About the Foresight Institute Mission — promoting transformative technologies Foresight Institute is a leading think tank and public interest organization focused on transformative future technologies. Founded in 1986, its mission is to discover and promote the upsides, and help avoid the dangers, of nanotechnology, AI, biotech, and similar life-changing developments. Foresight is the primary force pushing for the kind of nanotechnology that will truly transform our future, from medicine to the environment to space settlement. Foresight's mission is to: speed development of nanotechnology and other key fundamental technologies,promote beneficial uses of these revolutionary technologies, andreduce misuse and accidents potentially associated with them. Christine Peterson introduces the Foresight Institute From Breakthrough Philanthropy, an evening catalyzing radical advances in technology to address humanity's greatest challenges, Dec 7th, 2010, in San Francisco: List of all Thiel Foundation event videos Contact Information
2012: The Year in Photos, Part 1 of 3 - In Focus 2012 was an eventful year, from big events like the London Summer Olympics and the U.S. presidential race, to regional conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, to smaller issues closer to home. Reverberations from last year's transformative Arab Spring still heavily affect Syria and Egypt; and the slow recovery from the recent global economic crisis brought bitter austerity measures to parts of Europe, leading to widespread protests. Collected here is Part 1 of a three-part photo summary of the last year, covering its first four months. Be sure to see Part 2 and Part 3. The series totals 135 images in all. [45 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: The Costa Concordia, seen on January 14, 2012, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio. 32 passengers and crew members were killed after the Italian ship with some 4,200 people on board ran aground. Lampposts are covered in ice in the Adriatic coastal town of Senj, Croatia, on February 7, 2012.
Table of contents (With last update date) Cover Foreword (August 13, 2009) Part 1. Preface to part 1 (April 12, 2000) Chapter 1. 1.1. 1.6. 1.7. Chapter 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. Chapter 3. 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. Chapter 4. 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. 4.4. Chapter 5. 5.1. 5.2. 5.3. 5.4. 5.5. 5.6. 5.7. 5.8. 5.9. 5.10. 5.11. 5.12. 5.13. 5.14. 5.15. 5.16. Chapter 6. 6.1. 6.2. 6.3. 6.4. 6.5. 6.6. 6.7. 6.8. 6.9. 6.10. 6.12. Part 2. Preface to part 2 (October 17, 2010) Chapter 7. 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. 7.5. 7.6. 7.7. 7.9. 7.10. Chapter 8. 8.1. 8.2. Chapter 9. 9.1. 9.2. 9.3. 9.4. 9.6. Chapter 10. 10.1. 10.2. 10.3. 10.4. Chapter 11. 11.1. 11.2. 11.3. 11.4. 11.5. 11.6. 11.7.The victim/victimizer polar pair 11.8. 11.9. 11.10. Chapter 12. 12.1. 12.2. 12.3. 12.5. 12.6. 12.7. Chapter 13. 13.1. 13.2. 13.3. 13.4. 13.5. 13.6. 13.7. 13.8. 13.9. 13.10. 13.11. 13.12. 13.13. Chapter 14. 14.1. 14.2. 14.3. 14.4. 14.5. 14.6. 14.7. 14.8. Chapter 15. Chapter 16. 16.3. 16.4. 16.5. Part 3. Preface to part 3 (November 18, 2009) Chapter 17. 17.1.
Looking beyond space and time to cope with quantum theory Physicists have proposed an experiment that could force us to make a choice between extremes to describe the behaviour of the Universe. The proposal comes from an international team of researchers from Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and Singapore, and is published October 28 in Nature Physics. It is based on what the researchers call a 'hidden influence inequality'. "We are interested in whether we can explain the funky phenomena we observe without sacrificing our sense of things happening smoothly in space and time," says Jean-Daniel Bancal, one of the researchers behind the new result, who carried out the research at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Excitingly, there is a real prospect of performing this test. The implications of quantum theory have been troubling physicists since the theory was invented in the early 20th Century. In the 1960s, John Bell came up with the first test to see whether entangled particles followed common sense. Quantum theory was the winner, it seemed.
