Is an artificial human brain only 10 years away? Prof Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain Project, says yes:
“It is not impossible to build a human brain and we can do it in 10 years,” he said.
“And if we do succeed, we will send a hologram to TED to talk.”
They’ve already simulated elements of [...]
When it comes to home electricity, we’re still living in the 1950’s.
Take a look at the plugs in your house. I live in a two year old house — and yet, there are receptacles sticking out of the wall with large faceplates. They seem like an afterthought.
Worse, the plugs are freaking huge and clumsy. Three [...]
by VorJack
To the chronicles of the bizarre abstinence-only crowd, we can now add a “purity ring” app for the iPhone:
For just 59p, consumers can download an application that allows them to take a purity pledge and then display a silver ring on their phone to prove their commitment to abstinence.
Oddly, this application was produced in [...]
There is a new god in town, and her name is Google. Here are 9 proofs that Google is God, according to The Church of Google:
Google is the closest thing to an Omniscient (all-knowing) entity in existence, which can be scientifically verified.
Google is everywhere at once (Omnipresent).
Google answers prayers.
Google is potentially immortal.
Google is infinite.
Google remembers [...]
If technology evolved, would it look like this? Probably not, but it sure as hell looks cool:
When I was a Christian, I vehemently rejected the idea that artificial life (AI) could exist — I believed consciousness was a result of an immaterial soul (which, of course, conveniently cannot be tested).
Now I know better. I just starting reading Kurzwiel’s The Age of Spiritual Machines, and now it seems inevitable that by the end of [...]
Only 1/4 of my lovely and intelligent readers are subscribed to the feed of this site. That’s good, but we can do better.
For those who don’t know, feeds are the best way to keep up on your favorite blogs. Using a feed reader will show you the posts you haven’t read all in one place. I [...]
It’s legal to borrow a movie for free from the library or a friend, but it’s illegal to download a movie and watch it once. It’s legal to borrow a book for free from the library or friend, but it’s illegal to download an e-book without paying and read it.
What’s the difference? Either way they [...]
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