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev—will be able to carry out new forms of attacks and maybe even elude old police tactics for catching them.
The below is an imagining of some of the tools that a terrorist or insurgent of the future might use, all drawn from the real world.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Immersive 360 Experience
The Force Awakens Immersive 360 Experience
Speed across the Jakku desert from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with this immersive 360 experience created exclusively for Facebook.
