An Unusual Story of Everything Review from the UK
The Telegraph reviewer, Peter Stanford, seems excited about The Story of Everything almost despite himself.
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How to Think Clearly in the Age of AI
AI isn’t really artificial intelligence, but simulated intelligence
On Free Will and Morality, Jerry Coyne Doesn’t Walk His Talk
This is part of my response to his critique of a talk I gave in March at the 2026 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith
Skynet Goes Live
The most amazing computer in the universe is still your own brain
New Study Finds Many Pastors Use AI in Various Ways
It's not just schools. AI is in the churches, too
Monday Micro Softy 84: Meet the Followers
What happens when everyone in the swarm is a follower?
Science Writer Takes Aim at Many Universes Theory
Phillips sees it as a materialist dodge. But a proposed alternative is definitely not your everyday theory either
What Makes an Ostensibly Normal Person Evil
How is it possible for these monsters to live ordinary lives in public view?
ETs in UFOs Would Not Exist in a Purposeless Universe
Biologist Michael Denton’s work shows that human technology is not an accident of humans simply adapting to our environment
Are We Really “Unconscious” While Under Anesthesia?
Modern medics rely very much on anesthesia but how it works is not quite clear
Disclosure Day Destined to Disappoint
The idea that Spielberg was attempting to destroy Christians’ faith using aliens was overstated
A Mystery of Consciousness — Thinking While in a Coma
Researchers are finding that many unresponsive bran-damaged people have covert consciousness. The question is, how to help them?
Medical Doctors Are Not Simply “Service Providers”
Some physicians’ organizations have noticed the trend to see them that way and are pushing back
what makes a thought start?
When a doctor is taunted for his lack of knowledge of consciousness and the soul
Consciousness in Plants Rebrands an Exploded Materialism
It’s not so much that consciousness in plants is being demonstrated as that what consciousness means is changing so as to include plants
Accelerationists Fingered in White House Drone Attack Plot
There is nothing like a terror plot, foiled or otherwise, to bring an obscure concept like “accelerationism” to public attention
Shermer’s Truth: When “Myside Bias” Becomes the Method
First pass finds easy readability, subpar scholarship, and a polemical agenda
Horizontal Innovation Requires More Than Novel Outputs
Current AI systems excel at producing output novelty, but I do not believe they demonstrate algorithmic novelty
Speculation in Large Language Models: The Worst Sort of Business
Speculators buy an asset because they expect the price to keep rising, not because they want the income generated by the asset
Monday Micro Softy 83: A Swarm of Cowards?
In terms of swarm intelligence, what happens if we have a swarm of cowards instead of peacemakers?
Future? There Is No Human Future, Dude… and That’s Good!
A look at the other face of the claims that we are approaching an AI singularity
Briefs
How the battle for freedom of thought is changing
Prenatal diagnosis: Egnor warns against jumping to conclusions
Truth be told, most humans do not want insect burgers at all
A new theory of consciousness can include AI
Michael Egnor: Three atheist scientists walk into a book
Was the Washington Post Jeff Bezos’s worst investment?
AI gen writing: Model collapse in slow motion
A Microsoft exec responds to students booing tech
Bogus AI-gen citations are multiplying rapidly in research
Researchers: Bumblebees can develop creative solutions
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