Did you know there is a Transhumanist Party, which has a candidate in the U.S. Presidential race? Transhumanism espouses the transformation of humanity through genetic engineering, brain implants and other technologies.
Posts published by “John Horgan”
I wish I could believe that we are rapidly approaching “The Singularity.” Like heaven, the Singularity comes in many versions, but most involve bionic brain boosting.
I play pond hockey. After we whack the puck around a while, and we’re soaked in sweat and sagging, I shout, “Next goal wins!”
Last week, a few dozen scholars assembled at Stevens for “The Maintainers, ”a three-day conference on our modern obsession with innovation.
Times are tough for young psychologists. That’s what I kept thinking during recent meetings with candidates for a psychology position at Stevens.
Michael V. Hayden, a central figure in the U.S. war on terror, spoke at Stevens recently. Hayden directed the National Security Agency from 1999 to 2005 and the Central Intelligence Agency from 2006 to 2009.
Don’t always believe what scientists and other authorities tell you! Be skeptical! Think critically! That’s what I tell students, and some learn the lesson all too well.
These are tough times for scientists. As funding has flattened or declined, the competition for grants and glory has grown increasingly fierce.
I recently gave a talk at Stevens about how I came to write The End of Science, which was published two decades ago and just reissued with a new preface.
“Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein’s Theory.” That’s how The New York Times reported that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) had detected gravitational waves, first predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity a century ago.