Dr. Greg Adamson, Chair of IEEE SSIT (Australia) and Vice-Chair of IEEE Victoria Will be speaking at the Singularity Summit in Melbourne September 2010. Greg Adamson will be presenting on things that hinder socially beneficial technology. “Technologies service many human needs. Socially beneficial technologies can also assist in resolving some of the world’s most pressing [...]
Singularity Summit 2010 in Melbourne Victoria to explore emerging technological trends Speakers include AI Architect Hugo deGaris, Futurist Peter Ellyard Melbourne Victoria 2010 — Will it be one day become possible to boost human intelligence using brain implants, or create an artificial intelligence smarter than Einstein? In a 1993 paper presented to NASA, science fiction [...]
Peter Ellyard will be speaking at the Singualrity Summit 2010. Peter Ellyard (born 1937) is an Australian futurist, strategist, speaker and author. Ellyard is best known for his book, Ideas for the New Millennium. He is currently Chairman of the Preferred Futures institute and the Preferred Futures Group, which he founded in 1991. He also [...]
Skeptics Café happens on the third Monday of each month at La Notte Restaurant, 140 Lygon Street Carlton. (nearest intersection – Pelham Street). We commence with a drink and a meal from about 6pm, and there is usually a talk from 8pm. Skeptics Cafés are public events – everyone is welcome. John Perkins will raise [...]
