AI and the Spectrum Crisis: What You Need to Know
The spectrum crisis is NOT a metaphor. The frequencies everyone wants are finite, the physics will not budge, and the tools to fix the problem are available
Computer Engineer Robert Marks Says AI will Never Match Humans
But do the sophisticated new chatbots prove Marks wrong? Turns out, he is writing a new book to address that
It’s Been 20 Years Now: The Debate with New Atheists Is Over
And opposition did not Cancel them. The evidence from nature did
Neurosurgeon: Why Deny the Mystery of the Mind?
At YouTube, Michael Egnor talks about how he came to see that the mind is not the brain - and much else follows from that
AI Goes to Washington — and Everyone Else Piles In Too
It’s hard to survey the current AI doom freakout without noticing that the U.S. mid-terms are approaching and political allegiances in the AI community are in flux
Top Mathematicians Issue Letter Warning About a Rush to AI
Fields Medalists are concerned that a rush to produce answers could come at the expense of careful explanation and shared understanding
Dinosaurs, Meet Carl Sagan at the End of Oak Street
The film was marketed as a stupid dinosaur movie. In reality, it’s a movie about marriage, cleverly disguised as a stupid dinosaur movie.
AI Could Kill Us All? Yes, So Could Old Age. Take a Deep Breath…
Assessing the current AI hysteria includes asking “Who do all these apocalyptic claims benefit?”
Former Atheist: Materialism Cannot Explain Consciousness
"Emergence," the claim that consciousness somehow emerged from matter, faces serious obstacles, he says
Data Centers: Is a Chinese Bot Farm Feeding You Your Opinions?
Maybe bots are not influencing you — but you can be sure they are trying
The New Friend Necklace: Isn’t This Really *Anti*-Social Media?
Americans are talking to each other less as technologies consume more and more personal time. This is the latest in the barrage
Searching for Any World at All in the Many-Worlds Interpretation
If the many-worlds interpretation (multiverse theory) originated by Hugh Everett is understood realistically as it was intended to be, it can easily be rejected
Big Tech Data Centers Are the New Big Hate
The growing hostility is based on environment and employment concerns and cuts across party lines
Does AI Really Threaten Your Job? That Depends On Your Job
According to Robert J. Marks, jobs that AI won’t disrupt use the unique human attributes of understanding and creativity
Neuroscientists Who Don’t Endorse Materialism Face Career Ruin
In a recent podcast with Pat Flynn, Michael Egnor offers an anecdote that shows how far the field is in the tank for materialism
How a Prof Learned the Hard Way to Put Science First
The replication crisis forced him to grapple with the fact that he was too committed to ideology to assess truth
Polling Physicists: What the Big Mysteries Survey Shows — and Doesn’t
Physicists who think that the constants of nature are brute facts without need of explanation simply have an incoherent opinion
How Is Bluesky Doing as a Kinder, Gentler X?
A flurry of scientists and journalists hoped their participation would strike a blow against misinformation and hate
Why Many Top Scientists Suspected Covid Had Leaked From a Lab
A top science writer explains — and offers a theory as to why Anthony Fauci worked so hard to discredit the idea