DavidV Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I will consider some new ideas on our place in the universe by extrapolating some long-range trends into the future. Specifically, there are two trends I will discuss: the expansion of intelligence from the beginning the universe to the information age, and the increasing control that humans have over nature. Here are some keywords on the topics we’ll cover and discuss after the meetup: Technological evolution, intelligence expansion, natural versus intelligent evolution, science and pseudoscience, accelerating change, costs and benefits of technology, doomsday scenarios, Malthusianism, Kardashev scale, post-humanism, optimism versus pessimism. We will meet in the second floor community room of the Central Market in Plano. Details and RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/ExaminedLife/calendar/12346397/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J. Kolker Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 The reality we live in at the scale at which we live in it is a chaotic dynamic system. Very long range predictions are not likely to come true unless the initial conditions are know exactly which they almost never are. That is why we cannot predict weather accurately more than ten days out. Bob Kolker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Toad Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J. Kolker Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter. We shall see. Bob Kolker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Here are the notes I used for the talk. There is a video, but it needs editing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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