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The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil.

The Singularity: Coming this Summer to Rutgers University

This summer, Rutgers University (the State University of New Jersey) will offer the first-ever accredited college course on the Singularity and associated technologies.

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Lady Gaga. Photo credit: ladygaga.com

Lady Gaga & the Dead Planet Grotesque

Over the last year Lady Gaga has come to embody —for me and, I imagine, for her fans — a kind of posthuman life strategy.

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SEM images of a 3µm x 3µm x 0.5µm polysilicon intracellular chip shown before (left) and after (right) a 3D coil nanostructuring by FIB nanomachining. Scale bar ∼3µm. (reprinted with permission from Wiley-VCH Verlag / nanowerk.com)

Nanochips injected into cells

Endgadget reports that a team centered in Spain at Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona has succeeded in inserting nanoscale "3µm chips into living cells."

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Opium Poppy

Never mind the poppies. Here’s the latest dope. AcceleRoundup 3/15/10

You think Afghanistan is poor and hopeless now? Well, as Science Daily reports, “Researchers at the University of Calgary have discovered the unique genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine

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A Studly Fish

A Studly Fish, A Powerful Bottle of Water, a Nano-Suitcase for Delivering the Drugs... and Thou. AcceleRoundup 3/12/10

I love trout... but now, the delicious fish is becoming just dreamy... with six-pack abs!
 

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Jake Sully riding a Mountain Banshee / aka Ikran (20th Century Fox)

Kurzweil on Avatar

How often do you get a movie review from Ray Kurzweil?  In our interview with Ray a few months back, I asked him about his impression of science fiction films and TV shows.

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Molecules

The Unselfish Molecule

Selfish or altruistic? Where does it all start? Which side are you on, boy (girl, other)? Stand back, Mr. Dawkins?

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Trapping Sunlight with Silicon Nanowires Photo: physorg.com

AcceleRoundup 3/4 2010... Upcoming: Ultra-fast communication 'tween chips, low cost thin film solar cells and more

On Monday, I got my vertiginous dose of hope from Science Daily. Today, KurzweilAI is responsible.

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Water Molecules. Photo credit: Rockefeller University

AcceleRoundup 3/1/2010 Secret of Life, Energy Problems Solved! Woo hoo!

Some days, all you need is to scan of Science Digest to realize that things will soon be awesome (or maybe they like hyperbolic headlines even more than I do).

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David Bowie. Photo: Mick Rock

Mark Dery On TransMutational Patient Zero: David Bowie

I've ranted about Michael Jackson as a transhumanist, but in the case of David Bowie, I don't even need to make the case, do I?

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