Category Archives: Science
Happy Birthday Alan Turing!
If he was alive, Alan Turing would have been 98 years old today. He could still be alive today. He could have met Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Nicholas Negroponte – he could have worked with them… I am sorry, I … Continue reading
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop
Wish you were here.
Expand Your Mind: Getting a Grasp on Consciousness
An interesting talk by Shulgin, Koch, Churchland, and Flatow at MIT World. Flatow not only manages to mispronounce Koch’s name when he introduces him, he also mocks his (german) accent by saying “he will be back” after Koch leaves the … Continue reading
Christopher Hitchens debates Jay Richards
This is the first part of a long debate – go to youtube for the rest, I couldn’t be bothered. Jay Richards is a bullshitter. It is clear that he willfully misinterprets and manipulates the relevant science and philosophy to … Continue reading
Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose, advocate of the quantum theory of mind, says physics is wrong, from string theory to quantum mechanics. He’s so wrong.
Rupert Murdoch versus the Google
Rupert Murdoch just doesn’t get it. He will loose lots & lots of money. Which is a good thing. The world will be a better place once he’s out of the game.
Not what I had in mind…
… but, yes, the robots are coming!
Superhuman vision
[..] But if you could engineer cones that were somewhat sensitive to the infrared spectrum, we might have extraordinary night vision—without goggles, street lights, or surgery. From “Superhuman vision” by David Pescovitz at Signtific. This reminded me of some ideas … Continue reading
Gömböc
A Gömböc is a mono-monostatic body, invented by Dr. Gabor Domokos. It looks a bit like an indian star tortoise. If you like, you can listen to Dr. Gabor Domokos explain all about it. If you wish to have one … Continue reading