• Mapping the Human Brain with Supercomputers

    Updated: 2013-01-31 09:34:50
    Understanding the human brain is one of the greatest challenges facing 21st century science. If we can rise to the challenge, we can gain fundamental insights into what it means to be human, develop new treatments for brain diseases, and build revolutionary new Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). HBP-videoverview from Human Brain Project on Vimeo.

  • The IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) Toronto, Canada, 27-29 June 2013

    Updated: 2013-01-31 09:34:50
    The IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) is an annual international forum sponsored by the IEEE Society on the Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) to be held in Toronto, Canada, 27-29 June 2013.  STAS13 is the annual symposium of the IEEE Society on the Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) which dates back to 1989.

  • Ramez Naam Talks about his New Book, Nexus at Google

    Updated: 2013-01-31 09:34:50
    Ramez Naam speaks at Google HQ in Mountain View on January 14th, 2013.

  • Entangled dolphin ‘asked me for help’

    Updated: 2013-01-31 09:34:50
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  • We are now the “Machine Intelligence Research Institute” (MIRI)

    Updated: 2013-01-31 05:11:41
    When Singularity University (SU) acquired the Singularity Summit from us in December, we also agreed to change the name of our institute to avoid brand confusion between the Singularity Institute and Singularity University. After much discussion and market research, we’ve chosen … Continue reading →

  • Yudkowsky on Logical Uncertainty

    Updated: 2013-01-30 22:22:03
    A paraphrased transcript of a conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky. Interviewer: I’d love to get a clarification from you on one of the “open problems in Friendly AI.” The logical uncertainty problem that Benja Fallenstein tackled had to do with having uncertainty over … Continue reading →

  • Yudkowsky on “What can we do now?”

    Updated: 2013-01-30 22:21:44
    A paraphrased transcript of a conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky. Interviewer: Suppose you’re talking to a smart mathematician who looks like the kind of person who might have the skills needed to work on a Friendly AI team. But, he says, … Continue reading →

  • Mixed Nuts In Space

    Updated: 2013-01-30 15:42:06
    Let us take a moment and silently thank Canada for showing us what mixed nuts are like in space.Thank you, Canada.

  • a moral dilemma for an intelligent search engine

    Updated: 2013-01-29 14:15:07
    There’s been a blip in the news cycle I’ve been meaning to dive into, but lately, more and more projects have been getting in the way of a steady writing schedule, and there are only so many hours in the day. So what’s the blip? Well, professional tech prophet and the public face of the [...]

  • 2012 Winter Matching Challenge a Success!

    Updated: 2013-01-21 02:33:11
    Thanks to our dedicated supporters, we met our goal for our 2012 Winter Fundraiser. Thank you! The fundraiser ran for 45 days, from December 6, 2012 to January 20, 2013. We met our $115,000 goal, raising a total of $230,000 … Continue reading →

  • Broward County South Florida Cryonics Meeting

    Updated: 2013-01-15 01:16:04
    Institute for Evidence Based Cryonics Home About Organization What is cryonics Scientists' Open Letter on Cryonics Depressed Metabolism Blog Mailing Lists Sitemap Broward County South Florida Cryonics Meeting 14. January 2013 Comments Off Categories : Cryonics Written by : Ben Best on January 14, 2013. I moved to Florida a number of months ago , but I am only now starting a cryonics group in the Broward County , Florida area . As a first event I have booked a table at the Peking Tokyo Buffet restaurant on 1219 South Federal Hwy , Deerfield Beach , Florida for dinner in the early evening 7 P.M . to 9 P.M . on Thursday , January 24th . All those interested in cryonics in Broward county and adjoining areas are invited to . attend This will be the first meeting of this group so the main goal

  • In praise of cold

    Updated: 2013-01-14 19:39:49
    Institute for Evidence Based Cryonics Home About Organization What is cryonics Scientists' Open Letter on Cryonics Depressed Metabolism Blog Mailing Lists Sitemap In praise of cold 14. January 2013 Comments Off Categories : Cryonics Neuroscience Science Written by : Aschwin de Wolf on January 14, 2013. Some observers believe that cryonics advocates are reluctant to subject their theories to experimental scrutiny because this could damage their uncritical belief in future resuscitation . Similarly , one might think that cryonicists would react with a mix of hostility and dismissal to alternative strategies for personal survival . Nothing could be further from the truth . In fact , it is exactly because our personal survival is at stake that forces us to be wary of . dogmatism For this

  • why space travel can get really, really boring

    Updated: 2013-01-11 15:14:59
    After spending over 500 days in a simulated spacecraft, a small group of volunteers gave us a worrying peek into the future of space exploration. If astronauts of the near future will have to spend nearly two years locked up in an equivalent of a small space-faring submarine, the best case outcome is boredom, lethargy, [...]

  • New Translations for Three Singularity Institute Papers

    Updated: 2013-01-10 22:34:41
    Thanks to the hardworking members of singularityvolunteers.org, we now have three additional translations of research papers published by the Singularity Institute! You can also find these translations and others on our Research Page. Spanish translation of Intelligence Explosion: Evidence and Import … Continue reading →

  • New Transcript: Eliezer Yudkowsky and Massimo Pigliucci on the Singularity

    Updated: 2013-01-10 04:34:20
    In this 2010 conversation hosted by bloggingheads.tv, Eliezer Yudkowsky and Massimo Pigliucci attempt to unpack the fundamental assumptions involved in determining the plausability of a technological singularity. A transcript of the conversation is now available here, thanks to Ethan Dickinson and Patrick Stevens of SingularityVolunteers.org. A video … Continue reading →

  • January 2013 Newsletter

    Updated: 2013-01-10 01:06:38
    Greetings from the Executive Director Dear friends of the Singularity Institute, It’s been just over one year since I took the reins at the Singularity Institute. Looking back, I must say I’m proud of what we accomplished in the last … Continue reading →

  • Keep Calm and Reduce X-Risk

    Updated: 2013-01-06 23:26:38
    Here’s Ioven, sitting under our new office sign: It was inspired by something we saw at the offices of our friends at FHI:

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