Lifeboat News http://lifeboat.com/ The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards the Singularity. en-us 120 Copyright 2002-2026 Lifeboat Foundation Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:31:46 CDT lifeboatnews@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat News) webmaster@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat Webmaster) Nadezhda Mikova-Gatilina, host of the Future Education Podcast, joins our Futurists Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_13_26_Nadezhda_Mikova_Gatilina_host_of_the_Future_Education_Podcast_joins_our_Futurists_Board Nadezhda Mikova-Gatilina, host of the Future Education Podcast, joins our Futurists Board. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:31:46 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_13_26_Nadezhda_Mikova_Gatilina_host_of_the_Future_Education_Podcast_joins_our_Futurists_Board Brad Younggren, CEO of Circulate Health, joins our Life Extension Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_13_26_Brad_Younggren_CEO_of_Circulate_Health_joins_our_Life_Extension_Board Brad Younggren, CEO of Circulate Health, joins our Life Extension Board. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:43:55 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_13_26_Brad_Younggren_CEO_of_Circulate_Health_joins_our_Life_Extension_Board Khawaja Hammad (Maddy) Akbar, Executive Director of the Council on Global Policy, joins our Futurists Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_13_26_Khawaja_Hammad_Maddy_Akbar_Executive_Director_of_the_Council_on_Global_Policy_joins_our_Futurists_Board Khawaja Hammad (Maddy) Akbar, Executive Director of the Council on Global Policy, joins our Futurists Board. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:09:35 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_13_26_Khawaja_Hammad_Maddy_Akbar_Executive_Director_of_the_Council_on_Global_Policy_joins_our_Futurists_Board Sean Hastings, Founding CEO of HavenCo, the world's first formal data haven, joins our New Money Systems Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_13_26_Sean_Hastings_Founding_CEO_of_HavenCo_the_worlds_first_formal_data_haven_joins_our_New_Money_Systems_Board Sean Hastings, Founding CEO of HavenCo, the world’s first formal data haven, joins our New Money Systems Board. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:54:55 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_13_26_Sean_Hastings_Founding_CEO_of_HavenCo_the_worlds_first_formal_data_haven_joins_our_New_Money_Systems_Board Teboho Sejane, Cohost for The Millennium Project's annual World Futures Day, joins our Futurists Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_09_26_Teboho_Sejane_Cohost_for_The_Millennium_Projects_annual_World_Futures_Day_joins_our_Futurists_Board Teboho Sejane, Cohost for The Millennium Project’s annual World Futures Day, joins our Futurists Board. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:21:10 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_09_26_Teboho_Sejane_Cohost_for_The_Millennium_Projects_annual_World_Futures_Day_joins_our_Futurists_Board Our Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and a pioneer of the modern free software movement, will be speaking at The University of Texas at Austin on April 15. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_09_26_Our_Richard_Stallman_founder_of_the_Free_Software_Foundation_and_a_pioneer_of_the_modern_free_software_movement_will_be_speaking_at_The_University_of_Texas_at_Austin_on_April_15 Our Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and a pioneer of the modern free software movement, will be speaking at The University of Texas at Austin on April 15.

Richard has spent decades advocating for software that respects users’ freedom to run, study, modify, and share the programs they use. His work has shaped major initiatives including the GNU Project and has had a lasting impact on computing, digital rights, and technology policy.

This special lecture offers a rare opportunity to hear from one of the most influential and provocative figures in computing. Learn more! Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:42:37 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_09_26_Our_Richard_Stallman_founder_of_the_Free_Software_Foundation_and_a_pioneer_of_the_modern_free_software_movement_will_be_speaking_at_The_University_of_Texas_at_Austin_on_April_15 IMSU Longevity 2026 will be held June 24-25 at Imo State University, Nigeria. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_07_26_IMSU_Longevity_2026_will_be_held_June_24_25_at_Imo_State_University_Nigeria IMSU Longevity 2026 will be held June 24–25 at Imo State University, Nigeria.

