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Create an AI on Your Computer

http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/28/create-an-ai-on-your-computer/

Create an AI on Your Computer

Written on May 28, 2009 – 11:48 am | by Aaron Saenz |

Intelligence Realm is seeking to build the first AI using distributed computing.

If many hands make light work, then maybe many computers can make an artificial brain. That’s the basic reasoning behind Intelligence Realm’s Artificial Intelligence project. By reverse engineering the brain through a simulation… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 29, 2009 at 2:59am — No Comments

THE SPIRITUAL BIBLE

THE SPIRITUAL BIBLE

A Spiritual Journey of Self-Discovery beyond Eastern Fundamentalism and Western Materialism

“Alas! The god in man remains a child waiting to mature. Shall man grow into a god, or is he doomed in his humanity?” This question, posed in the prologue of Abir Taha’s inspirational new philosophical novel, The Epic of Arya: In Search of the Sacred Light (published by AuthorHouse), is central to the sacred mission of its main character, Arya, who seeks to find… Continue

Added by Abir Taha on May 27, 2009 at 5:12pm — 1 Comment

Falun Dafa

What is Falun Dafa?

Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong, or just Dafa) is a high-level cultivation practice guided by the characteristics of the universe—Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance.

"Cultivation" means continuously striving to better harmonize oneself with these universal principles. “Practice” refers to the exercises – five sets of easy-to-learn gentle movements and meditation. Cultivating oneself is essential; practicing the exercises supplements the… Continue

Added by christinaleestemaker on May 21, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

NOOSPHERE - GLOBAL MIND - ASCENSION

www.noospherecongress.org

First Noosphere World Forum: Envisioning Earth as Work of Art

Mission Statement and Declaration of Intent

1. Mission Statement.

The mission of the First Noosphere World Forum is to provide a virtual planetary round table to: Dialogue and share information, educate, create collaborative partnerships, network, and mutually plan for significant events… Continue

Added by Boris Petrovic on May 20, 2009 at 4:28am — No Comments

Art or the Pulpit? The two Pronged Approach to Spirituality.

"We are facing unsettling times when peace of mind and harmony are much sought after conditions. Unfortunately, where there is a need often the snake oil salesmen appear from the woodwork.

I am talking about the mysterious “Ancient Wisdom” often enough to get emails that asks; ”Ok, where can I learn this Ancient Wisdom, reliably and for FREE?”

People have natural instincts, well from the few obvious gullible, who know and realize that God’s consciousness and peace of mind… Continue

Added by andrasnm on May 20, 2009 at 12:30am — 11 Comments

Wolfram Alpha ‘knowledge engine’ the new nerd on the block

A NEW site that aims to catalogue “as much of the world’s knowledge as possible” and use it to answer every question imaginable has the tech industry buzzing.

Developed by British physicist Stephen Wolfram, the Wolfram Alpha “knowledge engine” was this week opened to the public — and much fanfare.

The idea is that if Google sorts through all the pages on the web and tells you which one to read, Wolfram Alpha reads them itself and then tells you the answer.

In… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 18, 2009 at 12:29am — 2 Comments

Free will

A question occurred to me that i thought i would share.

it asks, if free will exists can we renounce it?

if the answer is yes we can renounce it, then how do we maintain our renunciation without the power of free will?

if the answer is no we cannot, then the question is asked, is free will forced upon us? and if it is forced upon us then can we not surrender our will to god/the universe/the higher self?

i cant remember if it was Thomas Aquinas or St… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 10, 2009 at 8:20am — 11 Comments

Brain Activity Prior to Conscious Awareness

Brain Activity Prior to Conscious Awareness

A recent study in Nature Neuroscience has sent freewheeling free will discussion aflutter. Here's the abstract:

There has been a long controversy as to whether subjectively 'free' decisions are determined by brain activity ahead of time. We found that the outcome of a decision can be encoded in brain activity of prefrontal and parietal cortex up to 10 s before it enters awareness. This delay presumably reflects the operation of a… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 2, 2009 at 10:02pm — 6 Comments

Check out the latest headlines!!!

"Internet has only just begun: founders"

WHILE the internet has dramatically changed lives around the world, its full impact will only be realised when far more people and information go online, its founders said today.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25373474-23109,00.html

"Bionic eye gets $50m grant"

THE Rudd Government will invest $50 million towards the development of a bionic… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 22, 2009 at 9:14pm — No Comments

Some interesting Wiki Entries

Some interesting wiki entries

Digital philosophy

"Digital philosophy is a new direction in philosophy and cosmology advocated by certain mathematicians and theoretical physicists, e.g., Gregory Chaitin, Edward Fredkin, Stephen Wolfram, and Konrad Zuse (see his Calculating Space)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Philosophy

Singularitarianism

"Singularitarianism is a moral philosophy based upon the belief that a technological… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 16, 2009 at 10:21pm — No Comments

Facebook celebrates 200 millionth user

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25312348-23109,00.html

HOT social networking website Facebook expects to welcome its 200 millionth user, co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said.

