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George Dvorsky

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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10 Futurist Phrases And Terms That Are Complete Bullshit
10 mindblowingly futuristic technologies that will appear by the 2030s
10 of the Weirdest Futurist Scenarios for the Evolution of Humanity
11 of the Weirdest Solutions to the Fermi Paradox
20 Crucial Terms Every 21st Century Futurist Should Know
7 Best-Case Scenarios for the Future Of Humanity
7 Totally Unexpected Outcomes That Could Follow the Singularity
All Together Now: An argument for animal uplift
Are We Screwing Ourselves By Transmitting Radio Signals Into Space?
Bioengineered monkeys with human genetic diseases have almost arrived — and that's awful
Can we build an artificial superintelligence that won't kill us?
Designer Psychologies: Moving beyond neurotypicality
Eight tips to dramatically improve your chances of living forever
Fermi Paradox: Back with a vengeance
Future risks and the challenge to democracy
Hear that? It's the Singularity coming.
How Much Longer Before Our First AI Catastrophe?
How Much Longer Until Humanity Becomes A Hive Mind?
How Skynet Might Emerge From Simple Physics
How Would Humanity Change If We Knew Aliens Existed?
How the pseudoscience of Social Darwinism nearly destroyed humanity
How to build a Dyson sphere in five (relatively) easy steps
How to measure the power of alien civilizations using the Kardashev Scale
How would humanity change if we knew aliens existed?
Humans With Amped Intelligence Could Be More Powerful Than AI
Is SETI at risk of downloading a malicious virus from outer space?
Is human super-intelligence a bad idea?
No, Extreme Human Longevity Won’t Destroy the Planet
On the pernicious de-radicalization of the radical future
Should we eliminate the human ability to feel pain?
The Great Filter theory suggests humans have already conquered the threat of extinction
These Unresolved Ethical Questions Are About to Get Real
This Could Be the First Animal to Live Entirely Inside a Computer
What do we mean by "rights" of the nonhuman person?
What is the purpose of the Universe? Here is one possible answer.
What will jail terms be like when humans can live for centuries?
When we finally have world government?
Who should pay when your robot breaks the law?
Why You Should Upload Yourself to a Supercomputer
Why getting physically stronger will help you live longer
Why you should starve yourself a little bit each day
Will Old People Take Over the World?
Would It Be Boring If We Could Live Forever?
Yes, One Person Could Actually Destroy the World

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