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Are AI Developers As Smart As They Are Made Out To Be?

My confidence in the intelligence of AI developers was shaken by two recent events
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A hand is typing on a laptop keyboard with colorful lines and numbers. Concept of creativity and innovation, as the hand is using the keyboard to input data or code

What AI Has and Hasn’t Solved Recently in Math

We need to look at the distinction between horizontal and vertical innovation
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AI and math concept

Why Egnor Finds Neuroscientists’ Lack of Curiosity “Unbelievable”

It seems as if they simply do not want to know about findings that challenge materialism
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A photorealistic view of an abstract puzzle with a magnifying glass highlighting a missing piece shaped like a question mark, symbolizing problem-solving and critical thinking.

We need to catch up with the Neanderthals!

A number of interesting new findings and discussions have appeared — on everything from their dentistry to bear worship
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Family of ancient Neanderthal people in cave close-up, man, woman and child with long matted hair dressed in animal skins

Do People With Split Brains Have Back Door Communications?

Some neuroscientists think that split brain communications can thus be explained that way. Michael Egnor disagrees
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A secret garden back door with a whimsical outdoor retreat.

The Astonishing Fact That Split Brain Patients Reveal

Perception (what we take in from the world around us) can be split but conception (ideas) are not split. And no one has two minds
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image illustrates striking representation of human mind, divided into two contrasting halves. One side features blue brain against pink background, while other s orange brain yellow

God, The Science, The Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution 

The book sets out the reasons for thinking that the universe is the creation of a rational supernatural being, as traditional religion and philosophy have attested
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Nebula and galaxies in space. Space many light years far from the Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

A Long Night’s Journey into the Dark Side of AI

Like AI, the subconscious mind can process a vast amount of information.
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Concept of propaganda and fake news, TV addiction. A lot of retro TV in dark room with spiral illusion effect on screens. Politicians manipulate the population. Created with Generative AI