Unexpected convergent consequences...this is what happens when eight different exponential technologies all explode onto the scene at once. This post (four of seven) is a look...
In the next month, scientists from RetroSense Therapeutics will inject a virus deep into the retina of legally blind human volunteers.
The virus will carry...
Does life exist beyond Earth? Scientists have a few reasons to be optimistic.
For one, there are an estimated 100 billion billion Earth-like planets in our...
The way information is stored and shared may now be forever changed thanks to a recent major five-dimensional (5D) digital data recording and retrieval...
If you aren’t convinced the pace of robotics is accelerating, you need only check out the new video from robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics. The group's...
"In your virtual world, everything is smooth." — from Lost Memories 2.0
In our Digital Age, we are experiencing the coming together of physical and digital worlds. Yet, it...
Unexpected convergent consequences…this is what happens when eight different exponential technologies all explode onto the scene at once.
This post (the third of seven) is a...
The world’s biggest technology companies are handing over the keys to their success, making their artificial intelligence systems open-source.
Traditionally, computer users could see the...
Lets face it: Love it or hate it, exercise is good for our brains.
Feeling stressed? Hit the trails: running boosts the fight-or-flight brain chemical...
Recent alarmist headlines this week claim artificial intelligence (AI) will put half of us out of work.
These headlines—and there were several—stem from comments by...
Most of today's robot hands can perform easy tasks. They’re uber-practical grippers, simple and useful. But is it really so much to ask for robotic masterworks...
The family of nuclear reactors found on the seven seas is about to grow—China recently announced plans to build a floating, ship-based nuclear power...
Among niche groups of computer scientists, the buzz surrounding blockchain has reached levels normally designated for Elon Musk. The technology is in its early...
Unexpected convergent consequences…this is what happens when eight different exponential technologies all explode onto the scene at once.
This post (the second of seven) is a...
Do you consider yourself an entrepreneur aspiring to launch a startup? Increasingly, you’re not alone. Developing technologies are opening entrepreneurship up to more people,...
It’s no longer a radical question.
The aging literature is replete with treatments that could prolong lifespan by 20-40%, at least in lab animals. Interventions...
Social life is defined by connections, and more than ever, the fabric of our social lives are woven digitally. Before the Internet picked up speed, local hubs like neighborhoods,...
It’s an exciting time for space exploration. NASA, private companies, and several countries are all racing to colonize space. Soon we hope to become...
For 10 weeks each summer, a group of impact-driven individuals from around the world come to Singularity University’s Silicon Valley campus to embark on...
Imagine your child requires a life-saving operation. You enter the hospital and are confronted with a stark choice.
Do you take the traditional path with...
“We will find new things everywhere we look.” –Hunter S. Thompson
At the rate of 21st century technological innovation, each year brings new breakthroughs across...
Unexpected convergent consequences: This is what happens when eight different exponential technologies all explode onto the scene at once.
An expert might be reasonably good...
"It is human nature and inevitable in my view that we will edit our genomes for enhancements.”
—J. Craig Venter
This week, Kathy Niakan, a biologist...
Last week, news broke that the holy grail of game-playing AI—the ancient and complex Chinese game Go—was cracked by AI system AlphaGo.
AlphaGo was created...
At Singularity University, space is one of our Global Grand Challenges (GGCs). The GGCs are defined as billion-person problems. They include, for example, water,...
In modern times, farming's gone from humanity's top job to a sliver of the economy—a trend that continues today as fewer young people choose to farm. For every...
I’m putting out the call for brilliant entrepreneurs who want to enroll in Singularity University’s GSP (Global Solutions Program).
The GSP is where you’ll take...
