tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56178642011-10-03T07:21:47.313ZE x t r o B r i t a n n i aA BLOG OF UK-RELATED NEWS AND VIEWS FROM A FUTURIST PERSPECTIVEEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.comBlogger1181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-13455978121600708482011-10-02T08:02:00.000Z2011-10-02T08:02:01.501ZBeyond Human: Rethinking the Technological Extension of the Human Condition
Organised by Humanity+ UK, with support from Virtual Futures, London Futurists, and Zero State.
LogisticsSaturday, 8th October 2011: 9.30am-5.45pm.
This event will be held in lecture room B34 in the Malet Street building (the main building) of Birkbeck College. This is located in Torrington Square (which is a Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-30105459332599360702011-03-19T13:09:00.000Z2011-03-19T13:09:55.282ZPost Transcendent Man
To drill down more deeply into the potentially radical implications of Kurzweil’s ideas and projects, the UK chapter of Humanity+ has arranged an event in Birkbeck College (WC1E 7HX), Torrington Square in Central London on the afternoon (2pm-4.15pm) of Saturday 9th April. We’ll be in Malet Street lecture room B34 – which seats a capacity audience of 177 people. For Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-73260515780612814562011-02-21T08:38:00.000Z2011-02-21T08:38:50.913Z Post Transcendent Man Responding to Ray Kurzweil’s “Transcendent Man”
The next meeting organised by Humanity+ UK is a panel review and audience discussion on the afternoon of Saturday 9th April 2011. The subject of the discussion will be the groundbreaking but controversial ideas and projects of Ray Kurzweil, especially as featured in the film Transcendent Man which has Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-69837199270983120642011-01-01T21:08:00.000Z2011-01-01T21:08:58.222Z
The Humanity+ UK 2011 conference, being held at London’s Conway Hall on Saturday 29th January, is an opportunity to meet some of the most interesting futurist thinkers in the UK - to listen to their ideas, hear about the progress of their projects, ask them questions, and debate with them.
The principal theme of the conference is “Making a human difference”.
Speakers so far announced are Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-79036640434553067732010-10-16T07:20:00.001Z2010-10-16T07:28:44.935ZThe neuropsychology of self control - and its implications for AI and brain simulation
13 November · 14:00 - 16:00
Room 416, 4th floor, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square WC1E 7HX, London
Tom Michael provides a summary of converging findings from neuropsychology, neurology and neuroscience, about how the frontal lobes (and to a lesser extent the limbic system) are involved in human Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-65682399577335217492010-09-01T17:55:00.004Z2010-10-16T07:34:31.777ZTowards the Abolition of Suffering. Reflections on the Abolitionist Project - by David Pearce
2pm-4pm, Sat 16th Oct, 2010
Room 417, 4th floor, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX.
About the talk:
The Transhumanist Declaration (1998, 2009) advocates "the well-being of all sentience, including humans, non-human animals, and any future artificial intellects, modified life forms,Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-55739988725142901252010-07-29T15:01:00.002Z2010-07-29T15:06:16.427ZThe Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution - by Dr Timothy Taylor2pm-4pm, Sat 11th Sept, 2010.Room 414, 4th floor, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX.About the talk:There are seven species of great ape on the planet. How did the weakest ape come out on top?With breathtaking scope and depth, archaeologist and prehistorian Timothy Taylor presents a Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-51096262091687950882010-07-05T21:02:00.002Z2010-07-05T21:07:23.887ZCryonics: Purpose, History, and Problems - A Scientific and Cultural PerspectiveBen Best, President of the Cryonics InstituteDate: Friday 23rd JulyTime: 6.30pm-8.30pmVenue: Room 415, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HXAbout this talk:The presentation will begin by outlining the motivation and procedures for implementing cryonics, touching on social problems. This will be Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-63780302825218108632010-06-06T08:51:00.002Z2010-06-15T07:48:37.697ZHow to think rationally about the futureSaturday 3rd July 2010, 2pm - 4pmSpeakers: Paul Crowley and Roko MijicAbout the talk:Over the past forty years, science has built up a substantial body of experimental evidence that highlights dozens of alarming systematic failings in our capacity for reason. These errors are especially dangerous in an area as difficult to think about as the future of Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-84576659877661703282010-05-31T07:41:00.003Z2010-05-31T08:22:24.801ZThe future of economics Saturday 5th June 2010, 2pm- How does the monetary system actually operate, and what are its consequences upon society?- What are the consequences of increasing displacement of human labour by machines?- Are monetary incentives necessary to spur product development?- What prospects are there to transition to more rational systems for allocating resources and pursuing Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-63360936671137755552010-04-27T07:32:00.002Z2010-04-27T07:37:23.927ZCryonics UK, One Year On - An update from David StylesDate: Sunday, May 16, 2010Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pmLocation: Room 414, 4th floor (via main lift), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX.Are you interested in the possibility of cryonics - sometimes called "a ticket to the future"?Cryonics (to quote Wikipedia) is the low-temperature preservation of humans and animals who can no Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-52396191687700840502010-03-05T16:03:00.002Z2010-03-05T16:07:05.997ZAging and dietary supplements - correcting some myths. With Michael C Price.Venue: Room 416, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX (map)Date: Sunday 28th March 2010Time: 2pm-4pmAbout the talk:This talk will review where we are (and aren't) with respect to understanding aging. It will cover theories of aging, and the (largely failed) promises of gerontologists and immortalists, pastEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-53063336331404476562010-02-09T09:27:00.003Z2010-02-09T09:43:26.255ZThe future of politics. Can politicians