Patri Friedman received a BS in math from Harvey Mudd College, an MS in computer science from Stanford University, and an MBA from Cardean University. While in school he experimented with technology startups, ran a small consulting business, and co-founded two intentional communities. He was a software engineer at Google from 2004-2008. Patri is the Founder & Chairman of The Seasteading Institute, a non-profit which seeks to build cities on the ocean to experiment with diverse political systems.

Optimism for the Next 40 Years of Human History - TED-x RALEIGH - Ryan Allis

In this talk Kevin Warwick, professor of Cybernetics at Reading University presents his talk on Cyborgs at TEDxOxford on 26th September 2011. He presents ideas on bringing back sight to the blind, allowing humans to see with sonar, and communicating with thought alone by combining artificial components with humans.

The Dr. D. R. Semmes Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Trinity University in San Antonio gives a compelling argument for -
"Remix in Science - Data Exchange Revolutionizes Scientific Publishing."

Peter Singer was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1946, and educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford. University of Oxford, La Trobe University and Monash University. Since 1999 he has been Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University.

We live in an age where free social media tools are available to anyone with access to the Internet, potentially empowering us as citizens to take greater control over our lives, and participate in networks and communities of practice without geographic and political boundaries. And yet, we keep applying old paradigms in our approach to disruptive technologies. There is a disconnect between the prevalent 20th century view of power and influence, and the quasi-utopian and revolutionary claims frequently attributed to social media.

Andrew Hessel, a consulting biologist and advocate of DNA technologies, discusses the acceleration of technological DNA change to help cure cancer. Hessel refers back to 2002 when he booted up the first synthetic virus and started to make synthetic bacteria. Today he is playing around and reengineering simple organisms like algae to make fuels. Hessel emphasized that the field is moving so quickly that education has not been able to keep up. There aren't that many genetic engineers because the only way you can learn the skill is by doing it.

Youngjin Yoo's challenge to technologists: let's re-imagine cities as computing platforms. Yoo believes cities are the most exciting, complex and compelling human-made objects. As digital citizens, we have the opportunity to change the future of our cities; we can utilize new technologies to address and solve societal problems. Generative design and technology can drive cities into the future, building urban information architecture systems alongside advancements in city planning, the construction of buildings and other infrastructure.

Kristina Höök is Professor in Human-Machine Interaction at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, a post she has held since 2003. She is also a part-time employee at SICS, the Swedish Institute of Computer Science. Kristina was a founder of the Mobile Life Centre in 2007, now some 50 researchers who work with corporate and governmental partners including Microsoft Research, Ericsson, Nokia, TeliaSonera and the City of Stockholm. Her research focuses on bodily and emotional interaction.

Nick Webb is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Union College. His research encompasses a range of Natural Language Processing applications, including Information Extraction, Question Answering and Dialogue Systems, as well as Social Robotics, and Computer Science Education. He was the Principal Investigator of the NSF-funded Social Robotics Consortium of the Capital Region, and is co-PI of the Social Robotics Workshop, funded by the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT).