celine (Jul 11, 2014 17:40:46 GMT -5)
Astral Light“This will give humans the ability to upload information and intelligence directly into the mind. We’ll be able to learn new things in the blink of an eye and engage with one another like never before.In fact, Kurzweil believes that since we’ll be able to upload life experiences (i.e., feelings, senses, emotions, etc.), the nanotechnology of the future will be so powerful, it will take humans on virtual reality tours through the subconsciousness of other humans.Itskov, along with over 100 scientists, wants to transplant human consciousness (personality and all) into the head of a robotic body, or an “avatar” – hence his company’s name: Immortal Avatar.They’ve discovered where memories are stored inside the brains of mice – and discovered how to store those moments on a microchip.So if Immortal Avatar’s “personality transplant” doesn’t bring back the full “you,” there’s a memory microchip to fall back on.The idea that our consciousness can be preserved and transplanted after we die is – depending on how you look at – either extraordinary and compelling, or sacrilegious and scary. But doing so would at least end the pain of losing our loved ones.”

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 — with Donald Marshall.Transcendence: 2045 Initiative Aims to “Cure Death” and Make Humans Immortal
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Can humans dodge death and achieve immortality? The “2045 Initiative” aims to do just that through real-life “transcendence”...