Lifeboat News http://lifeboat.com/ The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards the Singularity. en-us 120 Copyright 2002-2026 Lifeboat Foundation Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:32:13 CDT lifeboatnews@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat News) webmaster@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat Webmaster) Read "Foresight Europe Network: History, leadership, and future directions" by our Mara Di Berardo. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_19_26_Read_Foresight_Europe_Network_History_leadership_and_future_directions_by_our_Mara_Di_Berardo Read "Foresight Europe Network: History, leadership, and future directions" by our Mara Di Berardo. This is the peer-reviewed chapter 11 in the free online book "Our World of Futures Studies as a Mosaic Part 2". Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:32:13 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_19_26_Read_Foresight_Europe_Network_History_leadership_and_future_directions_by_our_Mara_Di_Berardo Read "Space mission: The young entrepreneur behind Space Copy is redeveloping 3D printing technology for applications on Earth and, ultimately, the moon" about our Madison C. Feehan. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Space_mission_The_young_entrepreneur_behind_Space_Copy_is_redeveloping_3D_printing_technology_for_applications_on_Earth_and_ultimately_the_moon_about_our_Madison_C_Feehan Read "Space mission: The young entrepreneur behind Space Copy is redeveloping 3D printing technology for applications on Earth and, ultimately, the moon" about our Madison C. Feehan. (See pages 170–171.) Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:34 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Space_mission_The_young_entrepreneur_behind_Space_Copy_is_redeveloping_3D_printing_technology_for_applications_on_Earth_and_ultimately_the_moon_about_our_Madison_C_Feehan Read "Advancing stem cell technologies for conservation of wildlife biodiversity", coauthored by our Jeanne F. Loring. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Advancing_stem_cell_technologies_for_conservation_of_wildlife_biodiversity_coauthored_by_our_Jeanne_F_Loring Read "Advancing stem cell technologies for conservation of wildlife biodiversity", coauthored by our Jeanne F. Loring. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:41:40 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Advancing_stem_cell_technologies_for_conservation_of_wildlife_biodiversity_coauthored_by_our_Jeanne_F_Loring Read "The Medium Picture" by our Roy Christopher. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_The_Medium_Picture_by_our_Roy_Christopher Read "The Medium Picture" by our Roy Christopher.

The ever-evolving ways that we interact with each other, our world, and ourselves through technology is a topic as worn as the devices we clutch and carry every day. How did we get here?

Drawing from the disciplines of media ecology and media archaeology, as well as bringing fresh perspectives from subcultures of music and skateboarding, "The Medium Picture" illuminates aspects of technological mediation that have been overlooked along the way. Roy’s high-tempo, lucid prose shows us how immersion in unmoored technologies of connectivity places us in a world of pure media and redefines who we are, how we are, and what we will be.

