Cybernetic 8 — Volume 14
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
- As #technology drives our Society Forward and creates new winners, The Atlantic askes the super-relevant question of what the responsibilities of tech billionaires and big tech companies are in our society — LINK
- If you are interested in the future of #health and how #technology can help you gain insights to your body and health, Dr. Bertalan Meskó has a great overview of digital health sensors online — LINK
- Lots of people are speculating about the advances made in #neurotech. A. S. Deller has a great piece here on Medium about memory, conciousness and what it all means for the futuristic fantasies — LINK
- Those futuristic fantasies are often painting pictures of a #utopia or a #dystopia, but not much middle ground. Amber Case argues for a more mundane approach. Personally, I follow the concept of a #protopia, introduced by Kevin Kelly in the book “The Inevitable” — LINK
- Here is another critical piece one the #ageism and #transhumanistic approaches in Silicon Valley — LINK
- In #spacetech, researchers at Caltech have found a (still very) theoretical way to create a propulsion system for spacecrafts, based on lasers — LINK
- This article describes the current state of the Commercial #space business and how #SpaceX and #BlueOrigin are making Progress — LINK
- The most intersting #technologies of the #future will be created if specific technologies converge. For example, #robotics and #machinelearning. This robot learned to walk without programming, copying the way the #biological brain of a toddler works — LINK
Anything else?
Another nice video of a playful #robot and dog from Misty Robotics: