Monday, January 18, 2016

Neil deGrasse Tyson and futurist Ray Kurzweil on what will happen to our brains and everything else

These are two of the thinkers I most respect in the world, and they're having a conversation on the concept of the singularity. How cool is that?

http://www.businessinsider.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-interview-ray-kurzweil-innovators-2016-1

I knew Tyson was a skeptic about the topic...and the end was a surprise to me.

Kurzweil is kind of the Bernie Sanders of futurists.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Active ingredient in Viagra tied to lower Alzheimer's risk — but don't get too excited

More links between the little head and the big head: https://www.livescience.com/health/alzheimers-dementia/active-ingredient-in-viagra-tied...