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We have lived in a 'fossil fuel' culture/economy since the Industrial Revolution (whenever that was). If not for oil, would we have ever heard of or care about Kuwait?
My best guess for a transformational technology is anything and everything that gets us away from fossil fuel. Maybe there will be some breakthrough in energy cells or safe nuclear power, or bio-fuel, or something. Maybe we will see gradual improvements in many technologies that will make fossil fuel less important.
If the CIA wants to scan my brain, they will be disappointed.
Which technology will change everything? C'mon, we can do better than Edge!
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The other day I saw some talking head on the tube explaining something remarkable.
The size of the human brain is ultimately limited by the size of the birth channel.
The increasing use of caesarean allows the evolution to give later generations much larger brains.
So perhaps the caesarean is the technique that chances everything.
And maybe the brain becomes so potent that bridge will be a childrens game.
The size of the human brain is ultimately limited by the size of the birth channel.
The increasing use of caesarean allows the evolution to give later generations much larger brains.
So perhaps the caesarean is the technique that chances everything.
And maybe the brain becomes so potent that bridge will be a childrens game.
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Posted 2009-January-05, 16:18
Fluffy, on Jan 4 2009, 05:11 PM, said:
blackshoe, on Jan 4 2009, 06:32 PM, said:
2051: AI exterminates humanity on the grounds it is an "infestation not worthy of continuing".
and many people will just call it evolution
And others will call it "assimilation".
Is the word "pass" not in your vocabulary?
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So many experts, not enough X cards.
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Posted 2009-January-05, 16:50
dicklont, on Jan 5 2009, 05:12 PM, said:
The other day I saw some talking head on the tube explaining something remarkable.
The size of the human brain is ultimately limited by the size of the birth channel.
The increasing use of caesarean allows the evolution to give later generations much larger brains.
So perhaps the caesarean is the technique that chances everything.
And maybe the brain becomes so potent that bridge will be a childrens game.
The size of the human brain is ultimately limited by the size of the birth channel.
The increasing use of caesarean allows the evolution to give later generations much larger brains.
So perhaps the caesarean is the technique that chances everything.
And maybe the brain becomes so potent that bridge will be a childrens game.
"And others will call it "assimilation". "
Just wait until artificial wombs are common with womb stores on every corner.
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Posted 2009-January-07, 11:14
dicklont, on Jan 5 2009, 05:12 PM, said:
The other day I saw some talking head on the tube explaining something remarkable.
The size of the human brain is ultimately limited by the size of the birth channel.
The increasing use of caesarean allows the evolution to give later generations much larger brains.
So perhaps the caesarean is the technique that chances everything.
And maybe the brain becomes so potent that bridge will be a childrens game.
The size of the human brain is ultimately limited by the size of the birth channel.
The increasing use of caesarean allows the evolution to give later generations much larger brains.
So perhaps the caesarean is the technique that chances everything.
And maybe the brain becomes so potent that bridge will be a childrens game.
I'm not so sure about this.
The birth canal limits the size of the brain of a newborn. This is the reason why human babies are so helpless compared to most other animals. In effect, we're born premature compared to other mammals.
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Posted 2009-January-07, 11:21
Scientific American has a recent piece of the future of human evolution:
http://www.sciam.com...e-future-of-man
http://www.sciam.com...e-future-of-man
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helene_t, on Jan 7 2009, 12:21 PM, said:
Scientific American has a recent piece of the future of human evolution:
http://www.sciam.com...e-future-of-man
http://www.sciam.com...e-future-of-man
"Groups living in different places evidently retained just enough connections with one another to avoid evolving into separate species."
i knew there had to be some reason for it
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