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The Singularity - is it near?

Ray Kurzweil thinks that we are on track for uploading minds in the lifetimes of some people now living. Read more...

Science and the Singularity

Uploaded minds and the prospect of mental immortality may be possible in decades say advocates of the exponential increase in technological capability dubbed 'the singularity'. This may be science fantasy, but brain enhancement isn't. Carl Zimmer explores the science of the futurologists. Read more...