Our Ojochogwu Abdul, Aubrey de Grey, Ósìnàkáchì Ákùmà Kálù, Stephen Oguji, Brenda Ramokopelwa, and Natasha Vita-More will be speaking/participating. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:42:55 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_07_26_IMSU_Longevity_2026_will_be_held_June_24_25_at_Imo_State_University_Nigeria Read "Neurite Outgrowth and Gene Expression Profile Correlate with Efficacy of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopamine Neuron Grafts", coauthored by our Jeanne F. Loring. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_04_26_Read_Neurite_Outgrowth_and_Gene_Expression_Profile_Correlate_with_Efficacy_of_Human_Induced_Pluripotent_Stem_Cell_Derived_Dopamine_Neuron_Grafts_coauthored_by_our_Jeanne_F_Loring Read "Neurite Outgrowth and Gene Expression Profile Correlate with Efficacy of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopamine Neuron Grafts", coauthored by our Jeanne F. Loring. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:27:46 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_04_26_Read_Neurite_Outgrowth_and_Gene_Expression_Profile_Correlate_with_Efficacy_of_Human_Induced_Pluripotent_Stem_Cell_Derived_Dopamine_Neuron_Grafts_coauthored_by_our_Jeanne_F_Loring Upenyu Machingambi, Founder of Mator Design, joins our Robotics/AI Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Upenyu_Machingambi_Founder_of_Mator_Design_joins_our_Robotics_AI_Board Upenyu Machingambi, Founder of Mator Design, joins our Robotics/AI Board. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:54:37 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Upenyu_Machingambi_Founder_of_Mator_Design_joins_our_Robotics_AI_Board Blaz Golob, Founding President of the Foresight Europe Network (FEN), joins our Futurists Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Blaz_Golob_Founding_President_of_the_Foresight_Europe_Network_FEN_joins_our_Futurists_Board Blaž Golob, Founding President of the Foresight Europe Network (FEN), joins our Futurists Board. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:40:40 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Blaz_Golob_Founding_President_of_the_Foresight_Europe_Network_FEN_joins_our_Futurists_Board Independent Cosmologist John Wsol joins our Cosmology Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Independent_Cosmologist_John_Wsol_joins_our_Cosmology_Board Independent Cosmologist John Wsol joins our Cosmology Board. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:43:13 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Independent_Cosmologist_John_Wsol_joins_our_Cosmology_Board Werner Grandl, author of "Industrializing the Earth-Moon System: A Conceptual Study for a Space Factory at Lagrange Point L5", joins our Space Settlement Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Werner_Grandl_author_of_Industrializing_the_Earth_Moon_System_A_Conceptual_Study_for_a_Space_Factory_at_Lagrange_Point_L5_joins_our_Space_Settlement_Board Werner Grandl, author of "Industrializing the Earth–Moon System: A Conceptual Study for a Space Factory at Lagrange Point L5", joins our Space Settlement Board. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:01:00 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_03_26_Werner_Grandl_author_of_Industrializing_the_Earth_Moon_System_A_Conceptual_Study_for_a_Space_Factory_at_Lagrange_Point_L5_joins_our_Space_Settlement_Board Read "A Necessary Precaution: Anticipatory Governance and the Case for a United Nations Special Session on Artificial General Intelligence" by our Lydia Allison Fucsko. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_02_26_Read_A_Necessary_Precaution_Anticipatory_Governance_and_the_Case_for_a_United_Nations_Special_Session_on_Artificial_General_Intelligence_by_our_Lydia_Allison_Fucsko Read "A Necessary Precaution: Anticipatory Governance and the Case for a United Nations Special Session on Artificial General Intelligence" by our Lydia Allison Fucsko. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:08:04 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_02_26_Read_A_Necessary_Precaution_Anticipatory_Governance_and_the_Case_for_a_United_Nations_Special_Session_on_Artificial_General_Intelligence_by_our_Lydia_Allison_Fucsko Read "AIlien Minds: Advice about (and for) our natural, AI & hybrid heirs", by our David Brin. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_02_26_Read_AIlien_Minds_Advice_about_and_for_our_natural_AI_and_hybrid_heirs_by_our_David_Brin Read "AIlien Minds: Advice about (and for) our natural, AI and hybrid heirs", by our David Brin. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:11:18 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_02_26_Read_AIlien_Minds_Advice_about_and_for_our_natural_AI_and_hybrid_heirs_by_our_David_Brin Aleksandra Halchenko, Founder at Neurocomb25 Lab, joins our Neuroscience Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_01_26_Aleksandra_Halchenko_Founder_at_Neurocomb25_Lab_joins_our_Neuroscience_Board Aleksandra Halchenko, Founder at Neurocomb25 Lab, joins our Neuroscience Board. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:35:37 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#04_01_26_Aleksandra_Halchenko_Founder_at_Neurocomb25_Lab_joins_our_Neuroscience_Board