Five for the Future 11-13-09
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- How habitable is the Earth?
- Defining posthuman sentience
- Designing generation ship society for posterity
- Tasers with extra range, longer shock
- Our galaxy smells like rum and raspberries
Blogs
End of the Week, End of the World 10-30-09
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From the democratization of violence to the democratization of virulence: how a garage lab mistake could wipe us out.A mistake in a factory can result in scores of injuries or deaths. A mistake at a chemical plant can kill thousands. But a mistake in a biological laboratory could result in a pandemic. And as more and more people at all levels of competence gain access to the tools for biohacking, the risk of error would seem to rise dramatically.
obEP: Firewall investigates a dangerous new bio-plague outbreak, only to discover that it's instigator is a biohacker working on a beneficial new gene therapy who accidentally set something horrible loose.Biopolitics of Popular Culture
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Eclipse Phase co-creator Brian Cross will be speaking at the Biopolitics of Popular Culture seminar in Irvine, CA on December 4th, organized by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. If you happen to be in the area, this event is looking to be very engaging, and the lineup of presenters is fantastic. Here's the event info:
EP on the Hebrew Gaming Podcast
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Eclipse Phase co-creator Rob Boyle was interviewed on the Hebrew Gaming Podcast earlier this month, and they've now posted the mp3 online. This was a fun talk going over various elements of the game setting and system. Thanks guys!Five for the Future 10-27-09
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- Placebo effect pinpointed in spinal cord
- Economics of the singularity
- the economic effects of intelligent machines
- Flight through a wormhole
- Using augmented reality to see through walls
These and similar links can be found at http://delicious.com/infomorph