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M.E.T.A. Humans: The Root of the Stem Cell Debate
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Wednesday, July 21, 2004. The Root of the Stem Cell Debate. I saw a National Academy of Science video today (don’t worry, I link to it later), and now I just HAVE to talk about embryonic stem cells. First, a primer as to what exactly embryonic stem cells are. Basically, they are unspecialized cells derived from human egg cells used in In Vitro fertilization. You can read about them in more detail here. Covered Washington’s new initiative. Mr President, that dog don’t hunt. We are at the same stage now in...
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M.E.T.A. Humans: Man Machine Interface
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Wednesday, July 21, 2004. There has been some talk this month about the development of brain-computer interfaces. Forbes had an article. Referencing the research involving monkeys moving a cursor on a computer screen, using only their minds. The Tri-Valley Herald had an article. About a Boston researcher who developed a functional MRI to translate test subjects thoughts into moving a cursor through a maze. It has been months since Cyberkinetics. Began their pilot study. The applications for quadriplegics...
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M.E.T.A. Humans: July 2004
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Thursday, July 29, 2004. The Voice of Reason. On Tuesday, Ronald Reagan Jr. appeared at the Democratic National Convention. He delivered a short speech on embryonic stem cell research. The full text of his speech can be read here. From the Indystar.com. This was quite a breakthrough both in politics and media awareness. We got to see a well respected political pundit and the son of a United States President speak his mind about stem cell research on national television, in Prime Time. Well, unelectable o...
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Foorumit
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Kansainvälinen transhumanistinen verkkoyhteisö on hyvin aktiivinen, ja th-aiheisiin liittyviä englanninkielisiä keskustelu- ja ajankohtaislistoja löytyy paljon enemmän kuin mitä on käytännössä mahdollista seurata. Useita näistä on listattu mm. WTA. N aihetta käsittelevällä sivulla. Tässä mainitsemme joidenkin suomenkielisten keskusteluympäristöjen lisäksi pelkästään muutaman huomionarvoisimmista kansainvälisistä th-foorumeista. Mdash; virallinen englanninkielinen keskustelufoorumi. Mdash; varsin aktiivin...
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Rationality: Optimal Decision Making (or Happy Little Trees)
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Intended for the discussion of Rationality, Bayesian Decision Theory, Artificial Intelligence, the Technological Singularity, Logical Positivism, and various other related interests I may acquire. Friday, December 02, 2005. Optimal Decision Making (or Happy Little Trees). So just how should rational decisions be made? This is a question which, to my memory, I have never been asked, but since one of the main goals of this blog is to answer this question, I supposed I had better take an initial crack at it.
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M.E.T.A. Humans: SuppleMental
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Wednesday, July 28, 2004. What makes us who we are? How do we hold on to that in the face of disease and decay? And are we capable of becoming more? These are questions that cognitive neuroscientists are dealing with on a daily basis. Is a burgeoning field of study that seeks to understand the biology of. Right now, The basic goal of most neuroscientific research is to increase our general understanding of how the brain functions, and to develop treatments or cures for neurological ailments. This thought...
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M.E.T.A. Humans: Neo-Luddite Media
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Monday, July 19, 2004. I ran across a Wired article. It talks about a recent report. From the Erosion Technology and Concentration action group. In short, it contends that Nano-Biotech research could lead to tiny genetic monsters converting the entire world to a bunch of green goo . Borrowing a page from Drexler and. Joy and the grey goo scenario,. The people at ECT believe that in the presence of such obvious danger, research into nanotech and biotech should be regulated out of existence. Of course thin...
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M.E.T.A. Humans: The Voice of Reason
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Thursday, July 29, 2004. The Voice of Reason. On Tuesday, Ronald Reagan Jr. appeared at the Democratic National Convention. He delivered a short speech on embryonic stem cell research. The full text of his speech can be read here. From the Indystar.com. This was quite a breakthrough both in politics and media awareness. We got to see a well respected political pundit and the son of a United States President speak his mind about stem cell research on national television, in Prime Time. Well, unelectable o...
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M.E.T.A. Humans: And so it begins
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Monday, July 12, 2004. And so it begins. Well here we go. First off what is this blog all about, and why is it here? Well the primary reason for this small corner of the web is to keep the Transhumanist meme moving. A meme is basically an idea with legs, something that’s spread around from person to person, place to place. As far as I know, there is no one in the Michigan area getting the Transhumanist meme out. So I’m doing my part to keep it moving. Transhumanism is a philosophical offshoot of Humanism.
