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Title: In Science
Post by: Ken on 20 May 2010, 14:49

In some corp forums I've used in the past we occasionally shared interesting science/space news that caught our eye.  I found this an extremely interesting bit of said news and thought I'd share it.  If you're in the BBC audience or pay close attention to the news you'll probably hear about this today, but I'll link it for those who aren't:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10132762.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10132762.stm)

Title: Re: In Science
Post by: Benjamin Shepherd on 20 May 2010, 17:52

Yeah, this is awesome. It definitely is a breakthrough for future medicine and science. And as to the people who think that a supervirus may be released, then I'd have to say that we've gotten this far without any problems.

Maybe they're just watching too many sci-fi movies.

Title: Re: In Science
Post by: Ashar Kor-Azor on 25 May 2010, 15:43

HOT.

Now we just gotta crack the phenome.

Title: Re: In Science
Post by: Benjamin Shepherd on 25 May 2010, 16:14

Quote from: Ashar Kor-Azor on 25 May 2010, 15:43

HOT.

Now we just gotta crack the phenome.

Then we upload our minds. EVE Online 4realz

Title: Re: In Science
Post by: Casiella on 25 May 2010, 16:36

The day I can upload is the day I check out forever. Srsly.

Title: Re: In Science
Post by: Ashar Kor-Azor on 25 May 2010, 17:00

It's not mind-uploading, guyz. That has a big interruption factor.

It's consciousness transfer. First to new hardware with memory continuity throughout the procedure, then to other hardware.

Title: Re: In Science
Post by: Z.Sinraali on 25 May 2010, 19:14

Quote from: Ashar Kor-Azor on 25 May 2010, 17:00

It's not mind-uploading, guyz. That has a big interruption factor.

It's consciousness transfer. First to new hardware with memory continuity throughout the procedure, then to other hardware.

This. One of the many necessary conditions for getting me to be even remotely transhumanist is if you can maintain and prove continuity of consciousness.

Title: Re: In Science
Post by: lallara zhuul on 25 May 2010, 23:39

We've got too much cool stuff happening naturally for me to get excited by someone making a synthetic copy of a bacteria.

Title: Re: In Science
Post by: Ashar Kor-Azor on 26 May 2010, 03:29

* consults Finn-to-people dictionary *

Cool stuff...cool stuff...Oh, yes! 'Brewing and malting processes utilized in the creation of beers and other beverages, also applicable to certain forms of fermentation and distillation and the consumption of all products of these processes.'

Right.