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• Back to the future: Conference addresses retrocausation

  Apparently there's a landmark AAAS conference in San Diego right now (whatever "now" means) addressing retrocausation--the idea that the future can influence the past. From the conference listing : Causality, the notion that earlier events can affect Read More...
  Posted Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:37 AM by Simon / 5 Comments

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• Will machines make us obsolete? Debrief

  Today was the "will machines make us obsolete" discussion I spoke of a few days ago . It went very well, and brought out a great crowd. The event was held at the Rivoli in Toronto. For those who haven't been there, it's a funky little restaurant and music Read More...
  Posted Saturday, May 20, 2006 11:18 PM by Simon / 3 Comments

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• Join me at "Humans as Endangered Species" discussion

  Last Monday I wrote about upcoming transhumanist-themed science cafés in Toronto . A few days after writing that post, I got a call from a friend who works at the Ontario Science Centre, which is putting on this event. My friend, Kevin von Appen , asked Read More...
  Posted Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:53 PM by Simon / 4 Comments

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• Upcoming transhumanist science cafés in Toronto

  The Ontario Science Centre is hosting two science cafés in Toronto that will be of interest to local transhumanists and other forward-thinkers. Run through the Café Scientifique program and taking place at the funky Rivoli on Toronto's Queen Street West, Read More...
  Posted Monday, April 24, 2006 4:46 PM by Simon / 4 Comments

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