DARPA
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See also Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
(US/Department of Defense) | |
|---|---|
| Parent organization | US/Department/War |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Leader | DARPA/Director |
| Staff | 240 |
| Interest of | Smartdust |
| Founder of | Highlands Forum |
| Sponsor of | Wistar Institute |
| Sponsored by | LifeLog |
| Subpage | •DARPA/Director |
| DARPA is responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. | |
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a Department of Defense agency dedicated to advancing research in areas of science and technology that may directly enhance military effectiveness.[1]
Contents
Activities
EcoHealth Alliance, headed by Peter Daszak, applied to DARPA in 2018 for funding to release airborne bat coronaviruses genetically manipulated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. DARPA reportedly rejected some of these proposals.[2]
LifeLog
- Full article: LifeLog
- Full article: LifeLog
The LifeLog project appears to have lead to the development of Facebook.
Videos
| A podcast by James Corbett |
A Document by DARPA
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:DEFUSE project funding rejection letter | letter | 2018 | DEFUSE | Ostensibly a rejected project proposal for "Gain-of-function" research. Authenticity doubtful. |
An example
| Page name | Description |
|---|---|
| Heterogeneous Aerial Reconnaissance Team |
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genetic Extinction Technology | “Given that Darpa is a military agency, we find it surprising that the obvious and concerning dual-use aspects of this research have received so little attention,” | Felix Beck - lawyer at the University of Freiburg | 2018 |
Employees on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vint Cerf | Contractor | 1973 | 1982 | Created the foundations of the Internet |
| Peter Lee (Bilderberger) | Director of the Transformational Convergence Technology Office | August 2009 | September 2010 | Attended Bilderberg/2024 |
Event Planned
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LifeLog | 4 February 2004 | A DARPA project to create a system of collecting data about users in a single place. It was cancelled when Facebook started, in February 2004. |
Sponsor
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| LifeLog | A DARPA project to create a system of collecting data about users in a single place. It was cancelled when Facebook started, in February 2004. |
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