Foresight Institute

"Foresight Institute is a leading think tank and public interest organization focused on transformative future technologies. Founded in 1986, its mission is to discover and promote the upsides, and help avoid the dangers, of nanotechnology, AI, biotech, and similar life-changing developments."

Board
Accessed July 2013:


 * James C. Bennett
 * Christine L. Peterson
 * Brad Templeton

Board of Advisors
Accessed July 2013:


 * Stewart Brand, Global Business Network
 * Peter Diamandis, M.D., The X PRIZE Foundation
 * Jamie Dinkelacker, Ph.D., Google, Inc.
 * Doug Engelbart, Ph.D. (1925-2013), Bootstrap Institute
 * John Gilmore, Electronic Frontier Foundation
 * C. Christopher Hook, M.D., Mayo Clinic
 * Ray Kurzweil, Kurzweil Technologies, Inc.
 * Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University
 * Amory B. Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute
 * Marvin Minsky, MIT
 * Glenn H. Reynolds, University of Tennessee
 * Peter Schwartz, Global Business Network
 * James R. Von Ehr II, Zyvex

Editorial Advisory Board
Accessed July 2013:


 * Ron Pernick - Co-founder / Principal, Clean Edge
 * Stephen L. Gillett - Dept. of Geological Sciences, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada
 * Aubrey de Grey - Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
 * Anthony Fletcher - Editor, Food Production Daily
 * Lawrence Gasman - President, NanoMarkets, LC
 * Tihamer Toth-Fejel - General Dynamics

Contact
Web: http://www.foresight.org

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