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A few days ago, book publicist Jeffery Anderson dropped me a line about a new book called The Longevity Bible by Dr. Gary Small . Anderson often lets me know about books related to the themes Betterhumans addresses, and offers review copies. I have a Read More...
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As mentioned previously , I'll be on a panel this Saturday to discuss the issue of whether machines will make humans obsolete. I've learned that my copanelists will be Jun Luo, professor of cognitive science and computer science, and John Vervaeke, professor Read More...
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I thought that I knew a lot about cosmetic enhancement. I've written in its defence and, with my day job, have leading clients in the industry, and contacts at cosmetic enhancement magazines . But for some reason, I'd never heard of Cindy Jackson until Read More...
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I've talked often about the looming impact of automation on labor. My concerns have long been about the impact of robotics on jobs featuring physical labor. This impact would likely come long before any impact on creative endeavours--or so I thought. Read More...
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A new report has accused drug companies of "disease mongering"--inventing diseases in order to create product categories and sell more products. For example, the report , by the Public Library of Science Medicine, accuses companies of over-hyping female Read More...
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In preparation for a possible trip next week, I did a quick Google search to learn more about the odds of dying from different causes. Fortunately, the US National Safety Council was nice enough to have produced a comprehensive chart (from 2002) entitled Read More...
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There's been lots in the news over the past few years about population-based projects to uncover disease genes. In Iceland, for example, deCode Genetics uses the country's largely homogenous population and good record-keeping to find disease-related genes Read More...
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I'm not sure I want kids. I'm still trying to fit the idea of children into my worldview. Like many liberals in wealthy nations today, I have the luxury of remaining childless. And like many secularists, I don't have the push from religion or religious Read More...
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A few months ago, after hearing about its cult status, my girlfriend and I rented What the Bleep do We Know? While I tried to remain somewhat skeptical of the film's linkages between quantum physics, cognitive processes and the impact of thoughts on the Read More...
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I recently started reading Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity is Near . It's vintage Kurzweil, analyzing how the law of accelerating returns—exponential increases in information processing—suggest that the future will be dominated by ultraintelligent human-machine Read More...
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