Vinge's Technological Singularity and related info
Here's a collection of links to various information relating to the Vingean Singularity, Transhumanism, and other issues related to the impact of future technological advancement on our society.
A short blurb from me about technological catastrophe (text, ciar) GAP-43, a genetically controlled protein which modulates intelligence (html, various) Searle's Chinese Room Argument, one of the more controversial thought experiments focussing on the nature of understanding in artificial systems (html, hauser) A Slashdot discussion about the techsing (html, various) A fascinating treatise on some of the factors which might limit the abilities of nanotechnology and/or a superintelligent entity (html, sandberg) Excerpts from a discussion of nanotechnology futures (text, various) Various paths that might lead to "the singularity" (html, clemmensen) Transcript of a talk Vinge gave at a college about the techsing (text, vinge)