Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot Can Now Do Parkour GregFriday, October 12th Over the years we've documented Boston Dynamics incremental steps in either (a) creating a future life of leisure for humanity via robot helpers or (b) ensured ... 0 Comments1 min read
From Shock to Awe: Documentary Exploring How Psychedelics Can Heal the Wounds of War red pill junkieTuesday, October 2nd We Westerners believe in the power of names. We like to live under the impression that naming a thing gives us control over it; not only that, but we also th... 0 Comments3 min read
Dear Moon: A Japanese Billionaire is Going to Take Artists on a Lunar Mission in 2023 GregTuesday, September 18th The Moon has no doubt inspired the imagination of humans since we had our first conscious thoughts - for so long a mystery object traversing the sky, and then l... 0 Comments3 min read
Life, Death, and Psychedelics: A New Paradigm in Psychiatric Medicine GregThursday, September 6th Just last week RPJ wrote here on the Grail about new clinical trials on the use of psilocybin - the entheogenic chemical in 'magic mushrooms' - as a treatment f... 0 Comments1 min read
Our Transhuman Future: Jason Silva Discusses Technology, Wonder, and the Singularity GregMonday, July 23rd "We build the tools, and then the tools build us." In a recent presentation at The Next Web conference in New York, Jason Silva quotes the brilliant Marshall Mc... 0 Comments1 min read
Jason Silva… The Daily Grail Interview – Part II Grant CalofWednesday, June 27th North America. United Kingdom. Netherlands. Norway. Denmark. Japan. Philippines… An insatiable info-vore with an unending passion for exploring the distant corn... 1 Comment15 min read
Jason Silva… The Daily Grail Interview – Part I Grant CalofWednesday, June 6th Philosophical Alchemist. Architect of Awe. Freeform Existentialist. Liminal Lyricist. Epiphany-Fueled Wonder-Junkie. Curator of Novelty & Creativity. Rhapso... 1 Comment24 min read
Review: Dean Radin’s ‘Real Magic’ GregMonday, April 23rd Scientific research into 'psi' effects - telepathy, precognition, psychokinesis, etc. - has been published in peer review journals for the last 150 years, notes... 0 Comments7 min read
A History of Artificial Intelligence, From Ancient Babylon to Westworld Martin J. ClemensFriday, April 20th "By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.” ― Eliezer Yudkowsky Artificial Intelligenc... 0 Comments15 min read
Evil Dead was a Documentary? 1500 Years Ago, a Man Replaced His Amputated Hand with a Weapon GregTuesday, April 17th Replacing your amputated hand with a weapon may seem like the crazy sort of thing you'd find in the horror genre - whether that's Ash from Evil Dead's chainsaw ... 0 Comments3 min read
