Re: [singularity] Good Singularity intro in mass media

2007-08-25 Thread Joshua Fox
> I think the classic paper by Vernor Vinge expresses it pretty well. > http://mindstalk.net/vinge/vinge-sing.html Yes, there is plenty of good material out there. I was just wondering if, for better or worse, any had made it to the general-circulation (non-technology-focused) mass media - Thi

Re: [singularity] Good Singularity intro in mass media

2007-08-24 Thread Matt Mahoney
--- Joshua Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone recall an intelligent, supportive introduction to the Singularity > in a _non-technological_ , wide-distribution medium in the US? I am not > looking for book or conference reviews, sociological analyses of > Singularitarianism, and uninformed

Re: [singularity] Good Singularity intro in mass media

2007-08-24 Thread arcange1m
ssage- From: Joshua Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: singularity@v2.listbox.com Sent: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 8:15 am Subject: [singularity] Good Singularity intro in mass media Can anyone recall an intelligent, supportive introduction to the Singularity in a _non-technological_ , wide-distribution m

[singularity] Good Singularity intro in mass media

2007-08-24 Thread Joshua Fox
Can anyone recall an intelligent, supportive introduction to the Singularity in a _non-technological_ , wide-distribution medium in the US? I am not looking for book or conference reviews, sociological analyses of Singularitarianism, and uninformed editorializing, but rather for a clear short popul