Don't Underestimate Virtual Reality
Singularity University's Peter Diamandis discusses one way in which virtual reality — a burgeoning exponential technology — will disrupt unexpected sectors of culture and society.
Big Think is once again proud to partner with fellow big thinkers Singularity University to share the news about their 2015 Exponential Finance conference, happening June 2nd and 3rd in New York City. The conference will feature Big Think Experts such as Ray Kurzweil, Chance Barnett, and Brad Templeton.
Virtual Brains, Virtual Currencies, Real Revolutions
In collaboration with Exponential Finance
Your Brain in the Cloud: Access the Internet Directly with Your Mind
<p>What if we could reverse-engineer the pattern-recognition units of our brains? Technologist and futurist Ray Kurzweil sees this as an imminent possibility, which would enable us to build virtual, cloud-based extensions of our minds with exponentially greater ability to organize and analyze information.</p><hr> <p>Ray Kurzweil is one of many ahead-of-the-curve speakers at 2015’s <a href="http://bit.ly/1IuWpAs">Exponential Finance</a> conference, June 2-3 in New York City. Co-produced by Singularity University and CNBC, <a href="http://bit.ly/1IuWpAs">Exponential Finance</a> provides insight into new technologies that leaders need to understand in order to make the most of the accelerating change happening across business sectors.</p>Peter Diamandis on How to Become a Billionaire
<p>Exponential technologies are rapidly shifting the way we live and do business, says Singularity University's Peter Diamandis. Those who learn to take advantage of them are sure to ride the wave to extraordinary success. </p><p>Peter Diamandis is one of many ahead-of-the-curve speakers at 2015’s <a href="http://bit.ly/1IuWpAs">Exponential Finance</a> conference, June 2-3 in New York City. Co-produced by Singularity University and CNBC, <a href="http://bit.ly/1IuWpAs">Exponential Finance</a> provides insight into new technologies that leaders need to understand in order to make the most of the accelerating change happening across business sectors.</p><hr>Brad Templeton: How Bitcoin Disrupts the Finance Industry
<p>Should you invest in Bitcoin? Maybe not, says Brad Templeton, but that doesn't mean the digital currency isn't amazing in and of itself. Templeton explains what Bitcoin achieves and how it's set to spur further innovation. </p><p>Brad Templeton is one of many ahead-of-the-curve speakers at 2015’s <a href="http://bit.ly/1IuWpAs">Exponential Finance</a> conference, June 2-3 in New York City. Co-produced by Singularity University and CNBC, <a href="http://bit.ly/1IuWpAs">Exponential Finance</a> provides insight into new technologies that leaders need to understand in order to make the most of the accelerating change happening across business sectors.</p>Ray Kurzweil: Can You Read 100 Million Web Pages in a Few Seconds? Your Robot Assistant Will.
<p>Comprehension is the human genius. But in a world where computers can process all of human history in a flash, that genius can be scaled. What possible industries would this eliminate risk from? Could scaled comprehension reliably create new business opportunities, each more efficient and profitable than the last?</p><hr> <p>We are talking about something more than augmenting human abilities with machine efficiency and power. We are talking about creating something that's simply more human: more capable of creativity, of understanding, of love, and of courage.</p> <p>Ray Kurzweil is one of many ahead-of-the-curve speakers at 2015’s <a href="http://bit.ly/1IuWpAs">Exponential Finance</a> conference, June 2-3 in New York City. Co-produced by Singularity University and CNBC, <a href="http://bit.ly/1IuWpAs">Exponential Finance</a> provides insight into new technologies that leaders need to understand in order to make the most of the accelerating change happening across business sectors.</p>Ray Kurzweil: Your Cloud-Connected Brain Will Be a Creative Supercomputer
Human intelligence is richer than logic: It includes "being funny, being sexy, expressing a loving sentiment — maybe in a poem or in a musical piece."
Big Think is once again proud to partner with fellow big thinkers Singularity University to share the news about their 2015 Exponential Finance conference, happening June 2nd and 3rd in New York City. The conference will feature Big Think Experts such as Ray Kurzweil, Chance Barnett, and Brad Templeton.
Brad Templeton, Who Started the World’s First Dotcom, on Why Bitcoin Matters
Bitcoin is just one example of how exponential technology is putting the reins of finance in the hands of individuals and small businesses.
Brad Templeton, Who Started the World’s First Dotcom, on Why Bitcoin Matters
Bitcoin is just one example of how exponential technology is putting the reins of finance in the hands of individuals and small businesses.
Tech pioneer Brad Templeton calls Bitcoin just one example of how exponential technology is redefining finance. Understanding these changes in advance is a major advantage for individuals and businesses that want to stay a step (or 100 steps) ahead of their peers. And Singularity University’s 2015 Exponential Finance conference, happening June 2 and 3 in New York City, brings together some of the top future-focused entrepreneurs in every field: from finance, to law, to computing, to medicine, to share their discoveries and insights into what’s coming next, and how to turn it to your advantage. Tickets are going fast. Use the code BIGTHINK500 to lock in your seats now, at a $500 discount.
