Futurist
Learn about "white hat" hackers, the U.S. Secret Service's cyber crime division working to protect us from the risks associated with persistent connectivity.
Presenter
The Singularity, or the arrival of superhuman intelligence, has been described as both the “rapture of the nerds” and inevitable. Futurist and philosopher Jason Silva explores the ways in which this radical transformation may occur through biotechnology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence.
Himself
Three billion miles away a grand-piano-sized spacecraft is speeding through the outer solar system at nearly 1,000 miles per minute. After nearly a decade in space, the New Horizons space probe will have just 86 seconds to complete its primary mission: Discover the planet Pluto. This time-sensitive special will showcase the first quality pictures of Pluto that the probe will capture.
Himself - Presenter
New Horizons se lanzó el 19 de enero de 2006 y está previsto que este verano, concretamente el 14 de julio, la sonda llegue a Plutón convirtiéndose en el encuentro más lejano de una sonda espacial con un cuerpo del sistema solar. Está previsto que New Horizons inicie entonces un reconocimiento del planeta enano. Tras el sobrevuelo del planeta enano y su gran luna, la nave pretende alcanzar el Cinturón de Kuiper, que está formado por planetas enanos y cuerpos helados y considerado la tercera zona del Sistema Solar.
Himself
Internet Rising is a digi-documentary investigating the evolving relationships between the Internet and collective consciousness of humanity.
