The Huffington Post + The World Post — October 1, 2015 | Kathleen Miles

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full series | articles:

• article link | 1.  Peter Diamandis’ Bold a reminder of how entrepreneurs will control the world’s fate
by Vivek Wadhwa | 3.25.2015

• article link | 2.  Let’s treat robots like Yo Yo Ma’s cello: as an instrument for human intelligence
by Nicholas Agar | 09.10.2015

• article link | 3.  Controversial philosopher says man and machine will fuse into one being
— An interview with philosopher Peter Sloterdijk.
by Nathan Gardels | 9.10.2015

• article link | 4.  Genome pioneer: we have the dangerous power to control evolution
— An interview with genome and synthetic life scientist J. Craig Venter, PhD.
by Nathan Gardels | 9.10.2015

• article link | 5.  We are sequencing the genomes of the world, and it’s giving us a new vision of life
by Dawn Field | 9.10.2015

• article link | 6.  This 50 cent paper microscope could democratize science
by Aaron Pomerantz | 9.14.2015

• article link | 7.  Can we create an artificial brain?
— This leading neuroengineer thinks it’s dangerous to even try.
by Kathleen Miles | 9.16.2015

• article link | 8.  As sexbot technology advances, ethical and legal questions linger: do me baby, said the robot
— What happens to society when sexbots are everywhere?
by Peter Mellgard | 9.22.2015

• article link | 9.  A post human world: should we rage, rage against the dying of the mites?
by Martin Rees, PhD + Huw Price, PhD | 9.23.2015

• article link | 10. Ray Kurzweil: in the 2030s tiny nanorobots in our brains will make us god like
— Once we’re cyborgs, he says, we’ll be funnier, sexier and more loving.
by Kathleen Miles | 10.1.2015

• article link | 11. The qualities most valued in employees are changing and not how you think
Nicholas Agar | 10.7.2015

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10. article summary | Ray Kurzweil: in the 2030s tiny nanobots in our brains will make us god like

Futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil predicts humans are going to develop emotions and characteristics of higher complexity, as a result of connecting their brains to computers. Once we’re cyborgs, he said we’re going to be funnier and sexier.

“We’re going to be better at expressing loving sentiment,” Kurzweil said at a recent discussion at Singularity University, Executive Program 2015, which he co-founded with Peter Diamandis, MD.

Kurzweil predicts that in the 2030s, human brains will connect to the cloud, allowing us to send e-mails and photos directly to the brain and back up our thoughts and memories. This will be possible, he says, via nanobots — tiny robots from DNA strands — swimming around in the capillaries of our brain.

He sees the extension of our brain into predominantly non-biological thinking as the next step in the evolution of humans — just as learning to use tools was for our ancestors.

And this extension, he says, will enhance not just our logical intelligence but also our emotional intelligence. “We’re going to add more levels to the hierarchy of brain modules and create deeper levels of expression,” he said.

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full series | videos:

• watch video | 1. Ray Kurzweil talk at Singularity University
The Huffington Post + The World Post  | Futurist Ray Kurzweil speaks about humans becoming more god like.

• watch video | 2. Ray Kurzweil talk at Singularity University
The Huffington Post + The World Post  | Ray Kurzweil says AI will result in more human jobs, not fewer.

• watch video | 3. Craig Venter, PhD says we now have the power but not the wisdom to control evolution.
The Huffington Post + The World Post  | Craig Venter, PhD explains the near future of synthetic biology and understanding the human genome.

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