Source: Singularity University Blog — Jun 02, 2009 | Singularity University staff
Ray Kurzweil’s latest graphs show that technology’s breakneck advances will only accelerate — recession or not. He unveils his new project, Singularity University, to study oncoming tech and guide it to benefit humanity. More >>
Source: Singularity University Blog — Nov 9, 2009 | Singularity University staff
Wired Senior Editor Ted Greenwald is embedded with Singularity University’s inaugural 10-day Executive Program. Follow his coverage of the entire program at http://www.wired.com/epicenter/singularity-university/. Ted is also Tweeting using #singularityu.
See Ted’s full post at http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/11/singularity-university-peter-diamandis-thinks-big/.
After dinner on day two of Singularity University, Peter Diamandis gives a fantastic presentation about the X-Prize and what it means. This is a guy
Source: Singularity University Blog — February 24, 2010 | Singularity University staff
This is a guest post by Sonia Arrison, Trustee and Associate Founder of Singularity University. Sonia is a TechNewsWorld columnist and a senior fellow in technology studies at the California-based Pacific Research Institute.
She is author of two previous books (Western Visions and Digital Dialog) as well as numerous PRI studies on technology issues.
Her forthcoming… read more
Source: John Mauldin's "Thoughts from the Frontline" — March 6, 2010 | John Mauldin
We are in an era of accelerating change, moving toward a future that will be profoundly different from the past we grew up in. But what will the nature of that change be? What will the future look like?
For the last 7 days I have been in an executive program designed by Singularity University to give some insight into that complex question.… read more
Source: Singularity University Blog — Jul 22, 2009 | Singularity University staff
With the first three weeks of the Singularity University summer session complete the Hub is here to give you a summary of what has been happening. My personal impression is that the school is off to a fantastic start. Call me biased if you want, but considering the quality of students involved, the prestige of the faculty and guest speakers, and the vast array of activities that have occurred it… read more
Source: Singularity University Blog — Dec 1, 2009 | Singularity University staff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkkuVBPCsFE
Singularity University Executive Director Salim Ismail interviews Dan Barry, former NASA astronaut and robotics entrepreneur, about the future of robotics and what we can expect over the next ten years.
Source: Singularity University Blog — Nov 23, 2010 | Singularity University staff
As our alumni will tell you, the experience of Singularity University programs is unique and powerful. And, bringing the experience to students outside of Silicon Valley has been an important goal since our founding (and a frequent request from our international community). So, we’re excited to share the success of the first 6-day Executive Program earlier this month hosted by our international education partner FIAP in Sao… read more
Source: Singularity University Blog — October 6, 2010 | Singularity University staff
Following the successful conclusion of our second annual Graduate Studies Program, with 80 entrepreneurs, researchers, and leaders from 6 continents and 35 countries, Singularity University is excited to release the application for the 2011 Graduate StudiesProgram, to be held at SU’s main campus at the NASA Ames Research Park in California’s Silicon Valley.
The GSP11 summer program runs 10 -weeks, from June 19 through August 28, 2011.… read more
Source: Singularity University Blog — Aug 25, 2009 | Singularity University staff
Humanity’s Crisis and Disaster Response Team
5:30 am: Dismissed the tone of my cell-phone alarm. I cannot do it anymore. Sleepless University is reaching its boundaries.
6:00 am: Coffee… So pleasant. Piece and quiet. And the Music – my first inspiration.
Finally woke up to check and answer some emails from/to my colleagues from the German office. I am working there for Fraunhofer Institute. Here is the group. So nice to see them again. ;)
6:30 am: Oh, we got some chapter proposals for our new book. Check it out soon in CRC Press.
7:15 am: Time to get up.… read more
Source: Singularity University Blog — Jan 15, 2010 | Singularity University staff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUEhOwzVAJg
Dr. Michel Gelobter, co-Chair of the Energy & Environment track at Singularity University, discusses the future of energy with Salim Ismail, Executive Director of SU. Michel is the founder of Cooler, Inc.
Cooler, Inc.: http://www.climatecooler.com
Source: Singularity University Blog — Jun 24, 2009 | Singularity University staff
NASA Kicks Off 2009 International University Programs
Rachel Prucey, Steve Brody & Denise Vardakas
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., will welcome more than 500 guests, including an international cadre of students and faculty from nearly 40 countries for the International Space University and Singularity University Opening Ceremony on June 29, 2009. The ceremony will be held in the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts and will… read more
Source: Singularity University Blog — Nov 9, 2009 | Singularity University staff
Wired Senior Editor Ted Greenwald is embedded with Singularity University’s inaugural 10-day Executive Program. Follow his coverage of the entire program at http://www.wired.com/epicenter/singularity-university/. Ted is also Tweeting using #singularityu.
See Ted’s full post at http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/11/singularity-university-rearranging-atoms-with-ralph-merkle/.
“If you rearrange the atoms in coal, you get diamond. If you rearrange the atoms in sand, you get silicon. How atoms are arranged is fundamental to
Source: Singularity University Blog — Mar 4, 2010 | Singularity University staff
Join Singularity University’s winter Executive Program students, and the local business community for tonight’s special event featuring John Mauldin, New York Times best-selling author and recognized financial expert. Tonight’s presentation of “The End Game” will explore how the world’s major economies will develop over the next ten years – an especially crucial topic for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, investors and VCs.
When: Thursday, March 4 @ 7:30… read more
Source: The New York Times — June 11, 2010 | Ashlee Vance
On a Tuesday evening this spring, Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, became part man and part machine. About 40 people, all gathered here at a NASA campus for a nine-day, $15,000 course at Singularity University, saw it happen.
While the flesh-and-blood version of Mr. Brin sat miles away at a computer capable of remotely steering a robot, the gizmo rolling around… read more
Source: Singularity University Blog — Jul 25, 2009 | Singularity University staff
Your Mind’s Eye: The World’s Most Powerful Illusions and What they Tell Us about How We Think and Perceive
Come see, experience, and take delight in some of the world’s most powerful visual and other sensory illusions. The illusions presented in this talk will not just be confined to the visual senses, but there will be auditory ones too, including cross-modal examples of sound influencing what you see, and… read more