Daniel Nocera and Angela Belcher - The Role of New Technologies in a Sustainable Energy Economy (1h32min, iTunes). I found this one particularly interesting because Daniel is both an expert in energy and a provocateur regarding the climate change solutions we usually hear about. For example, everyone would have to adopt the lifestyle of the people of Equatorial New Guinea for worldwide energy expenditure to approach a level that's even remotely manageable in terms of green energy. Which makes the silly Earth Hour seem... well, silly. Daniel's solution is new technology, specifically solar power. I agree. And so did the Londoners.
Christine Peterson - Thinking Longer-Term About Technology (58min, iTunes). A very good talk about if and how we can predict future technologies. Mentions something called prediction markets that have made a business out of this. Christine founded Foresight Nanotech Institute and says she has a blog but I can't find it.
Craig Venter - Joining 3.5 billion years of microbial invention (1h49min, FORA.tv). Man Craig is becoming a rock star. Easy to see why though.
Showing posts with label nanotechnology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nanotechnology. Show all posts
31 March 2008
27 March 2008
Mind as body
Craig Venter - Advancing the Genomic Revolution (1h26min, iTunes). I'm starting to like Venter more and more, here he's describing the sequencing of the human genome a few years ago. Did NOT know he was on the Celera team.
Chris Phoenix - Molecular Manufacturing (1h2min). Interesting talk, interesting speaker, interesting haircut. Overoptimistic? He says molecular manufacturing is ca 10 years away with singularitarian spinoffs to be expected. One quote in particular stood out: "If we get into an arms race with this technology I'm not at all sure that we'll get out of it. I do not know how to avoid it. This is a serious problem. And.. I don't know how to say it pessimistically enough: there is no known solution to keep us out of an arms race that would lead to devastating war."
Phoenix's presentation includes this 4min demonstration of what molecular manufacturing is aiming for. Science fiction? Sure. Damn cool? Oh yea.
Here's a short example of how to live a green life (solar panels and goats included) and still be a funky person with an internet connection. From BoingBoing TV. The dude also has a blog.
Finally... There is a very good interview on BBC Hard Talk running today, with Chinese writer and human rights defender Liao Yiwu. Liao is censored all over China, spent four years in prison for his books and has been translated to many major languages. The interview is available here but it's in stupid RealPlayer format. For a good analysis of this very salient topic, search for Human Rights and Political Reform in Contemporary China (1h2min, iTunes) with our own Börje Ljunggren (whooo).
Chris Phoenix - Molecular Manufacturing (1h2min). Interesting talk, interesting speaker, interesting haircut. Overoptimistic? He says molecular manufacturing is ca 10 years away with singularitarian spinoffs to be expected. One quote in particular stood out: "If we get into an arms race with this technology I'm not at all sure that we'll get out of it. I do not know how to avoid it. This is a serious problem. And.. I don't know how to say it pessimistically enough: there is no known solution to keep us out of an arms race that would lead to devastating war."
Phoenix's presentation includes this 4min demonstration of what molecular manufacturing is aiming for. Science fiction? Sure. Damn cool? Oh yea.
Here's a short example of how to live a green life (solar panels and goats included) and still be a funky person with an internet connection. From BoingBoing TV. The dude also has a blog.
Finally... There is a very good interview on BBC Hard Talk running today, with Chinese writer and human rights defender Liao Yiwu. Liao is censored all over China, spent four years in prison for his books and has been translated to many major languages. The interview is available here but it's in stupid RealPlayer format. For a good analysis of this very salient topic, search for Human Rights and Political Reform in Contemporary China (1h2min, iTunes) with our own Börje Ljunggren (whooo).
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