prepare society for the major technology challenges ahead? With Darren Reynolds.Venue: Room 416, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX (map)Date: Saturday 20th February 2010Time: 2pm-4pmAbout the talk:With the rapid accelerating changes in many fields of technology and society, there's a risk we'll wake up one morning in (say) 2015 and Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-53694488095008961902010-01-02T09:53:00.004Z2010-01-08T14:06:18.401ZThe Friendly AI Problem: how can we ensure that superintelligent AI doesn't terminate us?Venue: Room 416, Birkbeck College.Date: Saturday 23rd January.Time: 2pm-4pm.About the talk:Suppose that humans succeed in understanding just what it is about the human brain that makes us smart, and manage to port that over to silicon based digital computers. Suppose we succeed in creating a machine that was Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-52055305903671003032009-12-09T09:01:00.002Z2009-12-09T09:04:09.210ZExtroBritannia: The Way AheadVenue: Room 538, Birkbeck College.Date: Saturday 19th December.Time: 1pm-3pm.PLEASE NOTE EARLIER START THAN FOR USUAL MEETINGS.Topic: Group discussion on Extrobritannia activities, 2009-2010.Attendees: The meeting is open to anyone interested in supporting Extrobritannia activities.Proposed agenda:1.) Results of online survey. Discussion of points arising.2.) Input toEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-51883679192369921302009-11-02T13:22:00.002Z2009-11-02T13:29:03.518ZSuccesses and challenges en route to unlimited human lifespans. Q&A on the Immortality Institute, led by Shannon Vyff2pm-4pm, Saturday 28th NovemberLecture Room B20, basement level, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London, WC1E 7HXShannon Vyff, chair of the The Immortality Institute, will answer audience questions on topics including:*) The creation and the operation of the Immortality Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-16500263677648021222009-10-13T13:22:00.002Z2009-10-14T15:22:32.903ZMachine super intelligenceDr Shane Legg leads a state-of-the-art review of models of how super intelligent machines might work.2pm-4pm, Saturday 31st OctoberRoom 416, 4th floor (via main lift), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HXAbout the talk:What ever happened to the ambitious aims of artificial intelligence, specifically, its original goal of creating an "intelligent machine"?Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-63258228672383540122009-09-22T07:53:00.002Z2009-09-22T08:01:29.494ZLeave a comment and help SENSWant to give $5000 to Aubrey de Grey's SENS Foundation? All you have to do is click here and leave a comment. It costs you nothing and it takes a minute. As part of a competition organised by a company called 3 Banana, the charity that will get the most votes will get the prize. Right now SENS is a close second, so every vote counts! And if you run a blog or are Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-51670454848730040752009-09-18T06:42:00.002Z2009-09-18T06:45:14.403ZSingularity Summit 2009 - highlights and learnings.Speakers include Aubrey de Grey and Anders SandbergSaturday, October 10, 2009: 2pm-4pmRoom 415, 4th floor (via main lift), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX** About the meeting:The 2009 Singularity Summit is taking place in New York on the 3rd-4th October.That Summit is described as "a conference devoted to the better Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-69755156342278854892009-08-18T07:42:00.003Z2009-08-18T12:41:07.942ZQuantum Computers and the creation of human-level artificial intelligence - Uploading Schrodinger's Cat?!This talk will put forward a case that quantum computers might help those who wish to achieve the goal of whole-brain emulation and exotic neural networks, and will review how this may provide insight into the currently hotly-debated topic of the role played by quantum mechanics in the brain Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-43556467665760476112009-07-19T19:55:00.002Z2009-07-19T20:02:09.278ZThe future of energy. Leadership and technological innovation.2pm-4pm, Saturday 15th August.With James Woudhuysen, Professor of Forecasting & Innovation, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.Description:When Western elites say, as a response to concerns about climate change, that individual consumers must change their lifestyles and use less energy, they are really abdicating their own Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-23662660958436973692009-06-25T14:18:00.003Z2009-06-25T14:21:59.281ZExtreme Simulation Scenarios. Thinking about the promise, risk, and plausibility of AI and VRsWith Amon Twyman2pm-4pm, Saturday 11th July 2009Transhumanism is a broad set of ideas and niche interests which collectively address the impact of technology on the human condition. The most radical thought experiments entertained by transhumanists often involve some reference to Artificial Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-28832563160181016582009-06-05T12:29:00.001Z2009-06-05T12:32:25.655ZSwine flu, black swans, and Geneva-eating dragonsAnders Sandberg on What statistics tells us we should (not) be worried about2pm-4pm, Saturday 20th June.Risk is everywhere these days - in economy, in technology, in health, in climate. Such things have always been uncertain, but recently our society has become preoccupied with risk and safety, often allowing such concerns to trump any other Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-67483271494282158022009-05-19T18:15:00.003Z2009-05-19T18:22:17.627ZMike Darwin on: Whatever Happened to the Future of MedicineWhy the much anticipated medical breakthroughs of the early 21st century are failing to materializeSaturday 30th May 2009, 2pm-4pm. Room 403 (fourth floor), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. There's no charge to attend, and everyone is welcome.SpeakerMike Darwin has 30 years experience in cutting edge medical research.Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-73667978736193359822009-04-14T15:35:00.004Z2009-04-23T07:42:32.696ZCryonics in the UK: Reality and VisionWhat are the pros and cons of signing up for your body to be cryonically suspended at ultra-low temperatures when a fatal disease strikes?Speaker: David Styles, organiser for Cryonics UK, a Britain-based "standby assistance" team2pm-4pm, Saturday 2nd May.Venue:Room 538, 5th floor (by main lift), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX (Note: Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-57708042253221366162009-03-07T14:41:00.004Z2009-03-07T14:56:04.753ZOne foot in the future. Attaining the 10,000+ year lifespan you always wanted?Saturday 21st March, 2pm-4pm. Venue: Room 403, 4th floor (via main lift), Main Building, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone's welcome.Dr Richard Faragher, Reader in Gerontology, School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, will review the ageing Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-60392180247558698472009-02-03T14:09:00.005Z2009-02-08T10:33:52.207Z The role of diet and supplements in longevity - the science behind the hype.The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 28th of February 2009; 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Venue: Room 153, 1st floor (via lift B), Main Building, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s welcome.Alistair Tweed of Aging-management.com will highlight the results of Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-8203666057637383642009-01-04T14:55:00.002Z2009-01-04T15:06:23.843ZInformal lunchtime get-together: ideas and plans for the H+ year aheadThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 17th of January 2009; 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Venue: the Penderell's Oak pub, 283 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HP (nearest tube stop: Holborn). The event is free and everyone’s welcome.Anyone interested in Transhumanism and/or Extropian themes is welcome to join a lunchtime Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-14305228496054246822008-12-01T19:31:00.002Z2008-12-01T23:17:32.212ZTranshumanims: Arguably the world’s most important idea in the coming ten years?The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday December the 13th 2008; 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Venue: Room 539, 5th floor (via main lift), Main Building, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX (map). The event is free and everyone’s welcome.What is the idea that most deserves support and publicity, Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-50907013878062915502008-10-28T19:22:00.000Z2008-10-28T19:33:42.432ZEmulating brains: silicon dreams or the next big thing?The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday November the 22nd 2008; 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Venue: Room 403, 4th floor (via main lift), Main Building, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s welcome.The idea of creating a faithful copy of a human brain has been a popular philosophical Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-3382929501059600052008-10-02T02:35:00.002Z2008-10-02T13:27:44.758ZHow Feasible is a Nanofactory?The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday October the 18th 2008; 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Venue: Room 538, 5th floor (via main lift), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s welcome.Lead speaker: Professor Philip Moriarty, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of NottinghamNanotechnology, and in particular Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-90860366418897962912008-09-08T13:18:00.003Z2008-09-08T13:40:08.933ZNine key questions about the coming Technological SingularityThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday September the 20th 2008; 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Venue: Room 539, 5th floor (via main lift), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s welcome.Vernor Vinge wrote the following words in 1993, introducing the concept of the Singularity:"Within Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-23664547164749799732008-08-04T09:07:00.001Z2008-08-04T09:19:16.442ZEnhancing minds: the pros and cons of hi-tech methods for improving cognition. The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday August the 23rd, 2008; 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Venue: Birkbeck College - Room 153, 1st floor (via lift B), Main Building, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s welcome.What's the latest state of play with different methods (drugs, computer Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-51327766616017340072008-07-16T12:35:00.003Z2008-07-18T13:02:12.511ZCryonics: Why it has failed, and possible ways to fix it - with Mike DarwinThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday August 2, 2008; 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Update! The venue has now been confirmed: Room 541, 5th floor, Main Building, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s welcome.Guest Speaker: Mike Darwin.President of Alcor Life Extension Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-67016545688152401852008-06-24T13:20:00.002Z2008-06-25T00:21:40.377ZLiving longer and longer yet healthier and healthier: realistic grounds for hope? Speakers: Aubrey de Grey and Alistair Tweed.The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 12th of July 2008, 2pm-4pm. Venue: Room 152-153, 1st floor (via lift B), Main Building, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s welcome.Alistair Tweed, Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-16586166950357039132008-06-01T13:37:00.004Z2008-06-04T00:40:10.108ZTechnology risks and the survival of humanity: Is emerging technology more likely to destroy human civilisation or to radically enhance it?The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 14th of June 2008, 2pm-4pm. Venue: Room 539 (fifth floor), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s welcome.This meeting previews and summarises some of Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-80934052930894294132008-04-10T13:05:00.000Z2008-04-10T13:14:50.746ZTomorrow's technologies emerging today - nanotechnology and stem cell rejuvenation: seizing the opportunity despite the scaremongersThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 10th of May 2008, 2pm-4pm. Venue: Room 538 (fifth floor), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s welcome.Come to hear and discuss the exciting possible Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-58570379599699688092008-03-04T09:30:00.002Z2008-03-05T11:40:34.818ZTranshumanism in the UK, 2008-2012: Hopes and fears, opportunities and risks - a series of provocative short presentations (15 minute each), followed by group discussion.The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 15th of March 2008, 2pm-4pm. Venue: Room 538 (on the fifth