An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.
— Sidney J. Harris
I came upon TED a year ago and have since watched nearly all the videos: they are mind-expanding, inspiring, fascinating – they restore faith in the human race and give hope that we’ll make it yet (yes, these talks evoke this all! – watch some of them to know what I mean). I especially liked [...]
Now here is some good news! My only suggestion would be to extend the vault to not only house seeds but also store humanity’s knowledge. This knowledge store would have to be updated ever so often of course. One thing I do find interesting: the doomsday vault project seems to reckon that there is still [...]
Ok, the word ist out: some people are very sceptical about the singularity, but maybe it’s time to broaden your horizon: Technology Review: Building the Cortex in Silicon “Instead of running a thousand software instructions, it’s just current running through transistors, just like real neurons,” says Boahen. Technorati Tags: artificial intelligence, cognitive science, singularity
