Guest Thinkers — October 12, 2011

The Beginning of Infinity

By @jason_silva and @notthisbody

Hybrid Reality Institute Fellow Jason Silva will be speaking at the Singularity Summit in New York on October 15th. Here is Jason’s latest video inspired by the ideas explored in David Deutsch’s new book, THE BEGINNING OF INFINITY.

THE BEGINNING OF INFINITY from jason silva on Vimeo.

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