Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Videos – The future of the humanities in the Internet era

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Here are two presentations by Dr. Richard Miller, Chair of the English Department at Rutgers University, that are well worth any university instructor’s time to watch.

The Future Is Now: Presentation to the RU Board of Governors

This Is How We Dream, Part 1 and Part 2

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The Future

What happens the day after humanity creates AGI?

“We are racing towards a new era in which we outsource cognitive abilities that are central to our identity as thinking beings,” writes computer scientist Louis Rosenberg.

A large circular particle accelerator laboratory with various machines, cables, and equipment; two people are working near the center on experiments related to the muon g-2 anomaly.

Starts With A Bang

Anomaly no more! “Muon g-2” puzzle resolved at last

When theory and experiment disagree, it could mean new physics. This time, they solved the muon g-2 puzzle, and saved the Standard Model.

Starts With A Bang

How the Milky Way-Andromeda merger became so uncertain

For decades, astronomers have claimed the Milky Way will merge with Andromeda in ~4 billion years. Here’s why, in 2025, that seems unlikely.

A failure of a paper airplane constructed from crumpled paper.

The Learning Curve

How to find success with the 4 conditions of “intelligent failure”

“It is natural to want to avoid failure. But when we avoid failure, we also avoid discovery and accomplishment.”

Two bright, irregularly shaped nebula clouds with blue, purple, and pink gases dominate the dark space background, where dazzling stars twinkle—reminding us that in space, appearances can deceive.

Starts With A Bang

10 space pictures whose appearances will deceive you

There’s an old saying that “what you see is what you get.” When it comes to the Universe, however, there’s often more to the full story.

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