Skydiving from Space: The Sky is NOT the Limit

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Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to break the record for the highest ever jump by leaping from a helium balloon from over 23 miles above sea level. Felix’ record setting space skydiving attempt may also be the first time a jumper breaks the sound barrier during his free fall and lives to tell the story. This video shows footage of the original 1960 skydiving record set by Joe Kittinger (which still stands today) together with footage of Felix Baumgartner’s preparations for breaking it. Joe set [...]

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Philosopher David Chalmers on the Singularity

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This is a great video of Australian philosopher David Chalmers presenting during the Singularity Summit 2009. Click the link if you want to read David Chalmers’ full paper called The Singularity: A Philosophical Analysis.

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Pixels: Destroyed Bit by Bit by the Evil 8bits

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This is a very cool 2 min video called Pixels which shows how evil 8bit creatures from the 1980s Arcade video games invade New York City. While those horrific 8bit villains may just not be evil (or smart) enough for the task, I wonder if the same can be said about their 512bit great-grand-bits. Has humanity bitten off more advanced technology than we can chew? Are we all just bidding time until the bits take us down bit-by-bit? Game on… Related articles by Zemanta New York [...]

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Andrew Keen: The Internet is Killing our Culture

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In a recent blog post called Does Technology Make Us Smart or Stupid? I argued that it primarily depends on how technology is being used. My reasoning was that we cannot blame the end result on technology itself but on its application and, therefore, it is the user who has the ultimate responsibility for the end result. A similar argument was expressed in an ABC News video interview called The Future of the Internet and Its Impact. It is time to give the podium to the [...]

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Michael Anissimov at Foresight 2010: Don’t Fear the Singularity, But Be Careful

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This is an interesting video of Michael Anissimov at Foresight 2010. Michael is Media Director for the Singularity Institute and Fundraising Director, North America for the Lifeboat Foundation.  He is a science/technology writer and “futurist”, which, as stated on his popular blog Accelerating Future, means someone who makes educated guesses about speculative technological probabilities. Related articles by Zemanta Top 10 Singularitarians of All Time (singularityblog.singularitysymposium.com) Webcast: Foresight Institute conf on nanotech and artificial intelligence (boingboing.net)

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Singularity Art

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PCB artist Steven Rodrig from PCB Creations makes beautiful sculptures from old printed circuit boards. Here are a few examples: Steve’s message: “Enjoy my sculptures and remember to recycle. There’s beauty within the electronic parts we throw away that’s waiting to be discovered.” To see more visit Steven Rodig’s Gallery here. Is this what one might call Singularity Art? In any case, I have to admit — I love it.

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Peter Diamandis: the Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create It Yourself

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This is another amazing video presentation from Singularity University: Peter Diamandis, Chairman and Co-Founder of Singularity University, discusses the best way to predict the future, and shares his personal philosophies on innovation and the commercial space industry. Flimed at Singularity University’s Executive Program, March 2010. Related articles by Zemanta At Singularity University, blowing minds and taking meetings (news.cnet.com)

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