- -: Our Coming Robotic Society - Paul Saffo
May 27, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/22/Paul_Saffo_on_Embracing_Uncertainty_and_Forecasting Futurist author Paul Saffo predicts a gradual shift to a robot-based economy for the Japan and the United States, and discusses impacts for the remaining human workforce. ----- Paul Saffo discusses...
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- -: How "Bots" Control Your Life - Daniel Suarez
November 7, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/08/Daniel_Suarez_Daemon_Bot-Mediated_Reality Businessman, author, and programmer Daniel Suarez (aka Leinad Zaurus) examines the increasing importance of automated "bots" to everyday society. ----- Businessman, author, and programmer Daniel Suarez (aka ...
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- -: Mind Control Device Demonstration - Tan Le
December 31, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Actual demonstration of the device begins at around 10:35. Tan Le, co-founder and president of Emotiv Systems, gives a live demo of a mind control device that uses a person's thoughts to input computer commands. EG is the celebration of the American entertainment industry. Since 1984, Richard S...
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- -: Alan Turing, Father of Computer Science - Eduardo Galeano
June 23, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/11/Eduardo_Galeano_Chronicles_the_History_of_Human_Adventure Eduardo Galeano recounts the life and death of Alan Turing, the father of the modern computer. After pleading guilty to the "crime and sickness" of homosexuality, Touring was forced to undergo ...
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- -: Quantum Computers and Parallel Universes
August 19, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/23/Marcus_Chown_in_Conversation_with_Fred_Watson Marcus Chown, author of Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You: A Guide to the Universe, discusses the mechanics behind quantum computers, explaining that they function by having atoms exist in multiple places at ...
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- -: Robot Soccer and the Future of Autonomous Behavior
September 3, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/11/Daniel_Goldin_A_Fire_to_Be_Ignited Former NASA administrator Daniel Goldin discusses his recent involvement with a team from the Neurosciences Institute who built AI-based Segway robots that mimic the behavior of human beings. ----- Daniel Goldin wa...
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- -: Atlanta in 2108: Merging DNA with Architecture
January 12, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/25/The_Philosophy_of_Organic_Design Matthias Hollwich, founder of the concept design firm HWKN, discusses his far-seeing project to envision Atlanta in the year 2108. Hollwich believes that, in the near future, scientists will be able to merge DNA into a...
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- -: Watson's Jeopardy Win: A False Victory for AI?
April 28, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_innovation Is artificial intelligence on the march? Willow Garage CEO Steve Cousins says the recent victory of IMB's supercomputer Watson over two human contestants on the quiz show "Jeopardy!" did not advance technology to the e...
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- -: Will Computers Ever Understand Emotion?
July 15, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/19/James_Gleick_Bits_and_Bytes As computers become more advanced, there are fewer and fewer things that people are able to do that computers are not. But, author James Gleick argues, while computers are currently both "surprisingly good" and "surprisingl...
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- -: The Future of Making Out? Virtual Kisses and Sex Robots
October 8, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Research scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum discusses the future of kissing, from sending a virtual kiss to making out with Roxxxy, a full-size interactive sex doll. ----- Sheril Kirshenbaum discusses one of humanity's fondest and, as she shows, fascinating pastimes... kissing. She is a scientist wit...
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