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Ray Kurzweil
Biography:
Ray Kurzweil is one of the world's leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists. Called the restless genius by the Wall Street Journal and the ultimate thinking machine by Forbes magazine, Kurzweil's ideas on the future have been touted by his many fans, who range from Bill Gates to Bill Clinton. Time magazine writes, Kurzweil's eclectic career and propensity of combining science with practical often humanitarian applications have inspired comparisons with Thomas Edison.
A recipient of the National Medal of Technology and an inductee in the National Inventors Hall of Fame, among many other honors, he is the author of four books: The Age of Spiritual Machines, The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life, The Age of Intelligent Machines, and Fantastic Voyage.
Past Shows:
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Transhumanism Roundtable |
| Thursday July 19, 2007 |
Five guests participated in a roundtable discussion about transhumanism, a movement that looks ahead to augmentation of human capabilities.
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Host: George Noory
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Life Extension |
| Saturday January 15, 2005 |
Inventor, author, and futurist Ray Kurzweil discussed his recent book, Fantastic Voyage (co-authored with past C2C guest Terry Grossman), which suggests those alive today can slow down the aging process long enough to reap the rewards of future life-extending technologies. Kurzweil believes technological and biological advancements will allow people to arrest the aging process within 20 years, and perhaps even reverse it within 30 years. He said scientists have already discovered that by manipulating a gene related to aging, they can cause worms to live 5 times longer than avearge. Kurzweil pointed out that humans are much more complex than worms, but a similar technique could be used to increase human life expectancy.Kurzweil also talked about his work with Artificial Intelligence (AI). He said we are presently in the era of narrow AI, where computers can only perform niche tasks that people used to do. Kurzweil estimates that machines with the full-range of human-like
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Host: Art Bell
