Future of Virtual Reality Series Launches Today
If you’ve ever watched someone experience virtual reality for the first time, you know it can involve screaming, flapping arms, and occasional falls. On one level people know their bodies… read more
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This Week’s Awesome Stories from Around the Web (Through Aug 1)
ROBOTICS: We Should Not Ban ‘Killer Robots,’ and Here’s Why Evan Ackerman | IEEE Spectrum “The problem with this argument is that no letter, UN declaration, or even a formal ban… read more
We Can Shuttle Mind-Boggling Gobs of Data Worldwide in an Instant—But We Want More
“I have heard articulate speech produced by sunlight. I have heard a ray of the sun laugh and cough and sing.” – Alexander Graham Bell The speed of communication was… read more
Which Way Next? A New Singularity Hub Channel to (Re)Imagine the Future
Every moment is a crossroads. Every day we make countless seemingly unimportant decisions, which linked together over weeks, months and years make up the fabric of our lives. This is… read more
Is Bitcoin the Largest Ponzi Scheme of All Time? Find Out in the Latest Ask an Expert [Video]
People sure are abuzz about bitcoin — after all, it’s not every day that a new currency pops on the scene. But the buzz has more to do with what you can… read more
The Artist Who’s Making Cybernetic Slime Mold Sing
Slime mold is fascinating. I like it for the same reason I like ant colonies—it’s made up of very simple (single-celled) creatures that collaborate when food is scarce to form… read more
How Stem Cells May Save Your Life—and Even Extend It
You are a collection of over 30 trillion human cells. Every one of these cells, those in your brain, lungs, liver, skin, and everywhere else, derives from a single pluripotent… read more
When Machines Can Do Most Jobs—Passion, Creativity, and Reinvention Rule
Not long ago, schoolchildren chose what they wanted to be when they grew up, and later selected the best college they could gain admission to, spent years gaining proficiency in… read more
How Tiny Lab-Grown Human Brains Are Giving Big Insights Into Autism
First came lab-grown mini-hearts. Then came 3D printed skin. Now scientists have taken “body on a chip” to a whole new level. Starting with skin cells from patient biopsies, scientists… read more
This Week’s Awesome Stories from Around the Web (Through Jul 25)
ROBOTICS: Mother Robots Build Children Robots to Experiment With Artificial Evolution Evan Ackerman | IEEE Spectrum “Overall, ‘a fitness increase of more than 40 percent over 10 generations was observed in… read more
Combating Scarcity With Abundance: New Impact Challenge to Tackle California’s Drought
Have a big idea about how to use technology to tackle California’s drought? Applications are now open for the 2015 Singularity University Impact Challenge. The top three ideas will win… read more
Watch This Swarm of Simple Robots Do Surprisingly Complex Things
Hero worship is deeply engrained in the human psyche. From King Arthur to Luke Skywalker, we long for an unlikely leader to arise, pull sword from stone (or ignite lightsaber),… read more