floor), Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX. The event is free and everyone’s Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-82229115580403755482008-01-18T21:47:00.000Z2008-01-20T21:36:15.508ZNEXTROBRITANNIA - After a few months of inactivity, the UKTA is ready to spring back into action. What's the next step? NextroBritannia, obviously...Saturday the 16th of February 2008, from 12:30 at the Penderel's Oak in Holborn, London (see below for address and map). Everyone welcome.The plan is to catch up with each other's news over lunch and then discuss the way forward. The points on the Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-15137328818700879042007-07-20T13:28:00.000Z2007-07-20T13:46:13.460ZExtroBritannia's July event: How to win friends and influence politicians. Saturday the 28th of July, 2pm, at Conway Hall (Artists’ Room), in Holborn, London. Everyone welcome.What would it mean if mainstream UK political parties absorbed Transhumanist ideas into their values and policy? What if dogmatic inhibition of Transhumanist developments could be transformed into a rational, national and Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-81753054744829673172007-04-26T21:20:00.000Z2007-04-26T21:28:41.953ZExtroBritannia's May event: Paths to life-extension. Scenario planning with Anders SandbergThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Sunday the 13th of May at 2pm at Conway Hall (Artists’ Room), in Holborn, London. Everyone welcome.What would be the social impact of different development paths to life-extension? We could experience a sudden breakthrough, or a slower development. AdvancementsEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-31109905132546405092007-02-10T17:37:00.000Z2007-02-10T17:36:28.746ZExtroBritannia's February event: the "Holborn Agenda"The next ExtroBritannia get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 17th of Feb, 12,30pm at the Penderel's Oak, in Holborn, London. Everyone welcome.This month, we're discussing the mainstreaming of the life-extension meme, how to encourage it and what we can do to accelerate the pace of research in the area (such as Aubrey de Grey's SENS. In Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1168294014046879222007-01-08T22:05:00.000Z2007-01-08T22:06:54.683ZExtroBritannia in CambridgeAn informal ExtroBritannia get together will take place next Saturday (13th Jan 07) at the 'Live and Let Live' Pub near the railway station starting at 12:00 noon until whenever the majority of people have departed.If it is your first time at an ExtroBritannia get together, look for a copy of "Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition" being displayed at our Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1164575797285543032006-11-26T21:13:00.000Z2006-11-26T21:16:37.536ZExtroBritannia's December meetingThe next ExtroBritannia get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 9th of December 2006, starting at 1pm in Holborn, London. Everyone welcome.This month, we're having a pre-Xmas social event, so come along for lunch and transhumanist-related conversation (life-extension, cryonics, the singularity, nanotech, AI, etc, etc) and to meet other people interested in Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1161539390818414722006-10-22T17:44:00.000Z2006-11-16T22:11:39.166ZExtroBritannia's October event Aubrey de Grey on the Mprize and SENS researchAubrey gave a great presentation on the updated Mprize (see below). A recording of the event is now available here (11.7Mb mp3 file). Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1160429039749829132006-10-09T21:19:00.000Z2006-10-19T10:45:46.666ZExtroBritannia's October event Aubrey de Grey on the Mprize and SENS researchSaturday the 21st of October 2006 at 2pm, Conway Hall (Club Room) in Holborn, London. The event is free and everyone is welcome.PLEASE NOTE: SATURDAY'S PRESENTATION WILL BE AT CONWAY HALL'S CLUB ROOM (NOT AT CONWAY HALL'S BERTRAND RUSSELL ROOM, AS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED)This month, Aubrey de Grey will update us on Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1157145105155748422006-09-01T21:11:00.000Z2006-09-01T21:21:33.526ZExtroBritannia's September eventTranshumanism – a new religion?Meme wars: the battle of the transhumanists. Beyond the religious right and liberal left. Transhumanism as a new metameme for the modern world.Simon Young, author of Designer Evolution: A Transhumanist Manifesto (New York: Prometheus Books, 2006), and Founder of the World Transhumanist Society, argues that Transhumanists should rejectEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1155116310923588462006-08-09T09:36:00.000Z2006-08-09T09:38:31.300ZExtroBritannia's August event (and AGM)Our next event is scheduled for Saturday the 19th of August 2006 starting at 2pm at Conway Hall (Tower Room 1) in Holborn, London. The event is free and everyone is welcome. We are also holding our Annual General Meeting, at the same venue, starting at 11am. All members are invited and non-members are welcome.Dr M A Twyman on "Consciousness and the Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1153924601964022502006-07-26T14:23:00.000Z2006-07-26T18:28:03.240ZAugust to October 2006 schedule of eventsA schedule of events for the next few months, to help planning ahead.AUGUST - ConsciousnessWe have earmarked Saturday the 19th of August, 2pm, for a presentation on the subject of consciousness. Amon Twyman will be exploring the possible bases for a consistent "policy" on dealing with non-human entities in an ethical manner, including the various Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1152910945202194642006-07-14T21:00:00.000Z2006-07-14T21:03:42.813ZExtroBritannia's July eventOur next event is scheduled for Monday the 24th of July 2006 starting at 7pm at Conway Hall (Bertrand Russell Room) in Holborn, London. The event is free and everyone is welcome.Natasha Vita-More and Anders Sandbergs: Transhumanism 2.0 - Getting on trackNatasha Vita-More and Anders Sandbergs will discuss the way ahead for transhumanism, from the experience of the Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1145823771264198762006-04-23T19:54:00.000Z2006-04-23T20:22:51.746ZExtroBritannia's May event:Our next event is scheduled for Saturday the 13th of May 2006 at 2,00pm at the Tate Modern, in London. The event is free and everyone's welcome.Transhumanism, existential art and Russian diamondsCan early 20th century existentialist artists inform 21st century transhumanist thinking and the