Category: Singularity
Drug Delivery Microchip Implanted in Patients, Passes Human Trial
Written by: Peter Murray 15 hours ago
A remote drug delivery system has successfully been tested in a human trial. A microchip was implanted in 8 women [...]
Starting March 1st, A Red License Plate in Nevada Means the Driver is a Robot!
Written by: Aaron Saenz 16 hours ago
An extended campaign in Nevada by Google has led to a new host of provisions which will allow automated cars [...]
SH Membership Program Update – Carl Zimmer, Ray Kurzweil, Ekso Bionics, and More
Written by: Keith Kleiner 2 days ago
During the last few weeks the Singularity Hub Membership program has continued to offer an awesome experience for its members. [...]
U.S. Being Left In The Dust Of The Global Telecommuting Revolution
Written by: David Hill 2 days ago
A recent poll from Ipsos/Reuters shows the extent of workplace evolution as well as the fallout of globalization. Nearly 1 [...]
“Heart Stop Beating” – New Film Documents Heartless Man
Written by: Peter Murray 2 days ago
By criteria doctors conventionally use to analyze patients, Craig Lewis was dead. He had no heartbeat, no pulse, his EKG [...]
A Vintage Toy Robot Website For The Nostalgic Nerd In All Of Us
Written by: Peter Murray 6 days ago
There’s nothing like vintage toys to take us back to days gone by, and there’s nothing like vintage robot toys [...]
Gene Therapy For Blind Again A Success, More Patients To Be Treated
Written by: Peter Murray 7 days ago
In 2009, 12 people participated in a clinical trial through which they received an experimental gene therapy for an inherited [...]
Scientists Use Brain Waves To Eavesdrop On What We Hear
Written by: Peter Murray 8 days ago
The day we can scan a person’s brain and “hear” their inner dialogue just got closer. Scientists at the University [...]
While Average Lifespans Increase, 114 Remains A Stubborn And Mysterious Upper Bound. Why?
Written by: Peter Murray 9 days ago
Ray Kurzweil predicts that in the coming decades the term “life expectancy” will become irrelevant. By then medical advances and [...]
Special FX Guru Aaron Sims Unveils ‘Archetype’ – New Short Film on Robots With Memories
Written by: Aaron Saenz 10 days ago
What good is a killing machine that’s developed a conscience? In Aaron Sims‘ exciting new short film Archetype, RL7 is [...]
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Ray Kurzweil for President (Seriously?)
Written by: Aaron Saenz 11 days ago
Ray Kurzweil has made a name for himself by forecasting important trends in consumer technology, global politics, and computer intelligence. [...]
Want to Prepare Your Kids for the Singularity? Read Jonathan Mugan’s The Curiosity Cycle
Written by: Aaron Saenz 12 days ago
In the future your children won’t just be competing against other children, they’ll be pitted against robots and computers too. [...]
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Meet The Author Of “Robots Will Steal Your Job, But That’s OK”
Written by: Peter Murray 13 days ago
Growth is a good thing, right? It’s the buzzword on seemingly every politician’s lips, the answer to our economic woes. [...]
gahlinger
We are indeed 'innudated' by aliens -- perhaps this undefined term is perfect to describe the equally undefined nature of these singularity fields.
Matthew
to clarify; i agree that absurd was not the best word choice. no scientific question is absurd, no matter how irrelevant or inapplicable it seems. even if [...]
IvoryTowerScientist
I can not help but think if singularity-level civilizations had come to Earth and seen human civilization in the past ten thousand years they might have stepped [...]