Are Memes & the Internet Creating a Cultural Singularity? (A PBS Idea Channel Video)

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Here on the internet, we love us some memes. But where do they come from? Yes we know, they are user generated. But to an internet layman, they seem to just appear, in HUGE quantities, ready for cultural consumption. Are they a sign of a “cultural singularity”? Memes follow rules and code, are varied, self-referential, and seem to multiply at an ever increasing rate. It may seem like science fiction, but we’re close to a world where culture automatically and magically creates infinitely more culture.

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Jaron Lanier on How to Not Create a New Cyber Plutocracy

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Jaron Lanier is as eccentric as he is smart and accomplished. He is the author of a manifesto titled You Are Not a Gadget as well as one of the better known critics of the technological singularity as a religion for geeks. The video below was recorded during this year’s Personal Democracy Forum conference in New York City exploring and analyzing technology’s impact on politics and government. This year’s topic was The Internet’s New Political Power and Jaron Lanier shares the ideas of his upcoming new book [...]

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The Humans Are Dead (Funny Music Video)

I thought I’d take a minute to post this funny music video titled: The Humans Are Dead. Love the binary solo after the credits… The Humans Are Dead YouTube video description: Both parts of “Robots,” a song featured in the pilot episode of Flight of the Conchords. It’s also the ninth track on their self-titled full length that was released in April. Related articles Change of Plans: Kill All Humans

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Peter Diamandis at Zeitgeist Americas: The Future is Getting Better at an Extraordinary Rate

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Do you often ask yourself if the future is getting better?! Well, Peter Diamandis is one of those people who believe that not only is it getting better all the time but also that it is happening at a truly extraordinary pace. Want to find out more about Peter argument? Check out this cool video titled The World We Dream which was recorded during the 2012 Zeitgeist Americas. In it Diamandis covers a number of interesting topics such as the differences between our local and linear [...]

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Authors at Google: Ray Kurzweil on How to Create a Mind

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If you still haven’t heard about Ray Kurzweil‘s new book titled How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed, this video from the Author’s at Google series is a great place to start. About the book: In How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed, the bold futurist and author of The New York Times bestseller The Singularity Is Near explores the limitless potential of reverse engineering the human brain. Ray Kurzweil is arguably today’s most influential—and often controversial—futurist. In How [...]

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LaserMotive: Wireless Electric Power Via Laser Beaming

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Imagine what you could do if you could transmit energy without wires.  It might sound crazy but this is precisely what LaserMotive is developing – i.e. wireless electric power beaming with the help lasers.   Laser beaming could make power lines obsolete  A company in Washington state is developing wireless technology that delivers electricity via laser beams. The scientists and engineers who run the company, LaserMotive, are using the lasers to power aerial drones but say their technology could also replace conventional power lines to deliver electricity [...]

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Tempo: A Short Sci Fi Film

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Tempo is a short sci fi film designed to show off the impressive capabilities of the Red Giant software products. Besides that however it manages to come up with some interesting science fiction concepts as well as an OK story, great actors, non-stop action and cool special FX. All in all, I think this short sci fi film is 10 minutes wasted well. Tempo In this new Red Giant short film, from the creators of Plot Device, a scientist must prevent a new, powerful technology from [...]

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