Bruce Damer

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Scientist working on the origin of life, Designer in technology & space, psychedelics as catalysts for creativity in science, tech, design and leadership @ Center for MINDS
Bruce Damer's Location
Boulder Creek, California, United States, United States
About Bruce Damer

I have developed software sold in 120 countries, created and led a non-profit to promote the first virtual worlds and avatar environments on the Internet, founded a for-profit company which introduced 3D design simulation to NASA, co-created spacecraft to visit and mine asteroids, and co-authored a major new hypothesis for how life began on Earth four billion years ago. I have recently become a public advocate for the research and use of psychedelics together with other practices to prepare minds to generate genius-class solutions in science, engineering and leadership. I believe that we need to supercharge the best intellects to meet the challenges Humanity now faces, and emerge into a long and brilliant future.

Bruce Damer's Current Company Details
Center for MINDS

Center For Minds

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Scientist working on the origin of life, Designer in technology & space, psychedelics as catalysts for creativity in science, tech, design and leadership
Bruce Damer Work Experience Details
  • Center For Minds
    President And Chief Science Officer
    Center For Minds Sep 2023 - Present
  • The Biota Institute
    Chief Scientist
    The Biota Institute Mar 2015 - Present
    The BIOTA Institute supports research on the question of the "origin of life" and "life in the universe" with an emphasis on providing mentorship, grants, and laboratory facilities for students and young scientists. Research emphasis is given to testing the "Hot Spring Hypothesis" for an origin of life developed through the collaboration of Dr. Bruce Damer and Prof. David Deamer. In addition to laboratory and field studies at hot spring analogs around the world, BIOTA considers the implications of its origin scenario for evolutionary biology, computer science, philosophy and the search for life in the universe. BIOTA produces peer-reviewed publications and also supports talks and media such as interviews, documentaries and issues press releases on key discoveries and proposals in the field of Astrobiology.
  • Uc Santa Cruz
    Associate Researcher
    Uc Santa Cruz Oct 2013 - Present
    Santa Cruz, Ca, Us
    Working with Professor David Deamer on a new theory for the origin of life. Engaged in conceptual modeling as well as chemical lab work and field work.
  • Digibarn Computer Museum
    Founder And Curator
    Digibarn Computer Museum Dec 1998 - Dec 2021
    The Digibarn computer museum was the largest collection of vintage computers and documents in private hands. The majority of the collection has been moved to more secure storage and display at the System Source Computer Museum in Baltimore, MD. The DigiBarn, under Dr. Damer's curatorial direction, focused specifically on personal computers, the birth of the Internet, workstations, early transistor and mechanical computers and calculators, Cray supercomputers, and rare company documents. Another focus of the DigiBarn was to produce an online collection of stories, biographies, and documents from lesser known as well as household name contributors to the digital revolution.
  • Elixir Technologies Corporation
    Chief Technologist/Designer
    Elixir Technologies Corporation Mar 2013 - Oct 2018
    Ojai, Ca, Us
    Worked with the Elixir teams creating the next generation of the Tango platform, assisting with the market development and sales into enterprises in healthcare and other sectors.
  • Digitalspace Corporation
    President/Ceo
    Digitalspace Corporation Mar 1996 - Mar 2015
    Founder and CEO/President of innovative research and development company focused on cutting edge real-time 3D simulation and virtual community applications for space, industrial training, mining operations, learning games and marketing. DigitalSpace's client list included NASA, Adobe, Raytheon, ESA, Honeybee Robotics, American General Financial Group, numerous universities, and the National Institutes of Health. From 1999-2013 we completed 25 projects in spacecraft and mission simulation and design for NASA and other space industry organizations. Ongoing work since 2013 as a conceptual design group produced a new architecture (SHEPHERD) for asteroid relocation and resource extraction enabling sustainable exploration and habitation of the solar system. Collaborators: Peter Jenniskens of the SETI Institute and Julian Nott of Nott Technologies.
  • Contact Consortium
    Co-Founder
    Contact Consortium Mar 1995 - Dec 2014
    The Contact Consortium (CCON) was the first non-profit community-based organization dedicated to catalyzing the development of Internet multi-user virtual worlds featuring users represented as avatars. CCON carried out experiments to develop this new medium of social contact, community and culture and created, funded and operated a dozen conferences (including the foundational Earth to Avatars 1996), symposia and other events. Some of the first "hybrid" conferences were pioneered by CCON with attendees both in physical space and "in-world" in virtual meeting spaces. CCON also sponsored many other virtual environment applications including learning in 2D and 3D graphical spaces, group building experiments, and the holding of large scale events such as conferences and other social gatherings. CCON had many special interest groups including Biota.org-the digital biology project, VLearn3D.org about learning in and through virtual worlds, and SocioAnthro investigating the sociology and anthropology of multi user graphical worlds.
  • Nasa
    Contractor And Principal Investigator
    Nasa 2000 - Feb 2009
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Engaged with NASA on 25 contracts as a team lead to develop a real time 3D simulation platform for the simulation of space missions. Worked with groups across the agency and aerospace industry on mission design including telerobotic lunar base construction and the first reference design for a crewed mission to an asteroid. Recently co-developed the SHEPHERD asteroid capture and resource utilization spacecraft concept.
  • Autolab Research
    Principal
    Autolab Research Oct 1994 - Jul 1995
    Engaged in software consulting for Xerox Corporation and XPLOR International. Supported Xerox Vice President John Lopiano to help the company develop a strategy for creating, archiving and managing electronic documents based on Adobe's Acrobat (PDF) format.
  • Ibm Canada Software Lab - Toronto
    Student Researcher
    Ibm Canada Software Lab - Toronto May 1984 - Aug 1984
    Carried out independent research at IBM Canada's Software Laboratory in Toronto to create a simulator and presentation promoting the concept of optical computing within IBM's research efforts. Presented the concepts at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center and IBM's Poughkeepsie development center.

Bruce Damer Skills

Strategy Machine Learning Management Product Development Architecture Artificial Intelligence Algorithms Distributed Systems Research Software Development Entrepreneurship Simulations Consulting Computer Science Architectures Networking Start Ups Program Management Creative Writing Human Computer Interaction Agile Methodologies High Performance Computing Science C User Experience Digital Curation R

Bruce Damer Education Details

  • University College Dublin
    University College Dublin
    Computer Science
  • University Of Southern California
    University Of Southern California
    Electrical Engineering
  • University Of Victoria
    University Of Victoria
    Computer Science
  • Thompson Rivers University
    Thompson Rivers University
    Computer Science

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