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Singularity University Lectures: Dr. Alex Jadad on Making Longer Life Worth Living

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A couple of weeks ago we had the incredible pleasure of having Dr. Alex Jadad at Singularity University. Dr. Jadad spoke on Making Longer Life Worth Living and I have to admit that it was perhaps the most moving lecture that we have had so far. Furthermore, as attested by the standing ovation at the end of his presentation, it seems that all of us felt the same way. Alex pulled no punches and did not fail to shock and awe his audience with all kinds of profoundly philosophical, personal and emotional questions. However, the main point of his presentation was a simple yet crucial question aimed at alleviating human suffering that sits at the heart of his work: “We are putting more years into out lives, but how can we put more life into our years?” Hope you enjoy it [...]

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Peter Diamandis’ Laws: The Creed of the Persistent and Passionate Mind

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A couple of weeks ago I interviewed Peter Diamandis for Singularity 1 on 1. During our interview Peter touched briefly on what he calls Peter’s Laws - the core foundation that allows him to overcome problems and obstacles and ultimately brings him success. I find Peter to be one of those very rare and totally inspirational people who have the resume to prove that the best way to predict the future is to create it yourself. It is for this reason that I decided to post the full list of Peter’s Laws. I believe that we can all benefit from adopting these laws as guiding principles in our lives. Enjoy! Peter’s Laws: The Creed of the Persistent and Passionate mind   If anything can go wrong, Fix It!!… to hell with Murphy! When given a choice…  take both!! Multiple projects lead [...]

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Singularity University Lectures: Science Searches for ET by Seth Shostak

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Last week Seth Shostak came to speak to Singularity University on how Science Searches for ET. I have to say that Seth’s presentation was not only the funniest but also one of the most interesting ones that we have had so far.  It is for this reason that I asked him to let me post his lecture on singularity podcast and he not only agreed but even supplied copies of his presentation slides. Hope you enjoy it and find it as funny as I did. Seth’s Slide Presenation Who is Seth Shostak? Seth is the Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, in Mountain View, California. He has an undergraduate degree in physics from Princeton University, and a doctorate in astronomy from the California Institute of Technology. For much of his career, Seth conducted radio astronomy research on galaxies, and has published approximately sixty papers in [...]

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Google’s Self-Driving Robocar at Singularity University

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Today the first 3 hours of lectures at Singularity University started with a workshop on robotic cars such as Google’s autonomous self-driving vehicle. We were pleasantly surprised when Brad Templeton - our awesome Networks and Computer Systems faculty chair, secretly brought one of the prototype cars on campus. Of course, for your benefit, I couldn’t help it but take a couple of short videos. The first one shows a few Singularity University students mobbing Google’s autonomously self-driven vehicle. The second video is a demonstration of the Lidar navigation and traffic control system i.e. the way that the car perceives the world around it. The third one is a 1 min video of the robocar exterior. You can see the roof-mounted lidar system used for traffic guidance and orientation. (For those video tech geeks of you who are about to ask me - the videos [...]

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Singularity University Lectures: Mark Jacobson on Powering the World with Wind, Water and Sunlight

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Last Friday Mark Jacobson came to speak to Singularity University on Powering the World with Wind, Water and Sun. I have to admit that even though his presentation was very technical I enjoyed it immensely. The reason is not only the topic itself but the fact that in the space of an hour Mark managed to make such a powerful argument about the importance and feasibility of wind, water and solar power that he completely changed my views on the rationale behind and necessity of nuclear energy. It is for this reason that I asked Prof. Jacobson to let me post his lecture on singularity podcast and he not only agreed but even supplied copies of his presentation slides. Here are Mark`s slides as a .pdf file in 2 parts: Mark Jacobson - Powering the World Part 1 Mark Jacobson - [...]

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Singularity University Lectures: Astro Teller on Innovation

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Many of you have asked me to post my lectures and, on those rare occasions that I can, I do so with pleasure. Last week we had Astro Teller‘s lecture on Innovation and so far it is one of my top five most favorite lectures here at Singularity University. Special thanks to both Astro and Singularity University who agreed to let me publish the class in full for it is indeed simply the best lecture on innovation that I have ever heard. Enjoy! Who is Astro Teller? Dr. Astro Teller is currently Director of New Projects for Google, working to help the company explore new potential business areas. Astro is also co-founder and a current Director of Cerebellum Capital, Inc, a hedge fund management firm whose investments are continuously designed, executed, and improved by a software system based on techniques [...]

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Peter Diamandis on Singularity 1 on 1: Singularity University is Star Fleet Academy for the World’s Biggest Challenges

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Last week I was privileged to get a 30 min interview with Peter Diamandis for Singularity 1 on 1. (As always you can listen to or download the audio file above or scroll down and watch the video interview in full.) Peter is not a very tall man but I have to say that he has the energy of a giant because interviewing him is like plugging into a nuclear power plant - afterwords I felt as if I got 10 gigawatts worth of energy straight into my batteries. During our conversation we discuss issues such as: his personal background and early childhood dream to become an asteroid space-miner; his motivation, goals and aspirations for Singularity University; his personal 10^9 project (aimed at positively impacting the lives of a billion people within 10 years); the book on abundance that he [...]

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Singularity University Video Tour

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After posting a few pictures from my first 4 days at Singularity University I received emails asking for video. So, when I saw that last Sunday afternoon the NASA Ames campus was nearly deserted, and most SingularityU students were either out or still recovering from the previous night’s big birthday bash in San Francisco, I seized the opportunity and went around filming some video around campus. It was a very bright and beautiful Sunday afternoon, though the wind did interfere very notably with the audio. Anyway, my narrative is still audible and I hope you find it interesting. Enjoy my Singularity University Video Tour: Part 1: NASA Ames Campus Part 2: Singularity University Main Building and Lecture Hall Part 3: Computer Lab and BBQ Area

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