Technological Dangers Human Extinction Catastrophes

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Top: Society: Future: Catastrophes: Human_Extinction: Technological_Dangers:

• - Glenn Reynolds argues that attempting to prevent technological catastrophes by restricting research will only backfire.
  
• - A response to the recent feature "Why the future doesn't need us" by Bill Joy, of Sun Microsystems.
  
• - By Bill Joy, chief scientist at Sun Microsystems. "Our most powerful 21st-century technologies - robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech - are threatening to make humans an endangered species." [Wired magazine]
  
• - An effort to continue the public dialogue started with computer scientist Bill Joy's apocalyptic vision. From the Center for the Study of Technology and Society in Washington, D.C.
  
• - Virginia Postrel critiques Bill Joy's recent essay.