accelerating H+ movement? The talk and following discussion will seamlessly Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1145294199679681442006-04-17T17:15:00.000Z2006-04-17T17:16:52.243ZExtroBritannia's April event:The next ExtroBritannia get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 22nd of April 2006 starting at 12,30 in Holborn, London. The event is free and everyone's welcome.Global warming - from a transhumanist perspectiveThis month we are having an informal discussion on the thorny issue of global warming from a transhumanist perspective. Is it something we don't need to Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1141381366191786222006-03-03T10:14:00.000Z2006-03-03T10:22:46.440ZExtroBritannia's March event:James Hughes on "The Politics of Human Enhancement"This month, we’ll look at "The Politics of Human Enhancement" with James Hughes, Executive Director of the World Transhumanist Association and its affiliated Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and author of Citizen Cyborg. "Religious conservatives are joining with Greens, feminists and the disabled to Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1140114705320769812006-02-16T18:29:00.000Z2006-02-16T18:31:46.023ZExtroBritannia's February event:Anders Sandberg on "Memory enhancement: what, how and why.""Memory is one of the most accessible neuropsychological functions: today we have a fairly detailed knowledge of how it works from the biochemical level to the behavioral level. Beside traditional mnemonics and external tools it is becoming increasingly possible to improve or modify memory through drugs andEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1133216458364706312005-11-28T22:15:00.000Z2005-11-28T22:20:58.420ZExtroBritannia's December meetingThe next ExtroBritannia get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 10th of December 2005 starting at 12 noon in Holborn, London. Everyone welcome.This month, we're having a pre-Xmas social event, so come along for lunch and a chat on any transhumanist-related topics ranging from life-extension, to cryonics, the singularity, nanotech, AI, etc, etc, and to get to Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1130066190291730682005-10-23T11:12:00.000Z2005-10-23T11:16:30.300ZExtroBritannia at the London MCM ExpoThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday 29th and Sunday the 30th of October 2005 at the Excel centre in London’s Docklands.This month we are conducting an experiment in outreach. The UK Transhumanist Association has booked a stand at the London MCM Expo, a sci-fi, fantasy, anime/manga, etc event at the Excel centre.Join us for a chat at our Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1126208787292494952005-09-08T19:41:00.000Z2005-09-22T21:13:04.046ZExtroBritannia's October event / UKTA Annual General MeetingThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 1st of October 2005 starting at 10am at Conway Hall, Holborn, London. Everyone welcome. Entrance is free.This month’s event is organised around the UK Transhumanist Association’s Annual General Meeting. The event will be open to UKTA members, sympatizers, and the simply curious.Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1121894484737084602005-07-20T21:18:00.000Z2005-07-22T14:31:16.616ZExtroBritannia's July meetingNANOCURRY!The next ExtroBritannia get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 30th of July 2005 starting at 12.30pm near Piccadilly Circus, London. Everyone welcome.This month, we're going back to our roots, kicking things off with lunch at that old haunt of ours, the award-winning Chowki. From there we’re off to the Science Museum’s nanotech exhibition: Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1116009216457901442005-05-13T18:31:00.000Z2005-05-13T18:33:36.463ZExtroBritannia's May meetingThe next ExtroBritannia get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 21st of May 2005 starting at 12 noon in Holborn, London. Everyone welcome.This month, we're having a social event, so come along for lunch and a chat on any transhumanist-related topics ranging from life-extension, to cryonics, the singularity, nanotech, AI, etc, etc, and to get to know other people Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1113166672220248822005-04-10T20:52:00.000Z2005-04-10T20:57:52.223ZExtroBritannia's April eventThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 30th of April 2005 starting at 2pm at Conway Hall, Holborn, London. Everyone welcome. Entrance is free.The title of this month’s presentation is: Nootropic drugs and nutrients, their role in the aging individualSpeaker: Phil Micans, PharmB., TecIIVice President IAS Groupwww.antiaging-systems.comPhil Micans hasEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1110753430292546132005-03-13T22:27:00.000Z2005-03-13T22:40:28.853ZWhat does an ExtroBritannia event look like?If you have never been to an ExtroBritannia, here is your chance to see what the November 2004 event was like. Our guest-speaker was Aubrey de Grey and the topic was life-extension promotion via the Methuselah Mouse Prize. The venue was our Conway Hall, our usual venue for the more formal events (often we simply meet in a pub or restaurant).Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1108502749029171792005-02-15T21:22:00.000Z2005-02-15T21:25:49.030ZExtroBritannia's February meetingThe next ExtroBritannia get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 26th of February 2005 starting at 12 noon in Holborn, London. Everyone welcome.This month, we're having a social event, so come along for lunch anda chat on any transhumanist-related topics ranging from life-extension, to cryonics, the singularity, nanotech, AI, etc, etc, andto get to know other Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1102630558744482452004-12-09T22:14:00.000Z2004-12-09T22:15:58.743ZTranshumanist meeting in Edinburgh
Transhumanists from in and around Edinburgh are invited for a drink following the Cafe Scientifique meeting this coming monday the 13th of December, at the Filmhouse Bar on Lothian Road. The cafe scientifique meeting is from 7:30pm, the subject is "Obesity". Otherwise you can join us after the meeting at about 8:30pm if you fancy socialising. We may also be Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1102451757750516142004-12-07T20:32:00.000Z2004-12-07T20:37:34.576ZExtroBritannia's December Event
The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 18th of
December 2004 starting at 12 noon in Holborn, London. Everyone welcome.
