“I propose to consider the question, ‘Can machines think?’” —Alan Turing If we can map the brain in all its fine detail and reproduce it on a computer, perhaps we can upload people. As data…
Category: <span>Digital Brain</span>
We’re still in the early days of brain science. The most complex thing in the universe still constantly surprises and confuses us. But, that won’t stop us from connecting them. I know that because we…
There’s been an accident. Your car is upside down, hidden in the green shrubbery off the side of the road. It’s late, and the few people that come down this way aren’t likely to see…
Can you imagine a world in which we can think thoughts at each other? No talking, no texting, typing, or hand-waving. You just think something to someone, then they experience that thought. The world would…
It’s getting harder and harder to believe what’s in front of your eyes. A new app called FaceApp can artificially add a smile to your selfie. It can also make you old, young, or convert you to…
Chimpanzees and newborn children show a sense of morality. Infants, for instance, after having been given a small puppet show with a trio of characters, will display a desire to reach for the good puppet more so…
Godwin’s Law: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1.” In 2016, Microsoft gifted to the world a chat bot named Tay. She was designed to mimic the language…
Sex between species is relatively rare, but it does happen. Seals have forced themselves on penguins out of sexual frustration; dolphins have taken to cetaceans to assert dominance; zebras and horses have birthed zorses; and…
In his recent TED talk, Sam Harris discusses the looming rise of superintelligent machines, and our lackluster emotional response. He points out that, unless something crazy happens, these machines will arrive. The fact we are…
If surfing the web became as quick and effortless as thinking a thought, would the web not seem to be another aspect of the mind? The more exposure we have to certain types of information…