The coming together of the human mind and the digital mind is known as The Singularity, when we become one with computers. Many of the tech oligarchs desire to live forever and believe that uploading their brains and minds to the digital realm as a way of achieving it. It's all part of what's called Transhumanism: augmenting humanity through technology and, eventually, overcoming death itself. BUT what happens to your soul? If you upload your mind, which is also your essence and your be...
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The coming together of the human mind and the digital mind is known as The Singularity, when we become one with computers. Many of the tech oligarchs desire to live forever and believe that uploading their brains and minds to the digital realm as a way of achieving it. It's all part of what's called Transhumanism: augmenting humanity through technology and, eventually, overcoming death itself. BUT what happens to your soul? If you upload your mind, which is also your essence and your be...
Avant Garde or Deliberately Bad? Music Beyond the Limits of Taste
South Mimms U
18 minutes
2 years ago
Avant Garde or Deliberately Bad? Music Beyond the Limits of Taste
Avant Garde music is notoriously difficult to like. But some people say they do. What if we made music that was so bad that it turned out to be amazingly popular amongst the chattering classes? It worked for Stravinsky and The Rite of Spring' (which is actually quite good really). Our Music Department has a technique that deliberately offends the ears to assure its future as a classic! Can you take it? The only university that makes you chuckle AND learn at the same time.
South Mimms U
The coming together of the human mind and the digital mind is known as The Singularity, when we become one with computers. Many of the tech oligarchs desire to live forever and believe that uploading their brains and minds to the digital realm as a way of achieving it. It's all part of what's called Transhumanism: augmenting humanity through technology and, eventually, overcoming death itself. BUT what happens to your soul? If you upload your mind, which is also your essence and your be...
