Science

AI: Alien Consciousness or Anthropomorphic Illusion?

In which the writer goes down the AI rabbit hole... We are all witnessing the dawn of artificial intelligence. Since…

2 months ago

Storytelling in the Age of Robots, Androids, and Artificial Intelligence

  Storytelling, mythology, and legends have always influenced the scientific mind. There are some spectacular examples of inventions inspired by…

3 years ago

Life during Plague Time.

Life in California went topsy-turvy on Marth 19th, 2020, when Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stay at home order to…

4 years ago

Panpsychism: Do Stars have Consciousness?

The Native Americans had a more sophisticated view of consciousness. According to the mythology of the scattered tribes, everything was…

5 years ago

Ted Bundy: Wolf Among the Sheep

Last night I finished watching Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, a 4-part series, created and directed by…

6 years ago

Don’t Panic! SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches to Cheers!

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy, also known as the BFR which stands for "Big F**ing Rocket, successfully launched into space today,…

7 years ago

Robot Revolution

Robots who heal. Robots who kill. Robots who love. Robots that swim,  crawl, fly, swarm, spy or morph into other kinds…

7 years ago

Volocopter: Flying Cars No Longer Science Fiction

Once you see Blade Runner 2049, the thought may cross your mind that flying cars (or "hovercars" as Phillip K. Dick…

7 years ago

Designer DNA: Will CRISPR-Cas 9 Create a BioHacker Revolution or a Nightmare?

When microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier and RNA expert and biochemist Jennifer Doudna met at a conference in 2011, their shared passion…

7 years ago

Boston Dynamics Terrifying and Astounding Handle Robot

One day in the future, when an engineer discovers a robot has become self aware, there is a good chance…

8 years ago