Everybody thinks about the future, but not everyone makes it their life’s work. Besides being an inventor and author, Ray Kurzweil is one of the world’s premier futurists and he’s the de facto frontman for The Singularity.
Larry Smarr discusses the state of the art in supercomputing, with a focus on how current computation compares to the human brain and when supercomputers will surpass human processing power. Current supercomputers are estimated to match the human visual cortex and will reach human brain’s computational ability within the next twenty years.
The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
( richarddawkins.net ) presents: “The Poetry of Science: Discussions of the Beauty of Science.”
Two of science’s luminaries converse on the beauty of science. Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and host of NOVA and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins will explore the wonders of the Cosmos and of Life, its origins, its inspirations, and why science is not just an option, it is the only reality we possess.
Neil Degrasse Tyson and Richard Dawkins discussing science vs. religion.
Rocketboom Tech’s correspondent, Ellie Rountree, talks about the concept of Singularity and how it could potentially change the world.
Richard Dawkins looks at the incredible discoveries of the last 50 years and reveals where some of the greatest minds of our time think we are heading.
This is an excerpt from “The Best Mind since Einstein” by Christopher Sykes.
The original clip is part of the Cornell Lectures archive.
Sagan briefly describes the course of evolution from the beginning of life to the present.
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