Sentient Developments

January 26, 2007

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In this episode I ask the question: when did intelligence first emerge in the Universe? I also discuss the stupidity of Star Trek's Prime Directive, bald women in science fiction, and mind-controlling parasites.
Posted by George at 1/26/2007
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Labels: astrobiology, bald women, bioethics, cosmology, drake equation, ethics, fermi paradox, gender issues, mind-control, parasites, prime directive, science fiction, SETI, singularity, star trek

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Canadian futurist, science writer, and ethicist, George Dvorsky has written and spoken extensively about the impacts of cutting-edge science and technology—particularly as they pertain to the improvement of human performance and experience. He is a contributing editor at io9, the Chairman of the Board at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and is the program director for the Rights of Non-Human Persons program.

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