Monthly Archives: May 2012

THINKERS MAY 29 2012: OUTLIVING LOVE

Extropia DaSilva: Today the topic for discussion is… [2012/05/29 15:32]  Extropia DaSilva: With breakup and divorce a major part of modern life, are we outliving our inborn capacity to love? [2012/05/29 15:33]  Extropia DaSilva: There is an interesting correlation… [2012/05/29 … Continue reading

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LOVEGAME 5: PART 3

PART 3: TOWARD POSTHUMAN LOVE What would being romantically intelligent entail? I rather like Katja Grace’s explanation, which equates greater efficiency in dating and relationships with higher romantic intelligence. In her words, “I will say we are better at romance … Continue reading

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LOVEGAME 5: PART 2

LOVEGAME 5: PART 2 THE TRUE LANGUAGE OF SEX While it is true that great sex is of the mind as well as the body, and the way the brain works leads to imagination filling in details, even the strongest … Continue reading

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LOVEGAME 5: PART ONE

LOVEGAME 5: PART ONE In the fourth installment of this series we ended with a challenge, which was to strive for something better than a future in which people live out the fantasy of a perfect relationship with a machine … Continue reading

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Thinkers May 22 2012: Implanted Mobile Phones

Extropia DaSilva: Welcome to Thinkers! [2012/05/22 15:31]  Pamala Clift: greetings.. .. just rezzing [2012/05/22 15:31]  Extropia DaSilva: Today the topic for discussion is…. [2012/05/22 15:31]  Extropia DaSilva: Would you have your mobile phone implanted? [2012/05/22 15:31]  Pamala Clift: interesting question. … Continue reading

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THINKERS MAY 08 2012: TECH AND THE BLIND

Extropia DaSilva: Welcome to Thinkers! [2012/05/08 15:32]  Extropia DaSilva: The topic for discussion today is this: [2012/05/08 15:32]  Extropia DaSilva: Google have posted a video showing a man who is registered blind being driven around by a self-driving car. How … Continue reading

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THINKERS MAY 01 2012: CAUSE AND EFFECT

Extropia DaSilva: welcome to Thinkers! [2012/05/01 15:31]  Extropia DaSilva: Today the topic is all about causation… [2012/05/01 15:31]  Extropia DaSilva: The past affects the future but the future cannot affect the past. How certain can we be that this is … Continue reading

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