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This is Richard Brodie's Meme Central Newsletter. To
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THE SINGULARITY
There's a buzzword around the Internet that's new to most of us. It's
The Singularity. Discussed quite a bit on the Extropians mailing list,
the idea is as follows.
Computers and other technology have been getting faster and therefore
more powerful at a rate that has been fairly constant: doubling every
18 months. Today's P-130 is twice as fast at the 486-66 of 18 months
ago. This constant rate of doubling has been called Moore's law.
At some point, goes the theory, computers will get so fast that they
will surpass us in ability to design new technology. When this happens,
the rate of change itself will begin doubling, which will feed back
into the power of the computers doing the design, which will make the
rate of change even faster, producing...
The Singularity.
I recently had lunch with Eric Drexler, author of what is certainly one
of the best science books ever written, Engines of Creation.
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0385199732/memecentralA/) Eric
predicts The Singularity will occur in about 25 years. After that, we
may all live forever, look like we're in the prime of life, and eat hot
fudge sundaes without getting fat.
For more information on The Singularity, start with
http://tezcat.com/~eliezer/singularity.html.
BLOOM'S "LUCIFER PRINCIPLE" OUT IN PAPERBACK
Howard Bloom and I have become friends since appearing on the Laura Lee
show together. Yesterday he mentioned that his first book, The Lucifer
Principle, is out in paperback. In what is one of the few books yet
written on memetics, Bloom outlines his idea of the "superorganism"
with illustrative examples from history and primate societies. Highly
recommended.
Paperback price is $15, but you get 10% off through the Amazon.com
Memetics Bookstore. Click here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0871136643/memecentralA/
JAPANESE RIGHTS TO "VIRUS OF THE MIND" SOLD
I just signed a deal for the Japanese rights to Virus of the Mind.
Expect publication within 18 months. The Polish edition should be out
next month.
EVENTS
July 3-6, 1997
Richard Brodie will be a speaker and panelist at Westercon 50, the West
Coast Science Fiction Convention, in Seattle.
http://www.isomedia.com/Westercon/
September 18, 1997
Richard Brodie will speak as part of the 1997 Speaker Series on
"creating a culture of meaning" at the Center for the Evolution of
Culture in Palo Alto, California from 8-9:30 p.m. including Q&A. For
tickets and information, contact the Foundation for Global Community at
415-328-7756. http://www.globalcommunity.org
Note: the Mariners are playing the Athletics in Oakland that weekend.
Good time for a little vacation...
All the best memes,
Richard
Richard Brodie RBrodie@brodietech.com +1.206.688.8600
CEO, Brodie Technology Group, Inc., Bellevue, WA, USA
http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie
Do you know what a "meme" is?
http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie/meme.htm
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