I re-watched "The Day the Earth Stood Still" this afternoon. I still think it's a darn good film, even if it is deeply flawed ...

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I'm Going to Live Forever (Times Online) Some scientists predict that today's children will be able to live for more than 1,000 ...

While I regard the tendency to label the current U.S. administration as being a fascist regime (or at the very least 'fascistic') a ...

In Search of the Sixth Sens e (Fast Company) In this expanded interview transcript, inventor Ray Kurzweil discusses birth, death, and the...

Downloading Democracy (National Interest) Robert Conquest: "Everywhere we always find the human urges to preserve at least a measur...

J.R. Mooneyham writes about The Rise and Fall of Star Faring Civilizations in Our Own Galaxy (this is an excellent summation of the Ferm...

A new service launched this past February allows users to transmit their telephone conversations into space in the hopes of reaching ext...

Breaking news: Kasparov retires from professional chess The winner of Linares and the world's strongest chessplayer, Garry Kasparov, ...

Fellow transhumanist and friend Ramez Naam has released his first book. With the title of More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biolo...

Life Is a Game (Technology Review) Sims creator Will Wright faces his next challenge: Everything. Risky Business (Tech Central Stupid) ...

Fast Track to Longevity (The Scientist, registration) Mouse study shows molecular connections between caloric restriction and lifespan e...

As someone concerned with and supportive of non-anthropocentric personhood ethics, I've long insisted that any agent capable of subje...

Out of Balance (CSICOP) Chris Mooney offers his perspective on the recent ABC special about UFOs and wonders what it means to listen to ...

My latest column for Betterhumans has been posted: Cozying Up with Deep Blue "Advanced Chess" pitting computer-human teams agains...

Are We Alone? (Universe Today) Are we alone? Given the immensity of the Cosmos, a mathematical impossibility. Will we ever come to know ...

Sorry for the lack of reportage and commentary lately. I've been busy, so links are going to have to do. But look for my latest Bette...

Read the good word of brother Dale : Healthcare and Private Perfections : "A case in point is the claim of Vatican officials last we...

Psychedelic Medicine: Mind Bending, Health Giving (New Scientist) Clinical trials of psychedelic drugs are planned or under way at numer...

The Revolt Against Human Nature (Christian Post) R. Albert Mohler, Jr. writes in the Christian Post about the "frightening" p...