Paul L Evans

•National Science Foundation • PC Development Group, IBM PC • Fireworks Partners Venture Group • MMPS, IBM’s Digital Publishing Studio • Kearney International Consulting • Young and Rubicam •

Dr. Paul L Evans Stockholm Presentation May, 2011


Dr. Paul L Evans Stockholm Presentation May, 2011

Over the last twenty years acceleration of technology has been the central feature in most discussions of human enhancement. The future development of technological entities with greater than human intelligence has been called a 'Singularity', where old models of reality must be discarded for new ones.

Yet, beyond machine intelligence, other technical advancements are proceeding very naturally and in most cases are not even recognized by their developers for what they are. More specifically, as our ability to refine techniques of consciousness enhancement through brain entrainment progresses, we may achieve an amplification in human consciousness essential to human survival in the post-Singularity world.

In fact, as the gap between computing and human cognition continues to shrink, the gap between machine and human consciousness could indeed widen by application and development of emerging entrainment technologies. Ultimately, routine adoption of entrainment technologies could lead to greater human/computer symbiosis combining and amplifying the machine intelligence of computers and the aesthetic and emotional sensibility of humans.

In this presentation entrainment technologies and the role of machines in altered states of  consciousness are explored. The unfolding of machine consciousness, from 18th century automata to modern nanotechnology, is examined. Similarly, the evolution of entrainment technology (from the drum beating shamans and the photonic stimulation of Ptolemy--- to hundreds of consumer electronics entrainment products today) is discussed. Suggestions are made as to how various technologies might be more fully integrated into daily use in decision making, creativity, relaxation and enlightenment in the post-Singularity world.

Dr. Paul L Evans Bio Sketch





Dr. Paul L Evans

History

• Associate Director (OPI), National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
• Software Developer PC Development Group, IBM PC, Boca Raton, FL
• Partner, Fireworks Partners Venture Group, Armonk, NY
• CEO MMPS, IBM’s Digital Publishing Studio, Atlanta, GA
• Partner, Kearney International Consulting, Washington, DC
• Executive VP, Young and Rubicam, New York, NY
• Co- Founder w/ Lester Wunderman-Marketing Lab, NY, NY
• Co-Founder IRIWP and Genomics International. Atlanta, Ga and Bangkok, Thailand


Summary

Dr. Paul Evans was born in Chicago and grew up in California and South Carolina. Educated as a psychologist, researcher and software designer, after graduate school he became a researcher, program evaluator and writer at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Washington, DC.

Following NSF, he was recruited by IBM to develop and evaluate educational software and help launch the first IBM PC. Later he became a partner in IBM’s Fireworks Partners Venture Group responsible for IBM’s Digital Publishing Studio, where he was Founder and CEO.

After IBM he joined the international consulting firm, AT Kearney, as Partner for Internet and Electronic Commerce in Washington, DC. There he developed novel technology strategies for his C-level clients and authored numerous thought leadership articles in Kearney’s esteemed Executive Agenda Journal.

Dr. Evans was recruited from Kearney to the New York City advertising powerhouse, Young and Rubicam (Y&R), where he accepted the position of Executive Vice President Worldwide, in charge of Y&R’s digital strategy and the Marketing Lab which he co-founded with Lester Wunderman.

Dr. Evans currently is co-founder and partner at IRIWP (a publishing and IP development firm) and Genomics International, providing partnering and advisory services for health related investments. He also serves on the Board of a private Bibliophile Society, The Southern Literary Tradition.

Dr. Evans completed his Doctorate from the University of Georgia, where he was coordinator of the Fain Hall Computer/Research Center. He also completed advanced graduate work from William and Mary, where he was a teaching assistant. He has served as visiting industry associate at the MIT /Sloan School of Business 21st Century Initiative; an industry representative to the MIT Media Lab; a business consultant at the Harvard Educational Technology Center; a National Academy of Sciences, Educational Technology Study participant; and, a consultant to the U.S. DOE in Educational Technology.


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