Internet Radio
There will be a space/nanotechnology dialogue with Lifeboat Foundation's
Philippe Van Nedervelde on "The Space Show" hosted by Dr. David
Livingston on March 16th from 9:30 to 11:30 AM PST. You can listen to
the show live on the internet at http://thespaceshow.com/live.htm
Our "Lifeboat News" section on our main page now has an "Upcoming Events"
subsection to remind you of such events at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/main#upcoming
Planetary Defense Conference
Lifeboat Foundation's Bill Burrows will be giving the March 7th keynote speech at the 2007 Planetary Defense Conference in Washington, D.C. Learn more at http://www.aero.org/conferences/planetarydefense/
Blog
Brian Wang joins our blog team with his first post at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=30
Jamais Cascio joins our blog team with his first post at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=33
A-PRIZE
Thanks to a generous contribution by Sergio M.L. Tarrero, the A-PRIZE
FUND is now at $26,300. Learn more at http://lifeboat.com/ex/a-prize
Read our Dr. Alan H. Goldstein (founder of the A-PRIZE) interview at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/interview.alan.h.goldstein
Diamond Mechanosyntheis
Sergio M.L. Tarrero will match all donations for Freitas research up to $2,000. Robert A. Freitas Jr has found preliminary evidence that diamond mechanosynthesis may not be reliable enough at ambient temperatures to sustain an existential risk from microscopic ecophagic replicators. Learn more details including how you can help fund his important research on this subject at http://lifeboat.com/ex/grant5
New Office
We have now opened another office! The new office is in San Francisco, California, USA. Learn more at http://lifeboat.com/ex/contact.us
AsteroidShield Report
Thanks to input by Sergio M.L. Tarrero and Neil deGrasse Tyson, our AsteroidShield report has been improved at http://lifeboat.com/ex/asteroid.shield
Reports
Our Scientific Advisory Board members have generated many interesting
reports recently. They include:
"Energy 2020: A Vision of the Future — A report retrieved from the year
2020 via a wormhole" by José Luis Cordeiro at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/energy.2020
"Molecular Manufacturing: Too Dangerous to Allow?" by Robert A. Freitas Jr.
at http://lifeboat.com/ex/molecular.manufacturing
"Must-know terms for the 21st Century Intellectual" by George Dvorsky at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/must-know.terms.....century
"Top Ten Cybernetic Upgrades Everyone Will Want" by Michael Anissimov
at http://lifeboat.com/ex/cybernetic.upgrades
"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Time for the synthetic
biology community to acknowledge three responsibilities" by Roger Brent at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/great.power.grea...sibility
Recent Donors
Here are some of the recent donations/pledges we have received since
the last newsletter:
Sergio M.L. Tarrero: $27,085,
Andrew Reynolds: $500,
Carl B. Martinez: $250,
Pamela Geller Oshry: $118,
Michael Anissimov: $100,
Anonymous: $100,
Michael Dickey: $85,
Philippe Van Nedervelde: $85,
Robert Shapiro: $50,
Ken Wear: $50,
Kaj Sotala: $25,
Tom Castelloe: $25,
John Claus: $25,
Adam Dobrin: $25,
James William Taylor: $25,
Otto Valtakoski: $20,
Sylvia Engdahl: $10,
Stephen Fleming: $10,
Fundación Juvinter: $10,
and Michael Vassar: $10.
