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Because there’s not enough Walden pond to go around.

Symmetrical objects are less complex than non-symmetrical ones. Perhaps evolution acts as an algorithm with a bias toward simplicity.

Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.

Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we’ll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.

One of the most promising dark matter candidates is light particles, like axions. With JWST, we can rule out many of those options already.

When plans fall apart, adaptability can build something better.

“We didn’t build anything face-ish into our network [but] managed to segregate themselves without being given a face-specific nudge.”

In the future, driving an app across a bridge could let engineers know how safe it is.

It is all too easy for humans to fall into the cognitive trap of thinking that an entity that can use language fluently is sentient or intelligent.

The time to begin exploring VR training is now. Here are the pros, cons, and different ways this technology can be utilized. 

ChatGPT’s capabilities are astonishing.

It’s hard to stop looking back and forth between these faces and the busts they came from.

Americans have gone through three historic junctures like what we’re witnessing today — and they happen on an uncanny 80-year cycle.

There are so many problems, all across planet Earth, that harm and threaten humanity. Why invest in researching the Universe?

The latest from Peter Leyden’s “The Great Progression: 2025 to 2050”, an essay series published by Freethink.

In the largest star-forming region close to Earth, JWST found hundreds of planetary-mass objects. How do these free-floating planets form?

What are they and, more importantly, how do you get rid of them?

The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.

On-demand learning has become the cornerstone of a modern L&D strategy. Here’s why.

Researchers have created a method to help workers collaborate with artificial intelligence systems.

AI tried to write music. It wasn’t exactly The Beatles.

In the name of fighting horrific crimes, Apple threatens to open Pandora’s box.

Almost 10% of all new jobs created between 2020 and 2030 will unfortunately be some of the lowest paid.

U.S. nuclear power plants are built to survive external attacks. Even missiles or a commercial aircraft strike would not cause a meltdown or radiation leak.

A new survey found that 27 percent of millennials are saving more money due to the pandemic, but most can’t stay within their budgets.

While many imagine terrifying futures run by AI, Rohit Krishnan is quietly identifying real problems and solutions.

Probability, lacking solid theoretical foundations and burdened with paradoxes, was jokingly called the “theory of misfortune.”

A new control system, demonstrated using MIT’s robotic mini cheetah, enables four-legged robots to jump across uneven terrain in real-time.

Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.

How our brains interpret computer code could impact how we teach it.