“Exactly the sort of contemporary cultural analysis to yield unnerving flashes of the future.” — William Gibson, award-winning author of "Neuromancer". Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:30:25 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_The_Medium_Picture_by_our_Roy_Christopher Read "Atomically precise mechanosynthesis of carbon structures on hydrogenated Si(100) by inverted-mode STM", coauthored by our Damian G. Allis. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Atomically_precise_mechanosynthesis_of_carbon_structures_on_hydrogenated_Si_100_by_inverted_mode_STM_coauthored_by_our_Damian_G_Allis Read "Atomically precise mechanosynthesis of carbon structures on hydrogenated Si(100) by inverted-mode STM", coauthored by our Damian G. Allis. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:44:00 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Atomically_precise_mechanosynthesis_of_carbon_structures_on_hydrogenated_Si_100_by_inverted_mode_STM_coauthored_by_our_Damian_G_Allis Read "'Human, all too human': Will we become hostages to our own minds by implementing universal AI?" by our Ariel VA Feinerman. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Human_all_too_human_Will_we_become_hostages_to_our_own_minds_by_implementing_universal_AI_by_our_Ariel_VA_Feinerman Read "‘Human, all too human’: Will we become hostages to our own minds by implementing universal AI?" by our Ariel VA Feinerman. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:31:29 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Human_all_too_human_Will_we_become_hostages_to_our_own_minds_by_implementing_universal_AI_by_our_Ariel_VA_Feinerman Watch "The Physics of FTL Travel" by our Isaac Arthur. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Watch_The_Physics_of_FTL_Travel_by_our_Isaac_Arthur Watch "The Physics of FTL Travel" by our Isaac Arthur. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:30:03 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Watch_The_Physics_of_FTL_Travel_by_our_Isaac_Arthur Read "Mnemonic Foundations of a Playable Topology of Global Coherence: From alphabetic memorability to toroidal dynamics of a 26-fold pattern of polyhedral governance" by our Anthony Judge. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Mnemonic_Foundations_of_a_Playable_Topology_of_Global_Coherence_From_alphabetic_memorability_to_toroidal_dynamics_of_a_26_fold_pattern_of_polyhedral_governance_by_our_Anthony_Judge Read "Mnemonic Foundations of a Playable Topology of Global Coherence: From alphabetic memorability to toroidal dynamics of a 26-fold pattern of polyhedral governance" by our Anthony Judge. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:16:34 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_Mnemonic_Foundations_of_a_Playable_Topology_of_Global_Coherence_From_alphabetic_memorability_to_toroidal_dynamics_of_a_26_fold_pattern_of_polyhedral_governance_by_our_Anthony_Judge Read "The Promise and Peril of Emerging Technology for Brain Enhancement" by our Kevin LaGrandeur. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_The_Promise_and_Peril_of_Emerging_Technology_for_Brain_Enhancement_by_our_Kevin_LaGrandeur Read "The Promise and Peril of Emerging Technology for Brain Enhancement" by our Kevin LaGrandeur. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:05:42 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_18_26_Read_The_Promise_and_Peril_of_Emerging_Technology_for_Brain_Enhancement_by_our_Kevin_LaGrandeur Read "The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives", coauthored by our David B. Yaden, now available in paperback. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_17_26_Read_The_Varieties_of_Spiritual_Experience_21st_Century_Research_and_Perspectives_coauthored_by_our_David_B_Yaden_now_available_in_paperback Read "The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives", coauthored by our David B. Yaden, now available in paperback. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:33:16 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_17_26_Read_The_Varieties_of_Spiritual_Experience_21st_Century_Research_and_Perspectives_coauthored_by_our_David_B_Yaden_now_available_in_paperback Pascal Baranowska joins our blog team with the post "Loss of sirtuin 3 disrupts cellular senescence signaling pathways". https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_17_26_Pascal_Baranowska_joins_our_blog_team_with_the_post_Loss_of_sirtuin_3_disrupts_cellular_senescence_signaling_pathways Pascal Baranowska joins our blog team with the post "Loss of sirtuin 3 disrupts cellular senescence signaling pathways". Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:03:02 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_17_26_Pascal_Baranowska_joins_our_blog_team_with_the_post_Loss_of_sirtuin_3_disrupts_cellular_senescence_signaling_pathways AGI-26 will be held July 27-30 in San Francisco, California and in Cyberspace. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_16_26_AGI_26_will_be_held_July_27_30_in_San_Francisco_California_and_in_Cyberspace AGI-26 will be held July 27–30 in San Francisco, California and in Cyberspace.

The frontier of mind and machine is closer than ever. Join the world’s leading researchers at AGI-26, where ideas, architectures, and insights collide to advance the future of thinking machines.

Our Joscha Bach, David Eagleman, Ben Goertzel, Faezeh Habibi, Alexander Ororbia, Matt O. Iklé, Gary Marcus, and Alex Wissner-Gross will be speaking/participating. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:03:41 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_16_26_AGI_26_will_be_held_July_27_30_in_San_Francisco_California_and_in_Cyberspace Read "Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology in Drug Discovery", coedited by our William C. Cho. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_15_26_Read_Biochemical_and_Molecular_Pharmacology_in_Drug_Discovery_coedited_by_our_William_C_Cho Read "Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology in Drug Discovery", coedited by our William C. Cho. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:00:05 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_15_26_Read_Biochemical_and_Molecular_Pharmacology_in_Drug_Discovery_coedited_by_our_William_C_Cho RAADfest 2026, the world's most impactful longevity conference, will be held September 4-6 in Scottsdale, Arizona USA. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_15_26_RAADfest_2026_the_worlds_most_impactful_longevity_conference_will_be_held_September_4_6_in_Scottsdale_Arizona_USA RAADfest 2026, the world’s most impactful longevity conference, will be held September 4–6 in Scottsdale, Arizona USA.

Our Bill Andrews, William Faloon, Aubrey de Grey, Sandra Kaufmann, Elizabeth Parrish, and James Strole will be speaking. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:21:13 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_15_26_RAADfest_2026_the_worlds_most_impactful_longevity_conference_will_be_held_September_4_6_in_Scottsdale_Arizona_USA Watch "Episode 10: David Hanson - On Using Humanoid Robots to Train Compassionate AGI" with our David Hanson. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_15_26_Watch_Episode_10_David_Hanson_On_Using_Humanoid_Robots_to_Train_Compassionate_AGI_with_our_David_Hanson Watch "Episode 10: David Hanson - On Using Humanoid Robots to Train Compassionate AGI" with our David Hanson. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:14:09 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#06_15_26_Watch_Episode_10_David_Hanson_On_Using_Humanoid_Robots_to_Train_Compassionate_AGI_with_our_David_Hanson