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http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/eventinfo/ieet20081114/ November 14, 2008 Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/eventinfo/ieet20081114/ Organized by: Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology A day-long seminar on threats to the future of humanity, natural and man-made, and the pro-active steps we can take to reduce these risks and build a more resilient civilization. Seminar participants are strongly encou… Continue

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/04/virtualworlds.secondlife People have been getting it together online for years now, whether it's via dating and contact websites or virtually via their avatars in online worlds such as World of Warcraft and Second Life. But it took a Florida plumber to develop a system that further blurs the line between the virtual and real worlds. "I've been called the Hugh Hefner of the digital millennium," says 47-year-old SL entrepreneur Kevin Alderman. "I… Continue

Anyone else going?? The Singularity Summit Speakers Ruzena Bajcsy CITRIS Director Emeritus, UC Berkeley Eric Baum Founder, Baum Research Marshall Brain Founder, How Stuff Works Cynthia Breazeal Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, MIT Peter Diamandis Founder, Chair and CEO, X PRIZE Foundation Esther Dyson Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist Pete Estep Co-Founder, Chair and CSO, Innerspace Foundation Neil Gershenfeld Director, MIT Center for Bits and Atoms Ben Goertz… Continue