by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 23, 2009 | Blog, Interviews
(Transcendent Man, a documentary on the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil, will premiere on April 25 in NYC. Learn when and where tickets are available, here.) I first met Ray when I was about 24 yrs old, working at Discover Magazine (then owned by Disney). He patiently...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 14, 2009 | Blog, Interviews
A couple of days ago, I invited readers to submit questions they’d like Ray Kurzweil to answer. The Science Cheerleader and Bartacus will be interviewing Ray Kurzweil (Artificial Intelligence expert; king of the Singularity effort) in the coming weeks. Details...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 12, 2009 | Interviews
What Would You Ask Ray Kurzweil For those of you who already know who Kurzweil is and what this is about, Bart of Rhetoric and Rockets and I have the opportunity to do an email interview with him and write an article right here on ScienceCheerleader.com. If you have a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 6, 2008 | Science Policy, Social network science
Imagine a world with no shortage of water, food, medical care and energy. The Next Big Future reports this can happen when Singularity is achieved as early as the year 2029! Singularity refers to a point in time when artificial intelligence (computers) catch up to...