Arthur C. Clarke Offers His Vision of the Future
December 3, 2001 by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Kurzweil
The science fiction visionary behind HAL offers his predictions of salient events to come in this century.… read more
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Inventing Modern America: Book Launch and Panel Discussion with Lemelson-Prize Inventors
November 28, 2001 by Lucas Hendrich
At a launch event for the book on November 27, 2001, five of them discussed their influences, dreams, and where future innovation should focus with the book’s author, David E. Brown, and Christopher Lydon, former host of National Public Radio’s call-in talk show “The Connection.”… read more
Are We Becoming an Endangered Species? Technology and Ethics in the Twenty First Century
November 20, 2001 by Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil addresses questions presented at Are We Becoming an Endangered Species? Technology and Ethics in the 21st Century, a conference on technology and ethics sponsored by Washington National Cathedral. Other panelists are Anne Foerst, Bill Joy and Bill Mckibben.… read more
The Computational Perspective
November 19, 2001 by Daniel Dennett
What does computation mean? Daniel Dennett discusses information architecture beyond the mechanized causation in computers and frames the question in terms of the organization of matter itself. What do models of computation tell us about the material world?… read more
Remarks on Accepting the American Composers Orchestra Award
November 14, 2001 by Ray Kurzweil
The Second Annual American Composers Orchestra Award for the Advancement of New Music in America was presented on November 13 to Ray Kurzweil by American Composers Orchestra. Kurzweil reflects on creativity and the jump from the blackboard to changing peoples’ lives.… read more
Will My PC Be Smarter Than I Am?
November 9, 2001 by Ray Kurzweil
Once we learn how to map the brain and make computers fast enough to simulate it, all bets are off.… read more
How Ray Kurzweil Keeps Changing the World
November 7, 2001 by John Williams
The inventor whose amazing devices have transformed the lives of the disabled pursues a new dream: Making paraplegics walk again.… read more
Want to live to 200? Being a cyborg has advantages
November 2, 2001 by Garry Barker
Ray Kurzweil predicts that human identity will be called into question by the massive computers of the future.… read more
A.I.: Kurzweil Says Thumbs Up
November 2, 2001 by Wired News Radio
Wired gets Ray Kurzweil’s take on the Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg film “A.I.” prior to its wide release.… read more
Ray Kurzweil, Material Girl
November 2, 2001 by Wired News Radio
In this Wired interview, Kurzweil discusses how he used image- and voice-rendering software to transform himself into a 25-year-old singer named Ramona.… read more
As We May Think
November 1, 2001 by Vannevar Bush
This visionary essay, published in 1945, is a reminder that science and technology can and should be pursued as a means for peaceful and beneficial ends, not only warfare.… read more