James Pinkerton argues that efforts by environmentalists to block missile defense also threaten civillian space efforts.
Ronald Bailey attacks a recent "neo-luddite" critique of nanotechnology.
Ronald Bailey attends the International Forum on Globalization?s Teach-In on Technology and Globalization and warns that we may be witnessing "the birth of the global anti-technology movement".
Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, uses his personal and political capital to discuss the implications of advanced technologies such as genetic engineering, artifical life, and nanotechnology. He argues that these technologies give an individual the power to threaten the entire planet and therefore society should consider limits on some research. Highly recommended.
Bill Joy, the co-founder of Sun microsystems, warns that advanced technology (nanotechnology, genetic engineering, and artificial life) could threaten human extinction within two generations.
Eco-terrorists destroyed a half-acre of genetically engineered corn planted by research scientists at the University of Maine.
Protesters in the U.S. and France have attacked genetically modified crops as a show of solidarity with like-minded activists in the United Kingdom.
Genetic activists have created a simple and inexpensive kit that will allow individuals to 'attack corporate monoculture'. Natural Reality SuperWeed Kit 1.0, contains a mixture of naturally occuring and genetically mutated weed seeds . If these seeds are allowed to germinate and cross pollinate, a SuperWeed will be created that will be resistant to current herbicides (e.g. Monsanto's Roundup). The activists are quick to admit that this tactic will also imperil non-genettically engineered crops. I think the most interesting thing about this announcement, irrespective of whether this particular approach is successful or just, is the warning it gives about the potential for genetic hackers to wreak havoc on our ecosystems. As the knowledge of genetic engineering spreads and the skills and resources needed to do it effectively diminish, genetic hackers may become as much of a threat as computer hackers are today.