Ray Kurzweil to head futurology school


	Ray Kurzweil to head futurology school

balthazarus

2-4-2009 3:41 AM

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balthazarus says:

Sounds interesting.

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2-5-2009 8:59 PM

miad20

that part with 'he plans to live forever' is a joke?

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border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/feb/03/nasa-google-futurology-kurzweil-singularity"><P>An American inventor who plans to live for ever has been appointed head of a new school for futurologists backed by <A title="Guardian Google page" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/google"></A><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/google">Google</A> and the US space agency Nasa.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/feb/03/nasa-google-futurology-kurzweil-singularity"><A title="Ray Kurzweil biography" href="http://www.kurzweiltech.com/raybio.html">Ray Kurzweil</A></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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