40 years of music sales data in one handy chart

In terms of revenue, the record industry has contracted 75% over the past 15 years. It reached its inflation-adjusted peak in 1999. This massive revenue contraction happened despite…

The rapid progress of artificial intelligence

FOX 5 New York: MIRI’s new book “Smarter Than Us” got featured in their “Big Idea” segment.

The Future of Artificial Intelligence

A recent interview I did on the future of artificial intelligence. Liz Parrish of Biotrove asks me about: * Google’s recent $500M acquisition of DeepMind * James Barrat’s new book…

MIRI Expansion Party with One Medical Group

RSVP for the MIRI Expansion Party w/ One Medical – March 12, 2014 MIRI/One Medical will be serving free gourmet pizza and specialty beer at Jupiter in downtown…

Abrupt rise of new machine ecology beyond human response time

The 2008 financial collapse correlates exactly with a rapid acceleration of ultrafast extreme events (UEEs) in the market. During the crash, trading algorithms rapidly spiked and crashed stocks over…

How to Monitor Your Credit Score

Ever wish you could check your credit score without having to sign-up for one of those scummy “free” credit check service that changes you $20-30/mo if you forget…

Nootropics Survey Results And Analysis

Large nootropics survey rates Phenylpiracetam nearly as powerful as Modafinil or Caffeine. I didn’t participate in the survey, but I would agree that Phenylpiracetam has a noticeable effect and is one…

1 in 5 Germans Can Imagine Doing Cryonics

Surprisingly good news: “Half of respondents in Germany are familiar with the process of cryonics and more than one fifth can imagine having their own bodies cryonized— an…

Have a Fitbit or Jawbone? Donate to Poverty Relief Charities with Every Step You Take

Want more motivation to exercise? What if your workouts caused meals to be donated in the 3rd world? That’s the idea behind the Weightless Project. It’s not the…

‘Smarter Than Us’ Released by the Machine Intelligence Research Institute

Want to know about the future of artificial intelligence? Until today, your best 3 choices were probably: The sequences? — Good, but far too long. Facing the Intelligence…

Heart Pizza for @KellyScanlon_RD

Cooked @DoloresPark with <3 Happy Valentine’s Day!