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The Future Is Now
New York Times May 14, 2006
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The Tofflers' new book,
"Revolutionary Wealth," argues
convincingly that we are on the
verge of a post-scarcity world that
will slash poverty and "unlock
countless opportunities and new life
trajectories," at least if we avoid
the rapidly escalating risks to such...
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In Tokyo, the New Trend Is 'Media
Immersion Pods'
New York Times May 14, 2006
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In the world's most media-saturated
city, people take a break by
checking themselves into media
immersion pods: warrens cluttered
with computers, TV's, video games
and every other entertainment of the
electronic age. The Bagus Gran Cyber
Cafes are Tokyo's grand temples of
infomania, containing row after row
of anonymous cubicles. At first...
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Singularity Summit reports
KurzweilAI.net May 14, 2006
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Reports on the lively Singularity
Summit on Stanford University
Saturday are coming in from several
blogs, including Renee Blodgett's
Down The Avenue, ZDNet's Between The
Lines, and Responsible
Nanotechnology, filed live by Mike
Treder during the event. Also see
"Smarter than thou? Stanford
conference ponders a brave new world
with machines...
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Kurzweil to lecture at Stanford
Monday May 15
KurzweilAI.net May 14, 2006
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Ray Kurzweil will speak on "The
Coming Merger of Human and Machine:
the Radical Expansion of Human
Longevity and Intelligence" 6:00 PM
on Monday May 15 at Stanford
University Dinkelspiel Auditorium.
Admission is free, no ticket or RSVP
required. The event is presented by
the Associated Students of Stanford
University. Kurzweil will discuss
his...
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