Exploring bleeding edge experiments, oddities, new and bizarre dicoveries, and fact-checking conspiracy theories since 2008. No question is out of bounds and no topic is too strange for a deep dive.
# science
We often worry about parents customizing their children into their warped idea of perfection. But what if the future parents want to put a limitation their kid's abilities?
# tech
Bill McKibben isn't worried that the Technological Singularity will never happen. He's worried it will usher in an era of fascist ubermensch who will destroy humanity as we know it.
# tech
We interrupt our normal update to bring you a message from the post-Singularity future.
# tech
Advocates of the supposedly incoming Technological Singularity have been long on talk but short on detail and seem to see no reason to reverse this trend.
# tech
Cyborg technology is making huge strides, but it won't make us superhuman. At least not yet...
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A popular criticism of radical life extension is that society and life cycles would break down. But that's not what happens in organisms whose lives we dramatically increased in the lab.
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For Ray Kurzweil and his disciples, the "exponential curve of technological advancement" is the way, the light, and the cure for all that ails us...
# space
The future is often painted as a utopian landscape of amazing inventions and entertainment. The reality is often a lot messier and a lot of promises never come to pass.
# tech
Electric cars and the natural next step in the evolution of transport. But they have some hurdles to clear before becoming truly widespread.
# tech
When you're promised eternal life as a hyper-intelligent machine, it's hard to not check out its confabs.