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Monkey wearing glasses is sitting at a desk with a laptop. The monkey appears to be working on the laptop, possibly typing or browsing the internet. Concept of humor and playfulness
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Georgios Mappouras
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June 29, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Information Theory, Probability
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That Monkey Cannot Even Find Shakespeare!

When it comes to randomly typing out the complete works of Shakespeare, time is not the monkey’s problem; information is
Georgios Mappouras
June 29, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Information Theory, Probability

Instead of asking whether a system can imitate human behavior, the relevant question is whether it can generate new functional information.

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Denyse O'Leary
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June 26, 2026
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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Science Can Fully Explain Consciousness? By 326 Theories…

To call consciousness studies a degenerating paradigm might be too charitable. How much of it rises to the level of falsification?
Denyse O'Leary
June 26, 2026
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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consciousness intelligence, brain neuron generative ai
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Michael Egnor
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June 24, 2026
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Ethics, Free will, Philosophy of Mind
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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
Michael Egnor
June 24, 2026
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Ethics, Free will, Philosophy of Mind
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Dented car wing and fender with scratches and bumps after crash and car accident with hit-and-run driving and absconding shows need for car insurance and safety protection and mechanics garage service
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Denyse O'Leary
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June 21, 2026
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Philosophy, Physics
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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
Denyse O'Leary
June 21, 2026
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Philosophy, Physics
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AI generated view of the multiverse
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Casey Luskin
Date
June 20, 2026
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Extraterrestrial life, Technology
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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
Casey Luskin
June 20, 2026
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Extraterrestrial life, Technology
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Unidentified flying object lands in tranquil forest during bright daylight
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News
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June 19, 2026
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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience
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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?
News
June 19, 2026
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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience
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iceberg on blue ocean
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 18, 2026
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Panpsychism, Plant Mind, Politics
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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
Denyse O'Leary
June 18, 2026
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Panpsychism, Plant Mind, Politics
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Cozy morning with coffee and a book by the sunny window with plants
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 17, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Politics
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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
Denyse O'Leary
June 17, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Politics
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crowd of individuals is sprinting away from a fiery explosion in the city, engulfed in smoke and chaos, showcasing a desperate flight from danger in a dramatic setting
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Georgios Mappouras
Date
June 15, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Horizontal Innovation Requires More Than Novel Outputs

Current AI systems excel at producing output novelty, but I do not believe they demonstrate algorithmic novelty
Georgios Mappouras
June 15, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs)
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LLM, AI Large Language Model concept. Businessman use tablet and laptop with LLM icons. A language model distinguished by its general-purpose language generation capability. Chat AI.

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