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Preparing for a global future on Oct 28, 2009 in future science Ian Goldin, one of the many smart people to speak at the always excellent TED conference, lays down the challenges facing us in the next 30 years. The takeaway? The coming decades are full of amazing technologies, but if we don’t find new ways...

My first article for H+ magazine! on Oct 22, 2009 in Uncategorized I’ve always been interested in the coming convergence of genetic engineering, robotics, and nanotech, and one of the best places to read about the latest developments in those fields is H+ Magazine, published by R.U. Sirius of Mondo 2000 fame.

The Quantum Tamers – weird science and weirder IT on Oct 18, 2009 in Uncategorized Just having a lazy Sunday in Osaka, and came across this cool trailer for a documentary premiering October 20th on TVO. “The Quantum Tamers” is all about the amazing and oftern mind-benindg tech we may be able to harness once we gain a me...

Rachel Maddow on Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize on Oct 11, 2009 in Uncategorized While I’m not the world’s biggest fan of Rachel Maddow (I don’t mind her, I just don’t like being lectured at even if I happen to agree with the lecturer currently wagging the finger), I have to agree with most of what she say...

O’Reilly vs. Dawkins: Fight! on Oct 10, 2009 in Uncategorized Noted scientist and atheist Richard Dawkins took on noted jackass and demagogue Bill O’Reilly on the matter of evolution and intelligent design recently on O’Reilly’s show. In the process Dawkins told O’Reilly to stop shouting...

Radio Free Skaro #161 – Second Hand News on Oct 5, 2009 in Uncategorized Rumours, rumours and more rumours were grist for the RFS mill this week, as the Three Who Rule speculated on a new, possibly leaked list of Season 5/1/31 writers (and confirmed one or two writers and directors along the way), watching Phil (friend of...

Fifty years of the Globe and Mail in China on Oct 3, 2009 in Uncategorized Since I’ll be in Beijing at the end of October, this report from the Globe and Mail about the massive changes that have swept over China in the last 50 years is pretty interesting.