http://lifeboat.com/ Learn how Lifeboat Foundation is helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards a technological singularity. en-us 120 Copyright 2002-2010 Lifeboat Foundation Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:23:50 PST lifeboatnews@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat News) webmaster@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat Webmaster) http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_07_12_Advisory_Board_Memorial_dedication We now have dedicated a memorial to advisory board members who have worked to "Safeguard Humanity" until the end of their lives. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:23:50 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_07_12_Advisory_Board_Memorial_dedication http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_06_12_Proteus_Canada_Institute Jack Smith, director of the Proteus Canada Institute, joins our Human Trajectories Board. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:43:52 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_06_12_Proteus_Canada_Institute http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_06_12_Improved_Crisis_Scenario_Education John Meagher, who is presenting "Futurist Media for Improved Crisis Scenario Education" at WorldFuture 2012, joins our Futurists Board. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:52:01 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_06_12_Improved_Crisis_Scenario_Education http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_06_12_Foresight_Education_Research_Network Sean Daken, Advisor at Foresight Education Research Network, joins our Futurists Board. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:16:12 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_06_12_Foresight_Education_Research_Network http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_03_12_Technology_and_Learning_Environments Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, author of ".edu: Technology and Learning Environments in Higher Education" and "Society 3.0: How Technology is Reshaping Education, Work, and Society", joins our Education Board. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:38:48 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_03_12_Technology_and_Learning_Environments http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_01_12_Space_Book_Initiative Learn about The Space Book Project whose goal is to create a modern guide to space for young people. It will include the newest developments in all fields of science and technology connected to space exploration. The goal is to create this book both on paper and as an app, since it will be meant for young people who lack the access to space education. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:46:32 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#02_01_12_Space_Book_Initiative http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_31_12_Interesting_John_Hunt_blog_post Read the blog post "The Difference Between a Lunar Base and Colony" by John Hunt. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:57:35 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_31_12_Interesting_John_Hunt_blog_post http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_30_12_Issue_114_of_Lifeboat_News Read issue #114 of Lifeboat News! Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:08:43 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_30_12_Issue_114_of_Lifeboat_News http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_30_12_International_Space_University Monica Ebert joins our Space Settlement Board. Monica is a student at International Space University where she is completing her master's degree in Space Sciences. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:21:27 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_30_12_International_Space_University http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_29_12_Futures Ziauddin Sardar, editor of "Futures", the monthly journal of policy, planning, and futures studies, joins our Futurists Board. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:28:17 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_29_12_Futures http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_29_12_21st_Century_Policing Tom Cowper, author of "Molecular Manufacturing and 21st Century Policing", joins our Futurists Board. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:01:59 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_29_12_21st_Century_Policing http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_29_12_Escaping_the_Matrix Suzanne Stein joins our Futurists Board. Suzanne is presenting "Escaping the Matrix: Designed Scenario Strategies" at WorldFuture 2012. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:09:08 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_29_12_Escaping_the_Matrix http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_28_12_The_Rewilding_A_Metaphor Karl Schroeder, one of Canada's most popular science fiction and fantasy authors, joins our Futurists Board. Watch "OSCON 09: Karl Schroeder, "The Rewilding: A Metaphor"". Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:26:23 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_28_12_The_Rewilding_A_Metaphor http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_28_12_Innovations_in_Leadership Peter Jones, author of "We Tried to Warn You: Innovations in Leadership for the Learning Organization", joins our Futurists Board. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:41:40 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_28_12_Innovations_in_Leadership http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_28_12_Code_Hero Alex Peake joins our Education Board. Alex is the founder and CEO of Primer Labs, a startup that creates endless learning games to make all knowledge playable. Their Code Hero is a game that teaches you how to make games and save the world with a code gun that shoots JavaScript. Become a code hero and shape the future! Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:01:07 PST http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#01_28_12_Code_Hero