Archive for the ‘futurism’ category: Page 1099
Feb 4, 2016
In a future brave new world will it be possible to live forever?
Posted by Lily Graca in categories: futurism, life extension
I hope they don’t make this for Ps4 otherwise that will be the only platinum I won’t be able to get… Actually, I wonder if it’s vegetables friendly.
Feb 2, 2016
Transhumanism: The Transcendence of Paradigms & Future of Humanity
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, transhumanism
What does it mean to be a Transhumanist and how will it change humanity as we move towards Transhumanism? — Francesco Neo Amati for Serious Wonder.
Feb 2, 2016
How DARPA Took On the Twitter Bot Menace with One Hand Behind Its Back
Posted by Roman Mednitzer in category: futurism
When DARPA ran a competition to find Twitter bots designed to influence online debates, it inspired a new generation of anti-bot strategies.
In 2014, Twitter stated that nearly 1 in 10 of its accounts are controlled by “bots” that generate automatic tweets for purposes ranging from innocuous to potentially harmful. Recently, DARPA ran a competition to find Twitter bots designed to influence online debates, and the outcome was a fundamental shift in anti-bot strategies.
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Jan 31, 2016
The DeLorean Motor Company may soon start building ‘new’ cars
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, transportation
The DeLorean could soon be going back into production thanks to a new law that exempts small volume car manufacturers from the safety requirements applied to most new car makers. Also, I’m going to attempt to write this article without any Back to the Future jokes.
The law only applies to “replica” vehicles, that is, cars that resemble the body of another vehicle produced at least 25 years ago. Think stuff like the Shelby Cobra or the ‘65 Mustang — or the venerable DeLorean.
The DeLorean Motor Company, which acquired what was left of the original manufacturer 30 years ago, currently focuses on repairing and restoring all the DeLorean vehicles that are floating around the world. But now, with this specialty legislation, the company can use its millions of factory parts (and some that have been recreated from the original blueprints) to build new, 2017 model year DeLoreans complete with a crate engine from an outside supplier.
