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Denyse O'Leary
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September 25, 2021
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Love Among the Ruins, for Robots — Sci-fi Saturday

A beautifully rendered animated short of robots looking for some place to just exist in a deserted, ruined industrial landscape
Denyse O'Leary
September 25, 2021
Arts & Culture, Philosophy of Mind

“Left Behind” at DUST by Minna Ericksson and Kateriina Kontturi at Xero Shorts (May 1, 2021, 7:14 min, animated) A lone robot walks the desolate landscape in search of a new life. It finds one in a unexpected place. Review: In a ruined, dystopian industrial landscape, a large robot (presumably laid off from a shut down enterprise) searches for a new place to be. The robot finds a cute baby robot that, duckling fashion, immediately bonds and begins to follow it around. The giant robot is none too pleased and tries, at first, to shed its unwanted companion. Then the baby robot begins to dance and… no more spoilers. This animation is not a laff riot; the climax reaches for…

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September 25, 2021
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The UFOs Carl Sagan Was Convinced Of But Couldn’t Talk About

Sagan had already been denied tenure at Harvard, a sci-fi screenwriter reflects, and he couldn't afford to take more chances
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September 25, 2021
Arts & Culture, Science
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A moody science fiction concept, of a figure standing in a field with UFO lights glowing in the sky. On a foggy spooky night. With a vintage, grunge edit
A moody science fiction concept, of a figure standing in a field with UFO lights glowing in the sky. On a foggy spooky night. With a vintage, grunge edit
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September 24, 2021
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3. Atheist Dillahunty Spots Fallacies in Christian Egnor’s Views

“My position is that it’s unacceptable to believe something if the available evidence does not support it.”
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September 24, 2021
Philosophy, Science
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Chess Pieces on Board for Game and Strategy
Chess Pieces on Board for Game and Strategy
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September 23, 2021
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2. A Neurosurgeon’s Ten Proofs for the Existence of God

First, how did a medic, formerly an atheist, who cuts open people’s brains for a living, come to be sure there is irrefutable proof for God?
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September 23, 2021
Philosophy, Science
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September 22, 2021
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Forgot Your Password? Maybe You Can Forget It for Good! But Wait…

Tech companies are trying to develop workarounds for passwords via biometrics — facial recognition, fingerprints, and behavior patterns
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September 22, 2021
Data Privacy, Surveillance
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Desperate woman trying to log into her computer forgot password
Desperate woman trying to log into her computer forgot password
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Stephen Berger
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September 22, 2021
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Artificial Intelligence
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The Changing Relationship Between AI and Wireless

AI and wireless are combining to create surprising possibilities
Stephen Berger
September 22, 2021
Artificial Intelligence
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Wifi and 5G digital network Concept.Smart city and communication network,LPWA (Low Power Wide Area),Wireless communication,Big data,iot(internet of thing) on Bangkok city Thailand background.
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September 21, 2021
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Can There Be a General Theory for Fine-Tuning?

If you make a bowl of alphabet soup and the letters arrange themselves and say, good morning, that is specified. What are the probabilities?
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September 21, 2021
Mathematics, Science
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Soup With Letter Noodles On Spoon
Soup With Letter Noodles On Spoon
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Caitlin Bassett
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September 21, 2021
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Censorship, Social Media, Technocracy
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If Google Thinks For You, Use THEIR Search Engine. Otherwise…

Google’s monopoly affects the free exchange of ideas in the public square and our electoral process
Caitlin Bassett
September 21, 2021
Censorship, Social Media, Technocracy
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September 20, 2021
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Life Is So Wonderfully Finely Tuned That It’s Frightening

A mathematician who uses statistical methods to model the fine tuning of molecular machines and systems in cells reflects…
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September 20, 2021
Medicine and Health, Science
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Foam cell, a macrophage cell with lipid droplets
Foam cell, a macrophage cell with lipid droplets
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Heather Zeiger
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September 20, 2021
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China Manipulates Social Media to Spark Protests in the U.S.

Cybersecurity firm FireEye and Google Threat Analysis have fingered a campaign against the Hong Kong democracy movement, as well as claims that COVID started in the U.S.
Heather Zeiger
September 20, 2021
Social Media
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Holograms of masks, Hackers hiding behind digital anonymous masks, fake accounts. Concept for internet crime, fraud, cyber attack, spam, electronic theft. 3D illustration, 3D render
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Gary Smith
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September 20, 2021
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COVID-19, Bayes’ Rule, and Simpson’s paradox

Israeli data, when studied carefully, confirm the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines
Gary Smith
September 20, 2021
Mathematics, Medicine and Health
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September 19, 2021
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Researchers: The Universe Simulated Itself Into Existence

A recent physics journal paper proposes self-simulation as the origin of the universe, using a quantum gravity model
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September 19, 2021
Philosophy of Mind, Science
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open eye in space
open eye in space
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September 18, 2021
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One Day the Door to the Robot’s Shop Opens – Sci-fi Saturday

Roy, the robot, is suddenly confronted by another robot, determined to kill or die
News
September 18, 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Ethics
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September 18, 2021
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Astrobiologist: ET Viruses Likely Exist on Planets That Host Life

Paul Davies points to viruses as “mobile genetic elements” that transfer information between life forms — for better or worse
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September 18, 2021
Science
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Flu. Influenza viruses with RNA, surface proteins hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, medically 3D illustration
Flu. Influenza viruses with RNA, surface proteins hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, medically 3D illustration
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September 18, 2021
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When a Simulated World Begins To Fall Apart — Sci-fi Saturday

Marie has reason to expect trouble when the simulator who explains reality to her cannot get her name right…
News
September 18, 2021
Arts & Culture, Philosophy, Religion, Science
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business and investment strategy analytics, financial simulation model

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