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Near-Death Experiences Are More Real Than Some of the Research
At Scientific American, we learn of an analysis that tries to link them to recreational drug highs, based only on language use
Tibetan Monks Can Change Their Metabolism
Far from disproving it, science has documented it
Alpha Go as Alpha Maybe?
DeepMind's AlphaGo defeated a world-champion Go player but further gains were hard won at best
Google Glass Inventor to Speak at COSM, October 25
Babak Parviz, now an Amazon vice-president, is keenly interested in services for the swelling aged population worldwide
Canadian Province to Ban Cell Phones from Classrooms
Education experts are cautiously hopeful about reducing distraction and cyberbullying
Are You Trapped in a News Bubble?
The news filtered to you might leave out important things you need to know. But how can you tell?
Ask Alexa (and an anonymous crowd answers?)
Amazon is testing a crowd sourcing approach to difficult questions. How did that work out at Wikipedia?
Do We Actually Remember Everything?
Neuroscience evidence suggests that our real problem isn’t with remembering things but finding our memories when we need them
Was famous old evidence against free will just debunked?
The pattern that was thought to prove free will an illusion may have been noise
Facebook Gets Rich Off What We Tell Our Friends
Social media pioneer David Gelernter also has a proposal for sharing the wealth more fairly
Fast Facts re the Google, Facebook Anti-Trust Probes
The 48-state pile-on comes just before an election year
Has Aristo broken bounds for thinking computers?
The Grade 8 graduate improves on Watson but we must still think for ourselves at school. Here’s why
Your Software Could Have More Rights Than You
Depending on politics and court judgments, legal loopholes could lead to AI personhood
Alexa Really Does Not Understand Us
In a recent test, only 35 percent of the responses to simple questions were judged adequate
Why can’t monkeys typing forever produce Shakespeare?
Before communication can begin, there must be an intention to communicate
Do Churches Need a Catechism for Robots?
Are the claims about spiritual robots just an intellectual cottage industry for edgy clergy?
If Computers Are Intelligent, Climbing a Tree Is Flying
That, says Edward Feser, is the take-home message from Gary Smith’s book, The AI Delusion
Aging brains need exercise, not sofas for neurons
Biomedical engineer Yuri Danilov reassures seniors, we do not lose neurons as we age
Always Wear Your Safety Glasses: A Tale for Our Times
What if we came to know the world only through our high tech aids? Russ White imagines…
The Unadvertised Cost of Doing Business with China
It’s a big market, with one Big Player, and some strange rules
