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And if it were, is there any way we could detect that this were the case? “Do I believe, for example, that by using magic I could fly? No. How would […]

Philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers warns about an AI-dominated future world without consciousness at a recent conference on artificial intelligence that also included Elon Musk, Ray Kurzweil, Sam Harris, Demis Hassabis and others.

Physicists finds evidence from just after the Big Bang that supports the controversial holographic universe theory.

“No government is prepared,” The Economist reports.   

Mathematics is the academic class that is most socially acceptable to regard as your weak point. This is a shame.

Could there be a massive, giant planet beyond Neptune? Here’s what the science says… for now. “Finding out that something you have just discovered is considered all but impossible is one […]

A new study suggests always-improving video games are keeping young men without college educations unemployed or out of the workforce entirely.

The secret lies in neuroplasticity.   

Robots and AI are going to become an everyday part of life, but will that take away other everyday parts of life?

Driverless cars are nothing short of a revolution – not a technological revolution, but a social one, that will determine how fast we can accept, adapt and trust these new systems to change our lives.       Driverless cars may be borne out of science fiction, but they are fast becoming realities on tomorrow’s roadways. The transition from driver to robot is nothing short of a revolution. Not a technological revolution, but a social one, that will determine how fast we can accept, adapt and trust these new systems to change how and where we live, work, play and interact with each other.   

Could we use computers to translate animal communication into human language? If so, what would we learn? And might it unlock a new understanding of existence and our place in the cosmos?

A new site offers a way to delete most of your Internet accounts in one go.

A California man is suing Apple for not enabling a lockout feature on iPhones. He’s not the only one.

Study finds that bacteria can communicate electrically through out the body.

According to Pulitzer prize-nominated writer Nicholas Carr the internet is a utopia in which we never have to confront anything. When technology and humanity intersect, how does it affect our brains, our intellect, and our ability to explore? 

Descartes’ solitary, inward-facing mindset misconstrues the social nature of our thinking. Social Cartesianism better captures the soul of what matters in distinguishing humans from animals or machines.

Innovation is all about people. And the world of innovation is a world in which humans define what is new and accepted and embraced.

Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence learns what it takes to win, making human-like choices in competitive situations.

It might be the nearest supernova humanity will ever see. What will happen when it goes off? “Without these supernova explosions, there are no mist-covered swamps, computer chips, trilobites, Mozart or […]

A new partnership is leveraging the power of AI to hunt down online sex traffickers.

Researchers find more evidence of the link between social media use by young adults and depression.

This mission will also help us better understand the core of our and other terrestrial planets, too.   

If you heard about time crystals, be aware that they do exist. But learn what they mean. “Every particular in nature, a leaf, a drop, a crystal, a moment of time […]

Manu Prakash is one of the MacArthur Foundation’s 2016 Fellows, and here’s why.

Plotting out the world’s longest pub crawl had a serious, mathematical point

How an ancient text, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, may be influencing the actions of powerful Trump advisor Steve Bannon.

Scientists discover that up to 47% of chromosomes isn’t chromatins after all.

Forget everything you thought you knew about boiling and freezing, thanks to these MIT scientists.  

A new nonprofit organization aims to elect more scientists to the U.S government.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not nearly as smart as we want it to be. Because we are not nearly as smart as we want to be.