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It’s not that the brain is a quantum computer, but that we can use quantum theory to explain it. 

Amazon’s blockbuster purchase of Whole Foods will lead to big changes in how we shop.

Author and robot expert Dr. David Levy explains how marriage with robots will come in the next several decades as technological and societal transformations take place.

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Artificial Intelligence inventor Ben Goertzel on thinking (and feeling) machines. 

This AI hates racism, retorts wittily when sexually harassed, dreams of being superintelligent, and finds Siri’s conversational skills to be decidedly below her own.  

Silicon Valley needs more diversity of thought and well-rounded thinkers. An interview with Scott Hartley, author of The Fuzzy and The Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World.

‘Deep learning’ AI should be able to explain its automated decision-making—but it can’t. And even its creators are lost on where to begin.

Are virtual assistants teaching children to be nasty?

An AI expert just stated that it will be considered socially normal to have sex with robots by the year 2040. Sure, you may be having sex with a robot–but what will this mean for your human relationship?

The NASA probe to Saturn went out in a blaze of glory last week.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is working in with video game developers to create a space exploration game called Space Odyssey.

A new report shows a marked uptick in individualism worldwide. The collective voice of societies will be the loser. 

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

The ‘Project Wing’ drone system is going to change life as we know it—and inadvertently fix all your storage problems. rn

Its unique method of creating energy is likely to be employed elsewhere in the space program.   

Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explains why we shouldn’t be afraid of alien visitors.

The driverless car is coming – but what will *you* being doing in your self-driving car? Robotic cars will give rise to a new ridership economy of on-the-go services and experiences.

How are we preparing for the massive disruption that AI and automation will have on the workplace? We’re not. Despite a PwC report stating that 38% of American jobs may be automated in the near future, US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin  states that losing jobs through AI is “not even on our radar screen.”

Want humans to go to the Moon or Mars? Then let’s stop wasting time and resources and go do it! “We had this whole big beautiful place for discovery, and all […]

What kind of madman would run a business on the mindset that all attempts to fail must be made as quickly as possible, as only then could they succeed? Meet Dr. Astro Teller.  

Can guess what’s on the list?  

The Space Aggressor squadrons develop strategies to defend against space-oriented attacks.   

I mean, who wants to step into a minefield and start poking around?   

Disney does more than make cute movies. Researchers from its innovation branch want to turn your living room into a magnetic field. 

The 24/7 nudge economy is emerging. Once-quiet appliances that waited for you to push their buttons are now pushing yours.

We may pay a price for abstract thinking.   

Elon Musk shared his thoughts on the future of jobs and the government’s role in a rapidly changing society.

10 million cars with autonomous features will be on the road by 2020. But they won’t just change the way we get around, they’ll transform our cities and our lifestyle preferences, from the morning commute to the suburbs we choose to live in.

One day this century, a robot of super-human intelligence will offer you the chance to upgrade your mind, says AGI expert Ben Goertzel. Will you take it?

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