Mr Zuckerberg, who created Facebook with two Harvard University roommates five years ago, announced the milestone in a post on the official Facebook blog.

"We will welcome our 200 millionth user to Facebook some time today,'' the 24-year-old chief executive said, describing it as a "really… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 8, 2009 at 8:10pm — 4 Comments

CB2, the Robo-Boy prototype of the next generation

http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25301664-5014239,00.html

A BALD, child-like creature dangles its legs from a chair as its shoulders rise and fall with rythmic breathing and its black eyes follow movements across the room. It's not human - but it is paying attention.

Below the soft silicon skin of one of Japan's most sophisticated robots, processors record and evaluate information. The 130cm humanoid is designed to learn just like a human… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 6, 2009 at 11:51pm — 6 Comments

Battery built out of virus could power iPods, cars - MIT

http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,25283329-5014239,00.html

SCIENTISTS have engineered a virus that could form a battery three times more powerful than those found in gadgets today.

The bio-battery could conceivably power mp3 players, mobile phones, and possibly even a car.

The genes in the virus, dubbed M13, were modified to collect negatively charged particles and build a powerful, tiny electrode out of metal compounds and carbon… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 3, 2009 at 1:35am — No Comments

The global economic crisis threatens to create failed states, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon warns

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25278784-2,00.html

Agence France-Presse

April 02, 2009 12:23pm

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned that failing to act to halt the global economic crisis could lead to widespread social unrest and failed states, ahead of the G20 crisis summit in London.

"What began as a financial crisis has become a global economic crisis,'' the UN secretary general wrote in an article in today's Guardian newspaper in Britain.

"I… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 1, 2009 at 10:34pm — 6 Comments

What do people think about the film zeitgeist ?

Specifically the introduction with the first section: Religion - The Greatest Story Ever Told

I’ve been asked to do a presentation to my Religious studies (Christian theology) class in college and I decided, that allot of the subjects I would have like to have talked about would not necessarily be universal for my class mates who range from strict atheist to Pagan.

I’ve decided on this, not because necessarily go along… Continue

Added by Luke Wallwork on April 1, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Vioxx maker Merck and Co drew up a doctor 'hit list'

http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,25273468-462,00.html

AN international drug company made a hit list of doctors who had to be "neutralised" or discredited because they criticised the anti-arthritis drug the pharmaceutical giant produced.

Staff at US company Merck & Co emailed each other about the list of doctors - mainly researchers and academics - who had been negative about the drug Vioxx or Merck and a recommended course of action.

The email,… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on March 31, 2009 at 10:53pm — 3 Comments

A very sad story from my youth . . .

I have a very sad tale about my youth. There used to be a very ancient man who stood in the entrance of the local Drug Store in our, very Christian, small town, who kept complaining to all and everyone that, "Did your stomach ever just burn?" My Mother thought he was just hilarious, until she told me about it. I, being the only one with any Buddhist background in the town, asked her why no one would actually go into the Drug Store and get him something for what evidently was an ulcer---which… Continue

Added by Andrew W. Smith on March 31, 2009 at 3:55pm — 3 Comments

Mind-reading robot a step closer

http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25271450-5014239,00.html

OPENING a car boot or controlling a home air conditioner could become just a wish away with Honda's new technology that connects thoughts inside a brain with robotics.

Honda Motor Co. has developed a way to read patterns of electric currents on a person's scalp as well as changes in cerebral blood flow when a person thinks about four simple movements - moving the right hand, moving the left hand, running… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on March 31, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

Theosophical Wanderings

At times I will share passages from literature, philosophy, poetry, lyrics, etc that have both moved and sustained me. While many of the authors may not be from the recognized theosophical literature I believe they are theosophical in nature none-the-less. I also believe that the authors I bring here do their best work when I stay out of there way as much as possible. Other readers are encouraged to share as well.

--bill

Added by Bill Meredith on March 25, 2009 at 6:30pm — 54 Comments

Honesty, authenticity and truth... harder than it sounds

Speaking the truth is one of the spiritual values that is traditional. I think perhaps that it's repeated so often in Buddhist and other religious literature, because it is such a very hard thing to practice.

The central question is: is it always kindness to speak the truth? And if it's not - how does one know when to speak the truth, and when to lie kindly?

I've written several blogposts about this question.

The first one asks the question:… Continue

Added by Katinka Hesselink on March 23, 2009 at 9:06am — 1 Comment