This month, we're having a social event, so come along for lunch and a chat on any transhumanist-related topics and/or to get to know other people interested in these subjects.
WHERE & WHEN
We will be at the Penderel's Oak Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1099524474466969082004-11-03T23:18:00.000Z2004-11-03T23:27:54.466ZThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Sunday the 28th of November 2004 at 2pm in Holborn, London. Entrance is free. Everyone welcome.
This month, gerontologist and life-extension research promoter Aubrey de Grey will give us a presentation on "Promotion of life extension research via the Methuselah Mouse Prize and other methods: recent progress"
BRING YOUR OLD POPULAR SCIENCE, SCI-FI, Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1096023864204030692004-09-24T10:59:00.000Z2004-09-24T11:04:24.206ZExtroBritannia's October event
Nick Bostrom: The Simulation Argument - Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?
The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 9th of
October in Oxford. Entrance is free, and everyone's welcome.
This month, transhumanist philosopher Nick Bostrom will give us a presentation on The Simulation Argument, the idea that you might currently be literally Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1092505559618293442004-08-14T17:43:00.000Z2004-08-14T17:48:09.690ZExtroBritannia's August event: Meet the UK Transhumanist Association
The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 21st of August in Holborn, London. Everyone invited.
This month's theme is: Meet the UK Transhumanist Association.
UKTA is the re-launched British Transhumanist Association. Its purpose is to spread transhumanist memes at all levels of British society through a mix Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1090014920524814862004-07-16T21:49:00.000Z2005-07-02T14:14:37.010ZAnnouncing the birth of the UK Transhumanist Association A group of people that have met through the ExtroBritannia events have come together to relaunch the British Transhumanist Association. Due to legal restrictions on the use of the word "British" in registering a not-for-profit company, the relaunched organisation will be known as the UK Transhumanist Association. UKTA was registered on Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1089232617012264842004-07-07T20:33:00.000Z2004-07-07T20:36:57.013ZThe next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday July 31st, 2004. Please note that this month we are going to an "external" event:
Intelligence Augmentation Day
Organised by BCC, the Neuroscience Alliance and the Entelechy Institute
Location: Wolverton, Bucks, UK (see below for details)
IMPORTANT:
Unlike our usual events, it is necessary to RSVP in order to get
access to the venue (Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1088591002736864272004-06-30T10:23:00.000Z2004-06-30T10:23:22.736ZPRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE - What's wrong with the Precautionary Principle? What are the alternatives?
An article on Spiked-online examines the tragically ironic risks involved in living in a risk-averse culture. The Extropy Institute suggests a more progress-friendly alternative in the form of the Proactionary Principle
From the Spiked-online article: Professor Sir Colin Berry is not a big fan ofEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1087594957056457392004-06-18T21:18:00.000Z2004-06-18T21:46:27.466ZECO-FUNDAMENTALISM - Eco-Terror Cited as Top Threat
An article on Wired examines the growing menace of eco-terrorism
According to the FBI, eco-terrorism is the major domestic terror threat in the US, having already caused $110 million in property damage since 1976 (and that doesn't account for lost research, increased security costs, lost productivity and abandoned grants). And in the UK? Well,Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1086387048180917342004-06-04T22:04:00.000Z2004-06-04T22:12:09.926ZExtroBritannia's June event: Transhumans in Space
The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 12th of
June at 2,00pm in Holborn, London. Everyone invited.
This month's theme is: Transhumans in space - space exploration/colonisation and its impact on the human condition
WHERE & WHEN
Conway Hall - 2,00-5,00 pm (look for the "Artists' Room")
After the event we will regroup at aEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1085579515005101722004-05-26T13:49:00.000Z2004-05-26T13:54:30.146ZThe Day After Tomorrow - the latest Hollywood blockbuster is dissected on Spiked Online
Disaster films have a long tradition of attracting big audiences with the perverse pleasure of contemplating their own mass self-demise. What's different with The Day After Tomorrow is that it pretends to be taken seriously: the producers have organised preview screenings for scientists and have successfully Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1083920764692795172004-05-07T09:06:00.000Z2004-05-07T09:13:37.296ZTRANSGENIC ART - Firm plans human DNA tree memorial in the form of transgenic tombstones
The idea was born as a student project at the Royal College of Arts, London and is now trying to develop into a commercial venture (Biopresence)
First, some skin cells would be obtained from the person concerned, then the extracted DNA would be injected into a single apple tree cell which would be grown Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1083666239126452992004-05-04T10:23:00.000Z2004-05-06T13:36:33.466ZLifespans - a two part series on Radio 4 on the natural history and biology of longevity
The meme of scientific intervention aimed at life-span extension is truly out...
The first part of the program (available here by clicking on "Listen again to Programme 1") is dedicated to the investigation of why different organisms have have their own particular life spans. The second part (Mondays 10 MayEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1082537852722055612004-04-21T08:57:00.000Z2004-04-22T13:03:20.950ZA Guardian biographical piece on Daniel Dennet, the "semantic engineer" author of "Consciousness Explained" and "Freedom Evolves". In his new book, "Breaking the spell", Dennett will take on supernaturalism with the declared intention to "extirpate" it.
Daniel Dennett (homepage) is certainly a profoundly extropian philosopher, even if he probably doesn't know it ;-)
A few quotes from the Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1082116266400602762004-04-16T11:51:00.000Z2004-04-16T15:12:01.013ZExtroBritannia - London event: life-extension
The next ExtroBritannia event is scheduled for Saturday the 24th of April at 12,00pm in Holborn, London.
The theme of the meeting is life-extension. Michael Price will give a presentation based on his "The Role of Enzymic Cofactors in Aging or How to Live to 200":
"To live longer we know we should cut down on tobacco, alcohol and calories, drink Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1081807908335243212004-04-12T22:11:00.000Z2004-04-12T22:19:37.093ZBTA RELOADED: Building British Transhumanism. London, Thursday the 15th of April 15 2004, 7-9pm
A meeting to discuss an agenda for British transhumanism and the relaunching of the British Transhumanist Association
Here at ExtroBritannia we are always very interested in transhumanist events and in what the various transhumanist associations get up to. Obviously, then, something happening in Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1081244526549851262004-04-06T09:42:00.000Z2004-04-06T09:46:33.610ZAre you a Futurehuman?
Channel 4 and Professor Gunther Von Hagens (the man behind last year's Body Worlds exhibition and public autopsy) are searching for a terminally ill patient donor to take part in a television programme to redesign and 'perfect' a human body and preserve it for posterity at the Science Museum in London.
From the Channel 4 Futurehuman website: "Futurehuman aims to 'improve'Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1080765622774853142004-03-31T20:40:00.000Z2004-04-01T16:02:56.840ZGoing Our Way?
Interesting article on TechCentralStation by James Pethokoukis examining the demographics of the United States in the next fifty years. There is an increase amongst culturally conservative groups (African-Americans and Latin Americans) that could direct politics away from enhancement or radical technologies.
Not necessarily the outcome posited given the unpredictable Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1080683016097612022004-03-30T21:43:00.000Z2004-03-30T21:46:11.983ZAre "we" a cult?!
Andrew Orlowsky of The Enquirer thinks so - but the cults experts don't
So - are "we" a cult?! I guess the question would seem downright silly to anyone that has ever attended an ExtroBritannia meeting or that has lurked for a while in a transhumanist mailing list. I even hesitate using the word "we", given what a loose and fluid gathering "we" are, but most people have only Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1079305681076760862004-03-14T23:08:00.000Z2004-03-14T23:11:50.403ZExtroBritannia - London meeting: Nanotech 101
The next ExtroBritannia get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 27st of March at 12,30pm in Holborn, London.
The theme of the meeting is: Nanotech 101 an introduction to nanotechnology and nanoscience. Our resident nanotech expert will give a presentation of the course he is preparing for potential use in Further Education.
WHERE & WHEN********Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1077714265836704692004-02-25T13:04:00.000Z2004-02-25T13:06:28.936Z"Why humans are superior to apes"
Anti-humanism: an essay on Spiked-Online looks at how "humanism, in the sense of a faith in humanity's potential to solve problems through the application of science and reason, is taking quite a battering today."
We have all, at some point or other, heard something similar to what John Gray, professor of European thought at the London School of Economics has Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1077575874689296582004-02-23T22:37:00.000Z2004-02-23T22:49:24.810Z'Off the Shelf' Science
At the ExtroBrit meetings, we have sometimes talked about the possibility of non-professional scientists constructing complex instrumentation, such a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) as a project. The latest design for a PC based spectrometer, linked to the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Paris, demonstrates that many research programmes, once limited to Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1077227622596702922004-02-19T21:53:00.000Z2004-02-19T22:09:32.436ZTherapeutic cloning: it would be immoral not to do it
The lab that brought us Dolly the sheep moves into human therapeutic cloning
The first successful cloning of a human embryo was announced only a few days ago by a South Korean team that succeeded in removing the nuclei from human eggs replacing them with somatic nuclei of the same donors. The resulting cells were allowed to replicate for Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1076869624078238822004-02-15T18:27:00.000Z2004-02-15T18:28:56.093ZRunning out of Oil
One of the more important obstacles that we face in the next two decades is the possible decline that we face in the production of oil and proven reserves. This will have a significant impact on the current economic structures that depend upon fossil fuels and their input in advanced industrial economies. Moreover, as China, India, Asia and Latin America increase the living Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1076276265297730312004-02-08T21:37:00.000Z2004-02-08T21:39:30.216ZConsent vs Research
Medical researchers have condemned the new Human Tissues Bill as an impediment to teaching and resaerch.
But scientists say the changes go too far and will make teaching and medical research extremely difficult.
There is no discrimination between whole organs and a collection of a few cells on a microscope slide, they say.
Cancer charities and the Wellcome Trust are Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1075229966511636722004-01-27T18:59:00.000Z2004-01-27T19:00:59.013Z"Four legs good. Two legs bad." Scientific research, Orwell and the the dangers of "animalism".
Plans to build a centre of excellence for neuroscience research have been shelved by Cambridge University due to financial and public order reasons.
The increased costs of new animal welfare regulations and the security costs due to the possibility of violent protests by animal rights activists are Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1075031030897546402004-01-25T11:43:00.000Z2004-01-25T11:47:40.340ZExtroBritannia - January meeting: "Transhumanist Resources"
The next ExtroBritannia lunch/get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 31st of January at 12 noon in central London.
The theme of the meeting is: "transhumanist resources": come along to offer transhumanist-related books you are willing to lend or to look for books you are interested in (the same applies to other media: tapes, DVDs, Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1074451550256261212004-01-18T18:45:00.000Z2004-01-18T18:47:13.996ZCancerous Britain?
Hit Spiked-Online's "Don't Panic" button for some common sense on the so-called cancer epidemic
Cancer cases might be at an all-time high in the UK, but that is, paradoxically, the result of increased longevity: "Cancer mainly affects older people, and as our population ages we are inevitably seeing more cases." Not to mention increased detection rates: "More cancers are Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1071154687408244022003-12-11T15:23:00.000Z2003-12-11T15:23:50.793ZSave the GloFish!
Add the poor GloFish to the list of endangered species. Where's Greenpeace when you really need them? ;-)
On the 5th of January 2004, the GloFish will become the first genetically modified pet to reach the (US) market. Thanks to the insertion of jellyfish genes, zebra fish have been made to glow in the dark, but apart from this unique selling point, the little fish are just Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1070970724387638242003-12-09T11:52:00.000Z2003-12-09T11:52:48.966ZFuture Brain - How human will our brains be at the end of the 21st Century?
A London event of clear extropian interest at the newly opened Dana Centre on Monday the 15th of December 2003, 19.00 - 20.30.
Speakers: Susan Greenfield, Kirsty Young.
Click here for more info.
Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1070016788617435282003-11-28T10:53:00.000Z2003-11-28T10:57:17.903ZNANOTECHNOLOGY - Your opinion counts!
The Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering want your views on new health and safety, environmental, social and ethical issues nanotechnology might raise, as part of their public consultation on nanotech.
The document produced as part of the nanotechnology consultation is a sober, middle of the road sort of thing, which is fine as far as it goes,Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1069321056551313512003-11-20T09:37:00.000Z2003-11-20T09:38:01.653ZExtroBritannia's December meeting: Transhuman Xmas!
The next ExtroBritannia lunch/get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 6th of December starting at 12,00 noon in London.
We are having an early Xmas event, so let's call it a Transhuman Xmas! ;-)
There is no specific theme to discuss, so all transhumanist-related subjects are welcome. Whether you are interested in the philosophical (extropyEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1069248171778916432003-11-19T13:22:00.000Z2003-11-19T13:23:16.263ZNew facility opens in London with the goal of fostering debate on science and technology
From the Dana Centre website: "The Dana Centre marks a new direction in science communication: to challenge public perception and tackle contemporary science head on. This dynamic events space will bring the hottest themes in modern science to adults-only audiences through a programme of bold and innovative Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1068643455321396572003-11-12T13:24:00.000Z2003-11-12T13:24:12.630ZSelecting the sex of a child is to be banned in the UK after a consultation exercise found the public outraged by the idea.
A Guardian article on the decision of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (the agency in charge or regulating fertility treatment).
Exceptions will be made for families where one gender would risk inheriting a serious genetic disorder such as haemophilia and Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1067597962051296492003-10-31T10:59:00.000Z2003-10-31T11:01:35.806Z"We risk seeing technologies lose out to prejudice and procrastination"
A Times article highlights the tide of neglect and abuse that is haunting British science.
More than 100 leading scientists have signed an open letter to Tony Blair to save British science from a "backward slide" in the climate for debate over technologies such as genetic modification. The letter is a response to a largely Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1067514011431605352003-10-30T11:40:00.000Z2003-10-30T11:40:02.493ZEric Drexler's submission to the Royal Society's Working Group on Nanotechnology
The author of the seminal Engines of Creation attempts to clarify the confusion surrounding what exactly is meant by "nanotechnology"
From Drexler's submission: "Confusion around divergent uses of this term have spawned much of the confusion around the subject. [...] it has increasingly been used to re-label a Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1067105975341787872003-10-26T13:19:00.000Z2003-10-26T16:07:36.070ZScience fiction: Karl Schroeder's website.
An interesting science fiction author with his own take on issues like the Singularity and the imagined 'death of science fiction'. Just as nanotechnology fired imaginations a decade ago, now cognitive sciences and emergent systems are providing inspiration for the science-fictional muse.
Philip ChastonEstropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617864.post-1067083011291337632003-10-25T11:56:00.000Z2003-10-25T12:01:00.600ZExtroBritannia November meeting: meet Nick Bostrom
The next ExtroBritannia lunch/get-together is scheduled for Saturday the 8th of November, in Oxford.
The title of the meeting is "Meet Nick Bostrom, transhumanist philosopher and WTA founder": Nick will give a presentation on transhumanism, followed by a Q&A session.
We will meet at 1pm for lunch at "Chiang Mai" a Thai restaurant in the tiny Estropicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950911737342599341noreply@blogger.com0