Physicist proposes new consciousness theory that explains NDEs
Maria Strømme’s approach seems like part of a gradual recognition that materialism is coming under fire for evidence-based reasons.
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What if all that hate is just a few angry people with keyboards?
X recently allowed users to find out that many loud voices poisoning public discussion are not who they claim to be.
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Google offers new way to check for AI deepfakes
There will likely be pressure on other image tool creators to embed watermarks and, with any luck, suspicion will fall on those that don’t.
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Philosopher: Free will hypothesis survives test of predictions
At his blog, scientist and clergyman Kirk Durston takes on theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, who denies free will.
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Nvidia’s earnings call rattles “whole financial world” — but why?
Creating and catering to psychological addictions is not like selling shovels, can openers or batteries. It’s much more bubble-prone.
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If OpenAI fails, would the tech industry suffer?
Economist Gary Smith, writing in MarketWatch, says OpenAI’s failure would not replay the 2008 financial crisis. Not enough is at stake.
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The “Anthropocene” geological epoch is dead, as an idea
Lähde, who regrets the decision, mentions “Capitalocene,” “Anglocene,” and “Plantationocene” as awaiting their chance in the wings.
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Researcher argues that chimpanzees show rationality too
She then blows up her own case by dragging Aristotle into it. Chimpanzees are NOT showing what Aristotle meant by reason.
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Tech industry layoffs continue; AI’s role remains unclear
Whatever is really going on, claiming that AI made the workers obsolete is good for keeping investors and valuators confident.
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Researchers sometimes “add” copy just to get published
In a “publish or perish” world, we shouldn’t be shocked — especially considering the more serious scandals. But it is worth noting for what it tells us about the general atmosphere.
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Why are there 350 different theories of consciousness?
The researchers are not really under any pressure to resolve the consciousness conundrum; just to come up with new (materialist) theories about it.
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Neuroscience: Brain genes behave differently in men vs. women
This is yet another blow to the current effort to claim that humans are not sex binary.
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At Fast Company: AI is not the cause of current job loss
Two of our writers, economist Gary Smith and technology consultant Jeffrey Funk, offer a very different assessment.
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Today in science journals: “Accuracy” in data takes a back seat
From the paper: “community well-being is more important than “accurate” data, and data makes us visible to institutions.”
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Could Neanderthals create art or were they not evolved enough?
Materialists have long sought to show that Neanderthals were less mentally evolved than modern humans but that doesn’t seem evident.
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At tech mag: Silicon Valley’s belief in AGI is conspiracy theory
The Valley forgets to factor in that everything in this universe has its limits.
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The death spiral of trust in legacy media
The decline is most likely occurring because younger people are simply paying less attention to legacy media. They don’t trust what they hardly know.
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Researchers: There can be memory outside the brain
Kukushkin et al. have a rather different philosophy of biology than we would expect to find in, say, textbook Darwinism. And they offer evidence.
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Journals refuse to correct record on teen “gender” treatments
Some think that the solution to lost trust in science is to remind people that scientists are people too. But so was Mussolini.
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Search engine chatbots may be killing Wikipedia
It’s not clear how this will impact a commonly heard criticism of Wikipedia — bias. Chatbots could be tweaked to spout biased information too.
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