How Should Humanity Steer the Future
Enter the "How Should Humanity Steer the Future" contest and win $10,000! Learn more at http://www.fqxi.org/community/essay
Preparing for the Distant Future of Civilization
Enter the essay contest "Preparing for the Distant Future of Civilization" at http://www.bmsis.org/essaycontest
One-Year Mars Simulation in the Canadian Arctic
Learn about MA365, a One-Year Mars Simulation in the Canadian Arctic, at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ma365...n-arctic
Starfire Space Cannon
Learn about the Starfire Space Cannon at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/16...e-cannon
Help Teach 1000 Kids That Death is Wrong
Learn about "Help Teach 1000 Kids That Death is Wrong" at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-...is-wrong
Bitcoin Endowment Fund
The creator of litecoin, Charlie Lee, donated 10 litecoins to our Bitcoin Endowment Fund at https://lifeboat.com/ex/bitcoin
Blog
Richard Graf joins our blog team with the post "The Starfire Space
Cannon on Kickstarter" at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/02/the-st...tarter-4
Recent interesting blog posts include:
"Predicting lifespan in a flash ... at least in worms" by Avi Roy at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/02/predic...lifespan
"Soldiers, machines, and the rise of battlefield robotics" by Seb at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/02/soldie...robotics
"A Telepresence RoboCop Piloted by Oculus Rift and Sensored Gloves" by
Seb at http://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/02/a-tele...d-gloves
"Wristband Lets Users Unlock Bitcoin Wallets With Heartbeats" by Seb at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/02/wristb...artbeats
Growing Membership
Recent donations/pledges we have received since our last newsletter:
Donald Maclean: $500,
Charlie Lee: $211.50 (10 litecoins),
Michael Dickey: $85,
Sergio M.L. Tarrero: $85,
Philippe Van Nedervelde: $85,
Kenneth P. Weiss: $85,
Walter Putnam: $50,
Anonymous: $37.57 (including 0.725038 peercoins),
J. Broadbent: $25,
Matthew L. McGuirl: $25,
Rebecca R. Cooper: $10,
Thomas Dolphin: $10,
Alexander Macrae: $10,
Aaron Mayzes: $10,
Philip Morehead: $10,
Roland Schiefer: $10,
Tea Mind Body: $15,
Ryan Witt: $10,
James McNeil: $5,
and Chris K. Haley: $0.92 (1.144172 CryptogenicBullion).
Our Join Us page at https://lifeboat.com/ex/join.us now allows you to
pay for your membership anywhere from monthly to every ten years.
