![]() “By the early twenty-second century, the technology for self-replicating robots should be perfected, and we may be able to entrust machines with the task of constructing solar arrays and laser batteries on the moon, Mars, and beyond. The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth When you gaze back at the stretcher, you see your body, lacking its brain, while your consciousness now exists inside a robot.” Once all one hundred billion neurons have been duplicated, the connection between you abd the artificial brain is finally cut. Eventually, without losing consciousness, your entire brain and all its neurons are replaced by transistors. Because your brain is connected to the robot brain, you are fully conscious even as more and more neurons are replaced by transistors. ![]() As time goes by, more and more neurons are removed from your brain and duplicated in the robot. A cable would connect these transistorized neurons to your brain. ![]() ![]() Then a surgeon would take individual neurons from your brain and create a duplicate of these neurons (made of transistors) inside the robot. When I interviewed him, he claimed that his method of uploading the human mind could even be done without losing consciousness.įirst you would be placed on a hospital gurney, next to a robot. “An even more advanced form of uploading your mind into a computer was envisioned by computer scientist Hans Moravec. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Her an expert in the field of social emotional learning and mindfulness. Her approach to mindfulness makes it achievable for all, and I consider Linda Ryden is an amazing author, teacher and overall Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness and Real Love And it provides an easy way for teachers and parents to help children understand and enjoy being kind, which means adults will love it too. ![]() Henry Is Kind is bright, fun, and engaging, which is wonderful because it means kids will love it. Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, and Buddha’s Brain Powerful practical methods for kids - and their parents. These delightful, captivating books are full of Meghann Price, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, Lynn, MA - Youth Services Book Review, T o whom would you recommend this book? Parents, Public and School libraries These pages have a plethora of information and resources for readers to incorporate the practices in their own lives. At the end of the book, Ryden included a few pages on Mindfulness and Heartfulness. Luckily, his classmates are there to remind him that no small act goes unnoticed, and sometimes even the littlest moments make a big impact. Henry is listening to his teacher and classmates talk about all of the kind acts they have done, and he starts getting frustrated that he can’t think of a single nice thing he did. What did you like about the book? Mindfulness in the classroom is a growing trend, and Henry is Kind is a wonderful way to introduce the concept to lower-grade elementary students. ![]() ![]() ![]() Scorpions is 25 years old, but the issues of poverty and violence make it a timeless powerful read-sadly as relevant as ever. ![]() Walter Dean Myers, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, sensitively explores the loyalty and love between friends faced with hard choices. Jamal eventually pulls free of the gang's bad influence, but only through the narrowest of escapes. Jamal wants to do the right thing and help earn the money to free his brother by working, but he's afraid to go against the Scorpions. His home life is not much better, with his mother working her fingers to the bone to try to earn the money for an appeal for Jamal's jailed older brother, Randy. Pushed by a bully to fight and nagged by his principal, Jamal is having a difficult time staying in school. This Newbery Honor Book will challenge young men to consider their own decisions as they come of age in a complex and often frustrating society. The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence. ![]() ![]() ![]() And as much as she enjoys her fling with Luke, when London learns about his past-more specifically, who’s in it-everything becomes the brand of complicated she strives to avoid. Įvery relationship involves two people…plus their pasts. But after an amazing time with London, he realizes that he hasn’t been moving on from a devastating heartbreak so much as he’s been drifting to wherever-and whom ever-the current takes him. Sure, he’s a total player, but the Why not-it’s only one night is a persistent voice in her ear.įor his part, Luke’s been on hookup autopilot for so long that he rarely ever pauses to consider what he’s doing. ![]() ![]() Everything’s going great and according to the non-plan.īut when a wave knocks her for a loop one morning, then Luke Sutter’s flirtatious smile knocks her for another that evening, she veers slightly off course…and into his path. London Hughes is very content to surf daily, tend bar, hang out with her group of friends, and slowly orient herself in the years after college. Book Four in the New York Times Wild Seasons series that began with Sweet Filthy Boy, Dirty Rowdy Thing, and Dark Wild Night. When three college besties meet three hot guys in Vegas, anything can-and does-happen. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Upton Sinclair, in full Upton Beall Sinclair, (born September 20, 1878, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.-died November 25, 1968, Bound Brook, New Jersey), prolific American novelist and polemicist for socialism, health, temperance, free speech, and worker rights, among other causes. