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- -: Ray Kurzweil "How to Create a Mind", Authors at Google

November 19, 2012 (over 11 years ago)

How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed About the book: In How to Create a Mind, The Secret of Human Thought Revealed, the bold futurist and author of The New York Times bestseller The Singularity Is Near explores the limitless potential of reverse engineering the human brain...

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- -: Ray Kurzweil: You Are What You Think

March 15, 2012 (about 12 years ago)

Interview by Colleen Taylor

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Source: Techcrunch

- -: Ray Kurzweil: How technology's accelerating power will transform us

January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)

http://www.ted.com Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances fr...

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- -: Ray Kurzweil: A university for the coming singularity

June 2, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

http://www.ted.com Ray Kurzweil's latest graphs show that technology's breakneck advances will only accelerate -- recession or not. He unveils his new project, Singularity University, to study oncoming tech and guide it to benefit humanity. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and...

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- -: Authors@Google: Ray Kurzweil

July 3, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Ray Kurzweil visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "The Web Within Us: When Minds and Machines Become One." This event took place on July 1, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series. At the onset of the 21st century, it will be an era in which the very nature of w...

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- -: Artificial General Intelligence: Now Is the Time

October 9, 2007 (over 16 years ago)

Google Tech Talks May 30, 2007 ABSTRACT Dr. Ben Goertzel - Artificial General Intelligence: Now Is the Time Essay: www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0701.html Abstract: When the AI field was founded over 50 years ago, it was squarely focused on the grand dream of creating software displaying gener...

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- -: Ray Kurzweil Explains the Coming Singularity

April 28, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

http://bit.ly/mKPiI9 - Futurist Ray Kurzweil details the technology timeline leading up to 2029 including the downsides to Singularity.

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- -: The Top 3 Supplements for Surviving the Singularity

May 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

If you can survive for 34 more years, you have a good shot at living forever, says futurist Ray Kurzweil. Here are his three favorite dietary supplements that he takes to make sure he's around for the singularity.

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- -: Ray Kurzweil on Ending Disease

June 2, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

According to the Law of Accelerating Return, nanotechnology will be a million times more powerful in 20 years than it is today. Futurist Ray Kurzweil discusses how robotic red blood cells will aid in ending disease as we know it.

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- -: Ray Kurzweil: How to Accomplish High Goals

June 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

Ray Kurzweil says set high standards and try to meet them, plus be your own worst critic

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- -: Ray Kurzweil on Preparing For the Singularity

June 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

Futurist Ray Kurzweil on preparing for the Singularity.

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- -: Ray Kurzweil on the Future of Nanotechnology

June 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

The true promise of nanotechnology, says Ray Kurzweil, is that "we'll be able to create just about anything we need in the physical world from information files with very inexpensive input materials."

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- -: Ray Kurzweil Explores the Next Phase of Virtual Reality

June 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

Futurist Ray Kurzweil explores the next phase of virtual reality.

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- -: TEDxManhattanBeach - Barry Ptolemy - Transcendent Man

November 8, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Talk title: Transcendent Man: a documentary about inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil To understand the future of education - indeed the future of anything - we must understand the role that technology will play in our future. Barry's film Transcendent Man explores the ideas of Ray Kurzweil, who ...

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- -: Ray Kurzweil: How Far to Immortality?

March 23, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/world_tech_summit_awards Author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil explains that even though immortality may seem a far-off goal, it could be achievable by people who are alive today. He argues that immortality will come not from a silver bu...

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Bill Joy: What I'm Worried About, What I'm Excited About

February 1, 2006 (about 18 years ago)

Bill Joy shares the technology and technological advances he is both concerned of and excited about.

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Source: TED

Ray Kurzweil: On how Technology will Transform Us

February 1, 2005 (about 19 years ago)

In this talk, Futurist Ray Kurzweil tells us about the coming technological advancements. He then provides detailed descriptions of these sci-fi sounding investions and gadgets. He also explains the exponential type of growth that technology is experiencing and predicts timelines on when these wi...

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Source: TED

Gregory Stock: To Upgrade is Human

February 1, 2003 (about 21 years ago)

Gregory Stock talks about how humans should continue moving forward and use technology to modify themselves to fit into the future.

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Source: TED

Stewart Brand: Debate: Does the World Need Nuclear Energy?

February 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

Stewart Brand scientifically and without hesitation takes his stand on the side of nuclear power.

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Source: TED

Kevin Kelly: The Next 5,000 Days of the Web

December 1, 2007 (over 16 years ago)

In this talk, Kevin Kelly tells us about the World Wide Web. He provides us with a sense of what the Web currently is at 5,000 days old. He then ponders on the next 5,000 days and gives his take on what will happen in the years ahead.

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Source: TED

Ray Kurzweil: A University for the Coming Singularity

February 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

In this talk, Futurist Ray Kurzweil tells us about the march of technology. He shows us graphs and statistics about it's exponential growth. He also tells us about the Singularity University, a university that will bring together the brightest minds to study and develop future tech.

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Source: TED

Diane Benscoter: How Cults Rewire the Brain

February 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Ex-Moonie Diane Benscoter tells the story of her youth and how she got rid of the "virus" that consumed her during the years of being in a cult.

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Source: TED

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