Cybernetic 8 — Volume 12

8 interesting things from a cybernetic world

What is this all about?

This newsletter is an irregular collection of the most interesting news from the tech and startup world I came across in the last couple of weeks, prepared and bite-sized for your reading pleasure.

It will mostly cover topics around #technology #startups #deeptech #neurotech #ai #robotics #decentalization #lifescience #healthtech #complexity #cybernetics #constructivism and #futurism, but also include some funny or otherwise noteworthy stuff from time to time.

Why cybernetic 8? Learn more about this worldview here, here or here.

Here we go → your Cybernetic 8

• Should you be doing something important right now but instead you are reading this post and procrastinate? In an “oldie but goldie” post, Wait But Why dives deep in the science of #procrastination — LINK
• Not only procrastination, but also #belief can be a powerful force and changemaker in our brains. In this article, Kate Morgan writes about the #psychology of belief. — LINK
• In this fantastic talk, Albert Wenger from Union Square Ventures shares his “Reasons for #optimism”:

• MIT professor Max Tegmark could qualify as an optimist. At least according to this article from Forbes, which lines out how Tegmark plans to save the world from worst case #AI scenarios — LINK
• Currently, #humanity is still far ahead of #AI in most things. But how fast #technology is catching up can be seen from the development in gaming. Check out what games will be conquered by AI next — LINK
• To keep up, #humanity might have to ‘hack their minds”. Singularity Hub shows how this might be possible in the near #future — LINK

• If you want to check which #startups are already working on those and similar cases, CB Insights has a nice list of #neurotech companies for you prepared — LINK
• And if this is too far away for your taste, check out what advancements in #biotech to expect in 2019. — LINK

Anything else?

How China develops over the next 40 years is certainly one of the big deciding factors for the future of humanity. This article has an interesting perspective on that — LINK