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find. ![]() Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]() ![]() It is the same as in singleplayer, a very accurate and powerful weapon, capable of killing one enemy with one bullet. In Call of Duty's multiplayer, its regular variant is issued to the German team, and its scoped variant is issued to the German and British team. There is a glitch where if you lean to the right and pull the bolt, part of the gun will show up though the left side of the screen. The German and British sniper rifle of choice is a scoped Kar98k, as there is no model for a scoped Lee Enfield. It is best used for medium to long range engagements, as it is not a very effective weapon in close range. It is more common than the Allied weapons, and therefore can be a good replacement for such as the Mosin Nagant, Lee-Enfield, or M1 Garand. It is very powerful and accurate, capable of killing in just one round, or three to the chest at long range in Call of Duty: United Offensive, but is very slow-firing due to its bolt-action nature. This weapon is the Axis' primary weapon during the earlier levels in both Call of Duty and Call of Duty: United Offensive. ![]() It's accurate and deadly at long range, but suffers from a slow rate of fire due to its bolt-action mechanism." - Call of Duty manual description of the standard Kar98k " The Kar98k outfitted with a scope is a formidable sniper rifle" - Call of Duty manual description of the Scoped Kar98k Kar98k kar98k_sniper " The Kar98k is the standard issue German infantry rifle. ![]() ![]() Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. And the arrow flies, straight and silent, in a curving, downward arc towards Achilles' back. Then he breathes, a puff of air - as if to send dandelions flying, to push toy boats over water. A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The god touches his finger to the arrow's fletching. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear. ![]() But when Helen of Sparta is kidnapped, Achilles is dispatched to distant Troy to fulfil his destiny. Despite their differences, the boys develop a tender friendship, a bond which blossoms into something deeper as they grow into young men. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, from Headland's point of view, it's certainly made the world a less boring place, which was partly his motivation for wanting to administer the Injection.Īt this point, you might want to catch up with Stephen's review of INJECTION VOL 1. Unfortunately, given the Injection has started to mess around with the human race and perhaps even reality itself - albeit on a very small experimental scale for now, at least - it's starting to look like a somewhat rash decision. ![]() ![]() He's, shall we say, a loving homage to the greatest consulting detective of them all, and this arc follows him almost exclusively as he attempts to crack the mysterious and mildly titillating case of a man apparently having sex with the ghost of his late wife.Ī former member of the Cross Culture Contamination Unit, whose purpose was to research possible futures on behalf of the British government, Vivek's therefore one of the five people who thought injecting an artificial life form directly into the internet to spice things up a bit might be a good idea. We'll return to the porcine proclamation but first let me introduce Vivek Headland properly. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether the art is writing, drawing and painting, or defining environments for theatre productions as a technical and artistic director, Jason lives for the ability to create. In this quest to find his father, Cavan will break those silences and more.Īuthor/Illustrator Jason Robert LeClair spends most hours of each day making art. ![]() Cavan must now fight the world that wishes to keep his Father's journal silent. Anstruther’s lost journal made Darwin’s Origin of the Species seem like Genesis chapter one. This controversial scientific find contained in Dr. Anstruther, Cavan’s father and a preeminent doctor of fairy science, discovered a truth the world left buried. For Cavan Anstruther, learning why his father disappeared ten years ago in 1908 after inadvertently beginning the Great War was an opportunity he’d rather have missed. In LeClair's Broken Silences, it is a rare opportunity for a young man turning eighteen to learn first hand the reasons behind his father’s mistakes. The month-long art exhibit featured several pieces of artwork created by LeClair as well as several prominent New England artists within the steampunk genre. ![]() Following the reading, LeClair will be signing books for attendees on Friday July 27 from 6 to 9 pm at Stage Right Studio. Woonsocket, RI - ( SBWIRE) - As Thunder & Steam: A Steampunk Art Exhibit comes to a close, join Jason Robert LeClair as he reads from his latest project, Broken Silences. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because moviegoing carries risks during this time, we remind readers to follow health and safety guidelines as outlined by the CDC and local health officials. The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kat Valdez finds true love with a bland white guy, Charlie ( Owen Wilson), and J.Lo, well, she’s found true love again with her favorite bland white guy, Ben Affleck. Lo had a messy public breakup with a charming cad caught on social media messaging a Bravo star. Kat Valdez has a messy public breakup with a charming cad, Bastian (Colombian Latin pop singer Maluma), who is caught on social media kissing her assistant J. Kat Valdez has been married three times J.Lo has been married three times. ![]() ![]() J.Lo plays huge concerts at Madison Square Garden wearing spangly unitards. Kat Valdez plays huge concerts at Madison Square Garden wearing spangly unitards. Lopez brings authenticity to her portrayal of Valdez, a heightened version of Lopez herself. But it’s not just a professional life that Lopez shares with her character, Kat Valdez, in “Marry Me,” directed by Kat Coiro, based on a graphic novel by Bobby Crosby, and that’s a good thing. ![]() So it’s refreshing to see Lopez in a much-heralded return to the romantic comedy fold, playing a character who just makes sense for her: a global pop superstar. “Maid in Manhattan”? “The Wedding Planner”? Not our Jenny from the Block. In the past, rom-coms starring Jennifer Lopez often saddled her with professions that are just too unbelievable. ![]() |