News and Trends | 1 in 5 Park Jae-sang is a 34-year-old South Korean who planned to study business before he began tinkering with music. On American shores he is better known as Psy, the rapper-songwriter-producer behind the monster hit “Gangnam Style.” The earworm beat and the distinctive horse-riding dance that Psy performs in the video combined to make the song a smash. Released in July, the viral sensation mocking Korean-pop clichés has racked up over 800 million views on YouTube, surpassing Justin Bieber’s “Baby” video to become the most-viewed video of all time. The married father of two is the first Korean solo artist to have a top single in the U.S., and he is planning to record his next single in English. If it hits big, Psy may no longer be just a fleeting celebrity. Next Rainbow Oreos
Der Mann ohne Erinnerung und sein unvergessliches Erbe Er konnte sich an seine Kindheit und Jugend erinnern und an alles, was sich in der Zeit ereignete: den Börsencrash von 1929, den Zweiten Weltkrieg. Doch er konnte sich praktisch an nichts erinnern, was sich nach 1953 - und damit in 55 Jahren seines Lebens - ereignete: Henry Gustave Molaison, jahrzehntelang zum Schutz vor der Öffentlichkeit nur als „Patient H. M.“ bekannt. Weil er immer häufiger zusehends stärkere epileptische Anfälle erlitt, unterzog sich der damals 27-jährige Molaison 1953 in Hartfield, im US-Bundesstaat Connecticut, einer folgenreichen experimentellen Gehirnoperation: Der Neurochirurg William Scoville entfernte Molaison 1953 Teile der beiden medialen Temporallappen, weil er vermutete, dass die Epilepsie auf diesen Gehirnteilen beruhe. Die epileptischen Anfälle hörten tatsächlich auf. Penguin Books Suzanne Corkin: Permanent Present Tense. „Er dachte, er kennt mich von der Schule“ „Reinheit der Störung“ Streng abgeschirmt Corkin begegnete „H. „Mit mir selbst uneins“ Links:
Terrence Howard walks away | The Berkeley Beacon EBONI President Chris Hyacinthe chatted with Terrence Howard for about two hours in the Semel Theater. Terrence Howard, an Oscar-nominated actor known for roles in Hustle & Flow and Red Tails, surprised his audience in the Semel Theater Tuesday by saying that he plans to change his career focus. In an Inside the Actor’s Studio-style interview, Emerson’s Black Organization with Natural Interests President Chris Hyacinthe talked with the actor for almost two hours. They touched on acting, perseverance, and science — which Howard said is his actual passion. “I want to debunk Einstein,” Howard said with a sly grin, while the audience laughed. In a press conference before the event, Howard, the second of 11 children, told the Beacon that after his mother’s death in 2008, he realized that he had started acting to get her attention. He elaborated that he plans to experiment with the use of diamonds as medical tools. But he’s not necessarily done with acting yet. His minor deceit paid off.
The 50 Best Animal Photos Of 2012 Wie Politiker gerne sein wollen Politikern werden viele Eigenschaften zugeschrieben - "idealistisch" ist wohl nur selten darunter. Dabei haben sie ein klares Bild vor Augen, wie der ideale Politiker sein sollte, berichtet Jens Tenscher. Laut seiner Studie wären österreichische Abgeordnete gerne integre Problemlöser mit einer Prise Medienkompetenz und einer Spur Charisma. Mit Hilfe einer Online-Umfrage unter den 183 Abgeordneten zum Nationalrat und den 448 Abgeordneten der Landtage hat der Politikwissenschaftler die Idealbilder erhoben. Ob die eigenen Ansprüche immer eingelöst werden, sei freilich eine andere Frage, meint Jens Tenscher im science.ORF.at-Interview. An welchen Idealen orientieren sich österreichische Politikerinnen und Politiker? Jens Tenscher: Man kann drei verschiedene Ideale unterscheiden: Zum einen gibt es den integren Problemlöser, eine vertrauenswürdige Person, die auch über hohes politisches Fachwissen verfügt. Ist ein Typus darunter besonders dominant? Wie entstehen diese Idealbilder? Mehr zum Thema: