I understand the importance of our focus on our own civilization, but watching this video allows me to imagine the future of civilization. If you showed our ancient ancestors a picture of Times Square in downtown New York, they would not believe it possible. If future civilizations showed us a picture of what their existence looks like, we would not believe it possible, either!!
Augmented evolution: Why the definition of “human” is about to change
If there’s other intelligent life in the universe, is it very different from us, or is it very similar? First we have to know where our species is headed, says NASA's Michelle Thaller.
This is the Ted Talk by Robin Hanson that was presented
Robin Hanson describes a possible future when ems take over the global economy, running on superfast computers and copying themselves to multitask, leaving humans with only one choice: to retire, forever.
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sherylkallivrousis
Mar 19, 2020
https://youtu.be/uD4izuDMUQA
This is the link to the 30 minute video played during the presentation. It's called "Timelapse of the Future" Grab some popcorn and prepare for a cosmic adventure!
Just watched this video by Isaac Arthur. It was recommended by Patrick in a previous comment...loved it!
Civilizations at the end of time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pld8wTa16Jk
I understand the importance of our focus on our own civilization, but watching this video allows me to imagine the future of civilization. If you showed our ancient ancestors a picture of Times Square in downtown New York, they would not believe it possible. If future civilizations showed us a picture of what their existence looks like, we would not believe it possible, either!!
https://bigthink.com/videos/michelle-thaller-what-is-the-next-stage-in-human-evolution-ai-and-aliens?jwsource=em
Augmented evolution: Why the definition of “human” is about to change
If there’s other intelligent life in the universe, is it very different from us, or is it very similar? First we have to know where our species is headed, says NASA's Michelle Thaller.
https://www.ted.com/talks/robin_hanson_what_would_happen_if_we_upload_our_brains_to_computers?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
This is the Ted Talk by Robin Hanson that was presented
Robin Hanson describes a possible future when ems take over the global economy, running on superfast computers and copying themselves to multitask, leaving humans with only one choice: to retire, forever.
https://youtu.be/uD4izuDMUQA
This is the link to the 30 minute video played during the presentation. It's called "Timelapse of the Future" Grab some popcorn and prepare for a cosmic adventure!
A few of my favorites
Civilizations at the end of time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pld8wTa16Jk
Iron Stars, PBS Spacetime - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iWGtQ03OZM
Asimov: The Last Question - https://www.multivax.com/last_question.html