Brent Kearney

It is said that parody is a form of flattery. Wired’s Chris Hardwick just posted a hilarious spoof acceptance letter (below) from the just-launched Singularity University. Singularity U is a project of futurist Ray Kurzweil, X-Prize CEO Peter Diamandis, and a host of other luminaries.

Aside from the obvious poking fun at the sheer nerdiness of S.U. and it’s perceived cult-like vibe, some things of note in the letter are the jab at the cost of the S.U. program ($25,000), that “speculative instruction” is on offer, and that Hardwick estimates the school will be dissolved in three years.

From the Singularity University website:

Singularity University aims to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies and apply, focus and guide these tools to address humanity’s grand challenges.