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The term “singularity,” which is often heard today, comes originally from my field, theoretical physics. It denotes a point in space and time where the gravitational field becomes infinite. At the center of a black hole, for example, we might find a singularity. It also refers to a mathematical term where a certain function also becomes infinite. But the type of singularity that you have probably been hearing about the most lately is called “The Technological Singularity” and although its not a new concept, it’s definitely becoming more of a mainstream topic of conversation.

Countless books on the subject are being published on a consistent basis, and Ray Kurzweil just recently launched his documentary, “The Transcendent Man” which shares his vision of a world in which humans merge with machines and is currently screening in sold-out screenings around the planet, web forums, blogs and video sites.

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Could you just imagine if here in the US we used mascots to make the public more aware of issues relating to our safety? We already screwed up with Elvis as a Drug Czar (Thanks, naive Nixon), so which mascot would be our Drug Czar today?

They are all so loopy and quirky that you could say that all of them have symptoms of some sort of medical/recreational use.

Full article on Japanese mascots here: Japanese Mascots: A New, Effective and Charming Invasion.

Mandatory viewing for any Republican, or anyone who watches Fox. And you know how they dismiss this? “Nobody takes Glenn Beck seriously”. Sorry. Not buying it.

CultureLab: Artificial ape man: How technology created humans.

Timothy Taylor has published a book called “The Artificial Ape”, and he posits that hominids had to develop technology, like a sling for a baby, in order to introduce survival of the weakest.

What this means is that sick babies were able to be carried instead of being left to die as the pack wandered in search of food.